Whether you’re just looking for something to play over your days-off in the coming weeks or desperate to escape back into the world of Star Wars following The Last Jedi, there’s plenty of options.
The list that follows isn’t necessarily of the best Star Wars games overall. No series has had more licensed video game adaptation and even reasonable people disagree over which games remain the most fun, interesting, or true to the source material. You can check out the list of every Star Wars game ranked at our sister-site.
Instead, the below just serves as a quick guide to the variety of Star Wars games out there and available on current platforms (just about all of the games are old enough that you should’t have trouble running them on a mid-tier PC or laptop). Whether you prefer MMOs, action platformers, pinball, or racing games, there’s a Star Wars game for you.
Super Star Wars
Play it if: You have a hankering for seeing where the series all began rendered in all the brutal, buggy glory of early 9os side-scrolling action games.
Available on: PS4, Vita, Wii Virtual Console
Star Wars Bounty Hunter
Play it if: You love jet packs and always wondered what it would be like to be the most badass bounty hunter trapped inside a galaxy of mediocre camera angles and endless brown and grey rooms.
Available on: PS4, PS3
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Play it if: You want to run around slicing space junk in half with laser swords and always thought you’d make a great Dark Side apprentice.
Available on: Xbox One (through Xbox 360 backwards compatibility), PC, iOS
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Play it if: You love building cool Star Wars stuff with Lego and then knocking it down afterwards but don’t feel like cleaning
Available on: Xbox One (through Xbox 360 backwards compatibility), PC, iOS, Android
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Play it if: You want to experience one of the best Star Wars stories outside of the original trilogy in an role-playing game that takes place thousands of years before it.
Available on: Xbox One (through Xbox 360 backwards compatibility) PC, Mac, iOS, Android
Star Wars Pinball
Play it if: Classic Star Wars-themed pinball machines restore a childhood twinkle to your eyes and you’re prepared to contend with the limitations and jenk of playing them on modern gaming platforms (rather than the original cabinets).
Available on: Vita, Wii U, 3DS, PC, iOS, Android
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Play it if: You’re interested in the Hogwarts version of becoming a full-fledged Jedi and don’t want to deal with the challenging idiosyncrasies of the better but less approachable early games in the series.
Available on: PC, Mac
Star Wars Racer Revenge
Play it if: You’re that person still defending Episode 1's pod racing scenes.
Available on: PS4
Star Wars Battlegrounds Saga
Play it if: You remember Age of Empires II fondly and want to basically play that exact game reskinned in Star Wars regalia.
Available on: PC, Mac
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D
Play it if: You want to channel your inner X-Wing pilot and blow up the Galactic Empire without dipping your toes into the more expensive and grindy world of modern games.
Available on: PC
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Play it if: You want to create your very own Star Wars character and then travel from planet to planet running intergalactic errands with other players online.
Available on: PC, Mac
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