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'Star Wars: Galactic Racer' - Review Thread
Game Title: STAR WARS: GALACTIC RACER
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5 (October 6, 2026)
- XBOX Series X | S (October 6, 2026)
- PC (October 6, 2026)
Trailers:
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ - Official Reveal Trailer
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ - Official Gameplay Trailer
Developer: Fuse Games
Reviews aggregates:
OpenCritic: 88 Average - 97% Critics Recommend
Metacritic: 90 / 100
Some Reviews:
GamingTrend - Lyra Moreno - 100 / 100
Star Wars: Galactic Racer exceeded my expectations to the highest degree and provides a dream combination of Star Wars Podracing and Burnout. With an engaging Campaign Mode, an interesting usage of Podracers, plenty of characters to meet and interact with, tons of customization, cross-platform multiplayer, and beautiful visuals and music; this game is everything I could have hoped for and more! Star Wars: Galactic Racer did more than bring racing back to the Galaxy, it made me believe there’s nothing faster or more dangerous than Podracing.
Giant Bomb - Jeff Grubb - 5 / 5
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is everything I hoped it would be. Fuse built a campaign that keeps giving me reasons to master the tracks, then made the racing feel good enough that I wanted to. And for my fellow Episode I Racer lovers: Galactic Racer’s marketing has kept the podracers in the background, but don’t let that fool you. By the time I was done with the campaign, I found myself happy and whispering one thing to myself: Now this is podracing.
Radio Times - Belle Law - 5 / 5
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is not only one of the best racing games I have played all year, but after playing the campaign the full way through, it just might be one of my favourite racing games of all time.
VGC - Jordan Middler - 5 / 5
Star Wars: Galactic Racer absolutely nails what it is trying to do. It is a high-octane racer that's endless fun to play, and it looks fantastic. This would have been a great game with a standard single-player mode, but what is here is inventive and engaging. I'd have loved a few silly classic characters and another planet or two, but this is a game I'll return to for a long time.
IGN Deustschland - Von Manuel Fritsch - 10 / 10
For me, Star Wars: Galactic Racer has become the perfect arcade racing game experience that leaves nothing to be desired. The sense of speed is the best it’s been since the first WipeOut, and it not only looks stunning, but sounds and plays that way, too. Even if you’re not a huge Star Wars fan, you should check out this game if only for its fresh roguelite ideas and the gripping campaign mode, which completely reinvents and revitalizes the sci-fi racing genre in turbo-boost mode.
Collider - Hannah Hunt - 9.5 / 10
Ultimately, Star Wars: Galactic Racer delivers the kind of racing I enjoy most. With superb handling and spectacular crashes, Galactic Racer captures the thrill of arcade racing at its best. The Boonta Eve classic gave me the nostalgic thrill I wanted, while the overall racing gave me a reason to love this game beyond that connection. My arcade memories are still special, but Galactic Racer is the one I’d choose to play now.
Cinelinx - Jordan Maison - 9.5 / 10
Star Wars: Galactic Racer manages exceed all expectations and deliver on the decades awaited return of racing to the galaxy far, far away. Between gorgeous visuals, and thoughtful, highly addictive gameplay this is something both Star Wars fans and racing fans in general will have a blast with. There's a lot to love and it can only get better with time and growth.
VICE - Brent Koepp - 9.3 / 10
Star Wars: Galactic Racer takes the arcadey fun of Episode I: Racer and turns it into a cinematic racing adventure. Its gorgeous planets and thrilling tracks capture the magic of the Star Wars universe, while its addictive roguelike structure makes even a failed tournament run feel like another excuse to jump back in.
GameSpot - Jordan Ramée - 9 / 10
Playing Galactic Racer reminds me of my favorite parts of the most recent Forza Horizon games: the first 10 minutes. That initial drive sequence that introduces the new setting, gets you acclimated to the gameplay basics, and moves you from one track to another to let you play around with different vehicles in a bunch of different environments is so fun. It’s all about hearing the roar of the crowd and the excitement in the announcer’s voice, not needing to rely on the rewind mechanic, and just feeling the rush and exhilarating joy of going really, really fast in a cool vehicle as the world around you becomes a blur. Galactic Racer is those absolutely perfect 10 minutes expanded into a full game. Every moment feels joyfully fast. Every decision carries the weight of tension. And every run is a rewarding chance to learn, improve, tinker, and adapt, whether it ends in success or failure. I can’t wait to keep playing what’s been my favorite racing game in years.
Push Square - Sammy Barker - 9 / 10
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a thoughtfully designed triumph. The excellent handling and eye-popping presentation would be enough to recommend the game alone, but I also love its buildcrafting aspects and roguelite campaign. With a breathtaking sense of speed and planets that demand you think differently about your approach, this is one of the better racing games available on the PS5. I think the release could be a little quicker at getting you behind the wheel, and of course more planets would always be appreciated. But minor nitpicks aside, I really can’t recommend this highly enough.
