Every Upcoming Star Wars Game (2024 & Beyond)

Summary Six Star Wars games are in development, with only one confirmed for a 2024 release.

Star Wars Outlaws is an upcoming open-world game focused on galactic scoundrel gameplay and blaster-centric combat.

Respawn Entertainment has both a third Jedi game and a strategy title in the works.

Just like the films, Star Wars video games are almost always highly anticipated, and luckily, there are already some games lined up to look forward to in 2024 and beyond. George Lucas' creation has blossomed over decades into one of the largest media franchises in existence, with classic games like Knights of the Old Republic and Battlefront standing as important contributions. Following Disney's acquisition of the Star Wars IP, Electronic Arts was the sole publisher allowed to release officially licensed games. That is no longer the case, and other companies have joined the roster of upcoming titles.

There are six Star Wars games that appear to be in development, although only one of these games is currently set for release in 2024. The timeline on all the other upcoming titles is currently very nebulous, with a lack of substantial updates on any of them making it look like nothing else will be arriving particularly soon. There could always be some surprise announcements in the coming months, but for now, it looks like Star Wars fans won't be in any danger of having to rush from game to game.

6 Star Wars Outlaws Is The Next Big Star Wars Game

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Star Wars Outlaws Franchise Star Wars Platform(s) PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S Developer(s) Massive Entertainment Publisher(s) Ubisoft , Lucasfilm Games Genre(s) Open-World , Action-Adventure

Star Wars Outlaws is the first upcoming AAA project on the horizon for the galaxy far, far away, set for a release on August 30, 2024. This title is in development at Ubisoft subsidiary Massive Entertainment, which is responsible for both Tom Clancy's The Division games and the recent Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. It's currently being billed as the first open-world Star Wars game, and it certainly looks to be the most expansive singleplayer experience in terms of sheer scale, with freely explorable environments spanning a number of confirmed planets.

Star Wars Outlaws is taking a very different tack from a game like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, focusing on the galactic scoundrel side of things rather than anyone who's ever held the right to wield a lightsaber. The combat is consequently blaster-centric, while other aspects of gameplay include stealth possibilities, speeder bike chases, and spaceflight. The story takes place during the Original Trilogy, sliding into the gap between the major plot points in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

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Considering the still-unclear release dates for other upcoming Star Wars games, Star Wars Outlaws might have to keep fans entertained for a while. Ubisoft has confirmed that Star Wars Outlaws won't be as long as the studio's most gargantuan titles, but with a length that could run anywhere from 25 to 60 hours depending on playstyle, it could still do some heavy lifting. Diverse level design could end up being the big selling point, as frequently shaking up the nature of objectives could help carry some seemingly standard Ubisoft game elements.

5 Star Wars Eclipse Could Be As Late As 2028

Quantic Dream

Star Wars Eclipse was announced with a captivating reveal trailer at The Game Awards 2021. It will be the first Star Wars game set in the High Republic era, which is a period of prosperity for the Galactic Republic decades prior to the events of The Phantom Menace. Very little is known about the game itself, since it isn't expected to release for a few more years. Star Wars Eclipse is being developed by Quantic Dream, a studio known for its interactive story-driven games and a number of controversies relating to a toxic work environment.

Eclipse came under scrutiny following its announcement because of Quantic Dream's involvement, which resulted in #BlackoutStarWarsEclipse trending on Twitter. Many fans feel the lucrative Star Wars IP shouldn't be licensed to creators prone to repeated, troubling behavior, but the situation hasn't necessarily evolved since the outcry. Rumors have suggested that some of these issues could put the game a long way off, potentially as far as 2028.

4 Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Is In Flux

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Longtime Star Wars video game fans were delighted when a remake of Knights of the Old Republic was announced at Sony's PlayStation Showcase in September 2021. The original, developed by BioWare, came out for the Xbox and PC in 2003 and earned significant acclaim in the years since. An equally lauded sequel was developed by Obsidian in 2005, but a third KOTOR never came. Fans waited a long time for the series to return to the light of day, and although a truly new title would be hard to beat, a remake of the original is still a welcome surprise.

Only a teaser for the remake featuring Darth Revan igniting a red lightsaber has been released, with all other details on the KOTOR remake still a mystery. Reports of a change in developer for the KOTOR remake from Aspyr to Saber Interactive worried fans about the state of the game, and a tweet from 2023 revealed an exchange with the CEO of the company behind Saber, Stephen Totilo, that offers little hope for an imminent release. Despite various other scares, like a delisted KOTOR remake trailer, rumors continue to show vague signs of life in the project.

Considering how long off the release of the KOTOR remake may be, those interested may want to check out the fantastic RPG in the recent KOTOR Nintendo Switch port, which was developed by Aspyr. KOTOR has never exactly been bug-free, which hasn't changed, but dated graphics don't mean the gameplay and story fail to hold up today. It's starting to look like a situation where the bird in the hand might be the better option, but whenever the KOTOR remake does arrive, it might still be an exciting Star Wars experience.

3 A Third Star Wars Jedi Game Is In The Works

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor followed up its predecessor Fallen Order, as a hit, and it looks like that momentum won't be stopping any time soon. The first news of the next game in the series came from a comment that Cal Kestis actor Cameron Monaghan made at Ocala Comic Con referring to work being done on a third game, as reported by VGC. This wasn't a definitive announcement, but it did seemingly confirm that the game was at least in pre-production.

A further update on the next Jedi game came with the announcement of restructuring at EA that resulted in some significant layoffs. Although there's still been no public announcement of the sequel, IGN reported that the series was moving forward despite other cuts. Despite the lack of information, the fact that the franchise has kept a reasonably steady pace so far means that the third game could still end up releasing as soon as other upcoming projects or even earlier than some.

2 Respawn Is Leading A Star Wars Strategy Game

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Respawn's other upcoming Star Wars project will be a strategy game and is a collaborative effort with a newly formed development studio called Bit Reactor. Just like the FPS, this game is probably years away from release, with its early announcement part of a hiring strategy. EA claims Bit Reactor will take the lead in development since Greg Foertsch, a former employee of Firaxis Games, helms the studio. Foertsch has experience working on Firaxis' XCOM series, so it's plausible that this upcoming Star Wars title will be a turn-based or tactical strategy game rather than an RTS.

Respawn was previously working on a project starring a Mandalorian character as well, but the upcoming Star Wars FPS was canceled in the EA restructuring.

1 Amy Hennig Has A Star Wars Project

Skydance New Media

A new Star Wars game by Amy Hennig was announced to be in early development at Skydance New Media. Hennig is best known for her work as creative director and writer of the first three Uncharted games, but was notably attached to a separate Star Wars project at Visceral Games before the studio was shuttered by Electronic Arts. Her upcoming title could draw from that prior Star Wars experience while borrowing elements of Uncharted's characters and gameplay, both highly regarded in the general sphere of gaming.

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This untitled project marks the second marquee game in development at Skydance New Media, alongside another title in development for Marvel. The new studio was only formed in 2019 and has yet to release a game, but Hennig and other AAA development talent have attracted some of the most coveted IP in multimedia entertainment. Dominic Roilliard, director of the notoriously hyped but canceled game Star Wars 1313, also joined the project in 2023, indicating that things are likely moving in a positive direction.

Beyond the staff, however, any details about the game itself remain almost nonexistent. With Hennig's portfolio, however, it is expected to be a narrative-heavy, fairly linear experience and hopefully a successful flagship for the Star Wars games coming in 2024 and beyond.

Source: Stephen Totilo/Twitter, VGC, IGN