The Most Epic Star Wars Games Ever, Ranked
Prepare to face the ultimate gaming challenges in these 10 notorious Star Wars titles From heart-pounding races to intense lightsaber battles, these games will push your skills to the limit Can you conquer the galaxy and emerge victorious?
The Star Wars franchise is not only expansive with movies, series, Lego sets, and more, but it also has an extensive collection of video games. The initial Star Wars video game, The Empire Strikes Back, was released in 1982, followed by numerous others.
Among the top Star Wars video games, there are various interpretations of the vast galaxy. While some provide excellent entertainment, others are especially known for being incredibly challenging, testing players' skill, reflexes, and coordination.
11 Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer
The pod-racing sequence in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace is undoubtedly one of the most thrilling and captivating 'car chases' of the 1990s. Star Wars Racer, the game, is a complete adaptation of this iconic sequence, featuring all the racing courses from the movie, along with a few exciting additions.
Navigating the podracing in this game can prove to be quite challenging, as the pod's engine will explode if the boost function is utilized for extended periods. Moreover, extensive damage from crashes into walls and obstacles could result in the pod-racer getting destroyed. This unfortunate event forces the player to respawn, resulting in the loss of precious seconds and an increased risk of losing the race.
10 Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Jedi Outcast, the third installment in the Star Wars Jedi Knight video game series, is a thrilling third-person shooter that places a strong emphasis on lightsaber combat. Mastering the complex mechanics of wielding a lightsaber proves to be challenging, as players must learn to deflect incoming shots and utilize various styles to unleash powerful combos.
With its formidable foes and intense platform running sequences, Jedi Outcast offers a formidable challenge for fans of the Star Wars video game franchise.
9 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2 - Rogue Leader
Released in 2001 for the GameCube, this flight action game is based on the Star Wars franchise. Rogue Squadron 2 takes place during the events of the first three Star Wars films and allows players to explore ten different planets while battling against the Galactic Empire. It offers a challenging experience with a variety of spacecraft options, each with their own distinct weapons, speed, and maneuverability. The player's performance is measured through various statistics that determine their ranking and unlockable content.
8 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
The Force Unleashed serves as a narrative bridge between the first and second Star Wars film trilogies, presented as a captivating third-person adventure game. As the protagonist possesses formidable Force abilities, players can engage in combat using both a lightsaber and the Force as their weapons of choice.
A unique aspect of the game is its intricate combo system, where players must skillfully combine lightsaber techniques with Force movements during battles. While the individual enemies may not pose significant challenges, they frequently outnumber the player, purposely aiming to exhaust the character and potentially leading to frustration for less experienced players.
7 Star Wars: Empire At War
The 2006 release of this Star Wars game offers an immersive real-time strategy experience exclusively for Windows PC and Mac. Serving as a bridge between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, it presents three distinct modes to explore - an engaging story-based campaign, thrilling skirmishes, and a vast open-map galactic conquest.
Empire at War stands out as an intense strategy game, featuring intense battles both on the ground and in space. In the galactic conquest mode, players must carefully consider their resource use, as only the resources acquired during battles can be utilized. Additionally, effective management of resources mined from controlled planets is crucial for success.
6 Star Wars Squadrons
5 Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Star Wars Squadrons, another space combat game, offers an immersive first-person perspective where players can join the battle on either the side of the New Republic or the Galactic Empire. To defeat their adversaries, players must strategically utilize their ship's various components such as engines, weapons, and shields if available. The game is known for its fast-paced and exhilarating gameplay, although the challenging first-person cockpit view adds an additional layer of difficulty in staying on course while engaging in intense combat and avoiding enemy fire.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, released in 2019, is one of the newer additions to the Star Wars franchise. This action-adventure game takes place five years after Revenge of the Sith and puts players in control of Cal Kestis, a Jedi on a mission to revive the Jedi Order. As they embark on this epic journey, players will encounter various challenges and take part in thrilling story missions.
Enemies in this game consist of
4 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
, fierce creatures, and lethal bounty hunters. Similar to challenging Star Wars games, the intricacies of the lightsaber mechanics in this game allow players to defend against relentless adversaries of the Galactic Empire until the block meter depletes.
BioWare developed the iconic Star Wars game, Knights of the Old Republic. Released in 2003, this role-playing game takes place four thousand years prior to the events depicted in the films. Players assume the role of a Jedi on a quest across multiple planets, seeking out the main antagonist, Malek.
The game is built upon the foundational rules of Dungeons and Dragons, featuring a round-based combat system that can pose a challenge for players who are unaccustomed to it. With a wide array of activities, ranging from intense combat scenarios to intricate party management and impactful dialogue choices, the game truly engages players on multiple levels.
3 Star Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles
The difficulty level of this Star Wars game is not quite right. Jedi Power Battles, unfortunately, turned out to be one of the less successful games in the franchise due to its imperfect controls, subpar platforming mechanics, and rather lackluster lightsaber duels.
The game's mixture of a platformer and a beat 'em up requires the player to both navigate platforms and engage in combat against enemies. However, the game's flawed mechanics make the task of jumping between platforms and defeating foes unnecessarily challenging.
2 Super Star Wars Trilogy
Spanning a span of two years, specifically between 1992 and 1994, the Super Star Wars trilogy made its way onto the Super Nintendo console, bringing with it a series of three incredibly challenging games: Super Star Wars, Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
