Still one of the biggest entertainment franchises on the planet,Star Warsenters its 46th year of being in 2023, and it has quite the year ahead of itself. A new series of theClone WarsspinoffBad Batchis just about to debut,The MandalorianSeason 3is around the corner, and a slew of other projects are on the horizon. But on top of the upcoming series,Star Warsalso has plenty of video games in the pipeline, with 2023 set to be home to at least two of them.
Despite being one of the biggest publishers in the industry,EA’sStar Warsoutputhas been fairly lackluster over the last 7 years or so, with just a handful of AAAStar Warstitles releasing under EA’s banner. But now EA has lost its exclusivity rights, things are finally picking up for the world ofStar Warsvideo games, with a ton of projects currently in development, from the highly-anticipated sequel toStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderto the mysteriousStar Wars: Eclipse.
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Everything Revealed About Star Wars Jedi: Survivor So Far
The long-awaited sequel to2019’sStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order,Star Wars Jedi: Survivoris set to release June 22, 2025. Taking place five years after the events ofFallen Order,Jedi: Survivorsees an older and wiser Cal Kestis as he continues to try and push back the ever-growing threat of the Empire, though the odds are more against him than ever. Aside from that rough outline, not a lot is known aboutStar Wars Jedi: Survivor’s plot, only that Cal will team up with new character Bode, and that his new journey will once again take him across the galaxy.
A little more has been revealed aboutStar Wars Jedi: Survivor’s gameplay, however, with a recent Game Awards trailer showcasing a plethora of new combat and parkour mechanics. According to the trailer, players will have access to at least some new lightsaber stances, includinga heavy crossguard stance. Cal will also wield a blaster during the game, though it hasn’t been shown in action in a trailer yet.
Presumably, Cal will also be able to harness a fewnew Force powersover the course of the game, though none have really been shown so far. Parkour-wise, players will now have access to an ascension cable, which will act as a grappling hook that the player can use to climb structures. Fans will probably find out a little Wars Jedi: Survivorin the coming months, though Respawn Entertainment could choose to maintain secrecy over the game’s plot and hidden mechanics.
Star Wars: Hunters is Finally Set to Release in 2023
Announced all the way back in February 2021,Star Wars: Huntersis finally set to release in 2023, after five long years of development. Releasing for the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices,Star Wars: Hunterswill be a free-to-play multiplayer character shooter in a similar vein to the likes ofOverwatch 2andTeam Fortress 2.Set between the events ofReturn of the JediandForce Awakens,Star Wars: Hunterswill drop players into various arenas themed around iconicStar Warslocales.
Each player will choose a character from a seemingly diverse roster, packed with ex-stormtroopers,Sith acolytes, and bounty hunters. Despite being in development since 2018, not a lot has been revealed aboutStar Wars: Hunters' gameplay, though fans are sure to find out more in the next few months.
Fans Could See More From Respawn’s Star Wars FPS and Strategy Game
WhileStar Wars Jedi: SurvivorandStar Wars: Huntersare the only games currently slated for a 2023 release, that doesn’t mean fans won’t see more from the rest of Lucasfilm Games' upcoming slate. On top ofJedi: Survivor, Respawn Entertainment is also currently working on two moreStar Warstitles, a first-person shooter and a strategy game.
Not much is known about either of these titles, only that the FPS is being helmed by industry veteran Peter Hirschmann, and that the strategy game is being primarily developed by Bit Reactor, a new studio formed byold Firaxis devs who have previously worked onXCOMandCivilization. Currently, there’s no information on when these games will be set, or who they’ll be focused around.
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Star Wars: Eclipse and Knights of the Old Republic Could Rear Their Heads Again
2022 was a bit of an odd year forStar Warsannouncements. While Respawn announced a handful of new games, it was done so in a short blog post on EA and Lucasfilm Games' website, and bothStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic RemakeandStar Wars: Eclipsesuffered some significant setbacks. At the start of the year, a number of reports released, claiming thatStar Wars: Eclipsecould still be over five years away and that the announcement trailer was only revealed so early as a means to hype up the recruitment process.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republichad an even worse time, getting delayed indefinitely halfway through the year, and Aspyr having seemingly lost the lead development position on the project. Though it seems highly unlikely that fans will get to see either of theseStar Warsgames anytime soon, there’s always a slight chance that a new trailer could drop toward the end of the year.
Other Star Wars Projects That Are on the Horizon
If all that wasn’t enough for fans, they’re in luck, as two moreStar Warsgames are currently on the horizon. The first of these is Ubisoft’s open-worldStar Warsgame. Announced back in 2021, Ubisoft Massive is currently hard at work on an open-worldStar Warsadventure that’s set to make use of the powerful Snowdrop engine. With the announcement coming almost two whole years ago, it seems likely that fans will get to see at least a trailer for Ubisoft’sStar Warsgame by the end of the year.
Back in April 2022, another newStar Warsproject was announced. Being developed by Skydance New Media and helmed by industry legend Amy Hennig, thisStar Warstitle is set to be a narrative-driven action-adventure game, which ties in neatly with Hennig’s previous work on titles likeUncharted,Legacy of Kain,andJak and Daxter. Infamously, Hennig had worked on aStar Warsgame codenamed “Project Ragtag” quite a few years ago, which was canceled unceremoniously by EA. It’s a safe bet to assume that Skydance’sStar Warsgame is still quite a ways out, and fans probably won’t see anything from it in 2023, though it’s not impossible.