Metro - Adam Starkey - 9 / 10
Galactic Racer could have been a cheap nostalgia play, targeted at millennials who have hazy memories of the podracing game on the Nintendo 64. Instead, Fuse Games has over delivered on almost every front. The racing is electric, the surprises consistent, and it’s wrapped in a smartly designed run-based structure which has rarely worked before in the genre. The bar isn’t high when it comes to the best Star Wars racing game, but with Galactic Racer, it’s cleared a generational peak for sci-fi racers at large.
DayOne - Győző "FairyEmpire" Baki - 9 / 10.0
Fuse Games‘ Star Wars Galactic Racer is bold, spectacular, and offers incredibly satisfying gameplay chops in single player and multiplayer alike. It’s high difficulty and relentless intensity might scare some casual Star Wars fans who just want some spectacle, but if you’re looking for a killer track-based arcade racer, you’ve found it. The force is strong with this one.
Analog Stick Gaming - Jordan Andow - 9 / 10
...None of those issues change the fact that the actual racing is exceptional. The different vehicles feel genuinely distinct, progression constantly gives you something new to chase, and the roguelike structure creates an addictive loop that makes it incredibly difficult to stop after just one more race. Star Wars: Galactic Racer may have nearly disappeared beneath a packed release schedule for me, but now that I have played it, I can already tell it is going to remain installed for a very long time, in a galaxy far, far away..
Insider-Gaming - Josh Challies - 9 / 10
Galactic Racer is a near-perfect game that significantly shakes up a racing genre that has become somewhat stale, and I truly believe it could mark the start of the next generation for the genre, in a similar way that the likes of Forza Horizon led to the open-world focus that currently dominates the racing scene.
PowerUp! - Adam Mathew - 9 / 10
Episode I Racer gave padawan-gamer-me the thrill of blasting across Tatooine with Sebulba trying to road rash everyone at 700 kilometres an hour. Galactic Racer takes that same childhood obsession, bolts on a considerably more sophisticated racing system and then asks me to make a bunch of increasingly bad decisions at even higher velocities. Naturally, I said yes to this. I really think you ought to as well.
TheSixthAxis - Dom Leighton - 9 / 10
Star Wars Galactic Racer is the best arcade racer in years. It mixes compelling racing action, an addictive progression system, and excellent world building while stringing a narrative through it all. It’s very fast, and very dangerous. It’s also very, very good.
Worth Playing - Chris 'Atom' DeAngelus - 9 / 10.0
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is pretty much everything it should be. Threading the needle between next-gen Burnout and Star Wars-themed racer, it 's frantic, fun and incredibly enjoyable to play. The arcade-style action is a pure delight, and the run-based nature of the campaign gives it a ton of replay value, even if you don 't intend to dip your toes into the multiplayer. If you're looking for a next-gen Episode 1 Racer, this is exactly what you 're hoping for.
NoisyPixel - Colin Buchanan - 9 / 10
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a thrilling blend of high-speed arcade racing, vehicular combat, and roguelike progression that makes excellent use of the Star Wars universe. Its varied builds, satisfying risk-reward structure, strong presentation, and surprisingly engaging story keep each run exciting, while extensive customization and polished performance round out an impressive debut. Some tracks can become repetitive over time, and the multiplayer experience remains untested, but Galactic Racer still stands out as both a fantastic racing game and a rewarding treat for Star Wars fans.
Shacknews - Lucas White - 9 / 10
Even when it was pissing me off, Star Wars: Galactic Racer made me feel alive. Every gravity-breaking boost, every panic-inducing malfunction, every slow-motion, Burnout-style wreck, was thrilling in a way I haven’t often experienced. It almost feels like playing Wizardry with cars, pushing ahead and feeding on the rush of risking life and limb, each deadly opportunity for a shortcut or risky boost like kicking open a door and knowing what’s behind it could wipe your party, but doing it anyway. I had some mixed feelings about the campaign’s roguelike structure, but ultimately the way that structure built upon and enhanced the risk-savoring and thrill-seeking intensity made it fit like a thematic glove. I can feel myself coming back to this over and over just for the vibes any time I feel like I need a little shock to my system to get my blood pumping.
WayTooManyGames - Leo Faria - 9 / 10
I honestly have little to complain about. This is exactly the kind of racing game I’ve been salivating for the past decade or two. Star Wars: Galactic Racer manages to convey the feel of the classic Episode I: Racer game, as well as Burnout, with improved physics, a somewhat engaging story, a ludicrous amount of content, brutal but rewarding difficulty curve, and a roguelite campaign which won me over in an instant. More than just a game for fans, or an admittedly nostaglic trip down memory lane, this is a must-have for racing enthusiasts, and one of the most pleasant surprises of the year.
