Here, every new Star Wars game is under development

The number of new Star Wars video games under development has exploded since publisher Electronic Arts’ exclusive access to the Lucasfilm series has taken its toll. There are at least eight major Star Wars games on the way, and more are likely to be announced in the coming months and years.

These video game projects join a wide range of new movies, TV shows, books and comics taking place in George Lucas ‘galaxy far, far away, while Lucasfilm Games is working to rebuild Star Wars’ presence in games. Many of these games are years away, as evidenced by the number of Star Wars logos and nameless projects you will see below.

In addition to recent releases such as Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to Nintendo Switch, and continued development of games as MMO Star Wars: The Old Republichere all Star Wars games are under development (as far as we know).

Star Wars: Hunters

Developed by Zynga and NaturalMotion, the studio known for its CSR Racing games, Star Wars: Hunters is a free-to-play multiplayer arena fighting game coming to Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2022. Star Wars: Hunters takes place after the fall of the galactic empire and has a colorful cast of original characters. Standouts include Slingshot, an Ugnaught riding a Droideka in battle; Utooni, a pair of Jawas doing two-kids-in-a-trenchcoat thing; Grozz, a Wookiee who fights by using a pair of torn KX droid arms as melee weapons; and J-3D1, a droid programmed to believe it can use power.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic re-recording

BioWare and LucasArts’ groundbreaking Star Wars role-playing game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is being “completely rebuilt from scratch” by developer Aspyr, with a little help from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Recording lover at “[honor] what fans love about the original while bringing new fans on this incredible journey. “The 2003 remake of the original will be released for PlayStation 5 as an exclusive console at launch, and it’s coming to PC as well.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Recording does not have a release date.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2

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Titanfall and Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment are making a sequel to 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderthe game that sent Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis on a galaxy-exciting pursuit of the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Game director Stig Asmussen (God of War 3) returns the lead role sequel, which does not have a release date or an official title.

Untitled Star Wars FPS

Respawn Entertainment also has an unnamed, brand new Star Wars first-person shooter on the way. Game director Peter Hirschmann is leading the development of the shooter, which is good news for fans of the early Medal of Honor games and the original Star Wars: Battlefront games where he was a producer. Respawns Star Wars shooter does not have a release date or announced platforms, but it does appear to be the publisher’s Electronic Arts replacement for the modern Battlefront franchise developed by DICE.

Untitled Star Wars Strategy Game

Respawn also has its fingers in a new Star Wars strategy game. The studio produces the nameless game, but the development is led by Bit Reactor, a new studio formed by developers of the XCOM and Civilization franchises. Bit Reactor is led by Greg Foertsch, art director for XCOM and XCOM 2. There is also no release date for this one.

Untitled Star Wars game from Ubisoft Massive Entertainment

Massive Entertainment, known for its work on Tom Clancy’s The Division games, is making a “new story-driven open-world video game set in the Star Wars galaxy.” Little else is known about what Massive calls “The Star Wars Project,” except that it will use the studio’s in-house Snowdrop engine, and that Tom Clancy series veteran Julian Gerighty will serve as the game’s creative director.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot called Massive’s Star Wars game “the beginning of a long-term partnership with Disney and the Lucasfilm Games,” so expect more from Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry publisher.

Star Wars Eclipse

Revealed with a dramatic trailer at The Game Awards 2021, Star Wars Eclipse is the first announced video game to take place during the franchise’s relatively new High Republic era, “The Golden Age of the Jedi.” Eclipse developed by Quantic Dream (Detroit: Become Human, Heavy rain) and will give players a diverse cast of characters as they explore the unknown realm of the Outer Rim and encounter never before seen species and planets. Quantic Dream promises a deep, branched narrative: “The player’s choice will be at the heart of the experience, as any decision can have a dramatic impact on the course of history.”

Star Wars Eclipse does not have a release date or platforms, but early reports of its evolution indicate that this trip through the Star Wars galaxy is far, far away.

Untitled Star Wars game from Skydance New Media

Amy Hennig, who previously worked on a Star Wars game in EA’s Visceral Games studio, but saw her project – known as Project Ragtag – reworked and eventually canceled, gets another shot at Star Wars. Henig’s relatively new studio, Skydance New Media, is developing a “real cinematic action-adventure game with an original story” set in the Star Wars universe. No title, release date or platforms have been announced.