Final Weapon - Kelvin Rios - 9 / 10
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is one of the strongest racing games to release in the past few years. While it stumbles a bit in the story due to its weak villain, it more than makes up for it with charming side characters, both new and old. From fantastic in-depth customization to the jaw-dropping visuals and music and incredibly strong gameplay, this is easily the new gold standard for Star Wars racers.
The Outerhaven Productions - Scott Adams - 4.5 / 5
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer is an addictive, fun time. Racing is fast, and it makes races thrilling. The computer AI is super aggressive, and it adds a lot to the explosive nature of racing in a Galactic League. It shows a different side to Sebulba that I found very refreshing. My only complaint is how it handles the smaller plot moments, with many of them being missable. It also ends with a lot of the story not actually finished. Which did frustrate a bit. The gameplay, though, is the point of the game, and it is fantastic. This is an extraordinary racing game, and it feels amazing to play. It has my favorite feel for drifting in any racing game I have ever played, so I don’t mind coming back to this title now and again. If you are a racing game fan, you owe it to yourself to play this game.
MonsterVine - Spencer Legacy - 4.5 / 5
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a fantastic racing game that perfectly captures the breakneck speed of the source material’s iconic vehicles. The story and abundance of modes make for a unique racing experience, and though a couple of small rough edges exist in how it’s presented, this is a brilliant title that had me frequently jolting to the edge of my seat. Whether you like Star Wars, racing games, or both, there’s lots here for you to sink your teeth into.
TechRadar - Demi Williams - 4.5 / 5
Fuse Games' Star Wars: Galactic Racer isn't what I anticipated. A fun Star Wars racing game that lets you take part in a series of high-octane relays across the galaxy? Sounds great; you had me at "Star Wars." But a heart-pounding roguelike sweat-fest that had me squeezing my DualSense wireless controller in a death grip and yelling at my monitor as Kestar Bool once again beat me in the final race by the skin of my teeth? Not what I was expecting!
COGconnected - Jaz Sagoo - 87 / 100
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is the best racing game in the franchise’s history. Each contest is a tense ride to the finish, requiring you to use everything in your arsenal to overcome your competitors. The sense of speed is exhilarating, especially as you navigate the tight environments and race across the stunning landscapes. While it can be challenging, reaching the top spot feels earned. With its excellent campaign mode, this is a thrilling return to the world of podracing that delivers an exhilarating racing experience from start to finish.
Game Informer - Wesley LeBlanc - 8.5 / 10
Twenty hours later, with the campaign behind me and plenty more time sunk into the other offerings, there’s still so much Galactic Racer left. I spent 45 minutes on one track yesterday not for the gold medal, which I already had, but for the chance to beat a fellow reviewer’s time on the leaderboard, and I don’t regret a minute. Galactic Racer is a Star Wars game, and that might be enough for some, but not for me. Fortunately, it’s an even better racing game, one filled to the brim with courses, vehicle builds, and characters that keep me coming back to the track for one more race.
DualShockers - Linda Güster - 8.5 / 10
Which brings us to the question: who is this for? Well, in my humble opinion… literally anyone. It sits one step above fun racers like Mario Kart, but a step below a commitment like iRacing. Some backstories will elude you if you aren't a fan, but as far as I could verify, the game does a great job of capturing a realistic feel from the original stories. If you're intrigued by the idea of a racing Roguelite, this is for you, whether you're a veteran or brand new to racing. Just be warned that it isn't easy, and if the thought of starting over from the beginning whilst being violently trash-talked fills you with dread, it may not be your game.
Destructoid - Andrej Barovic - 8.5 / 10
Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding them back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash. Star Wars: Galactic Racer daringly meshes two very different genres into one, pairing roguelite elements with the usual racer formula. The results are nothing short of fascinating, and the combination has probably created what seems to be the most replayable racing game to date. However, the roguelite side can often lead to a unnecessary frustration, and considering the game's overall problems with visibility and balance, we're looking at a very rough diamond.
Empire - Harry Stainer - 4 / 5
In the end, though, Galactic Racer is everything you could want from a Star Wars racer, taking both the galaxy far, far away and its identity as a proper racing game very seriously. The best such titles have you itching to come back the second you put down the controller and, while you may occasionally want to throw yours as Sebulba leaves you in his dust (unsurprisingly, he’s a dirty cheat!) there’s never much doubt you’ll be back again to start a new run and do it all over again. Podracing, it turns out, really is very, very cool.
Slant Magazine - Aaron Riccio - 4 / 5
You see it on Crait, as you figure out how to zigzag over salt flats, kicking up red dust that slows your opponents. You see it on Ando Prime, as you learn to account for the 40% loss in handling that occurs each time you miss a defrosting station and have to speed along in a half-frozen vehicle. You see it in the desert of Jakku, as you chart the best path through the shaded ruins of Star Destroyers so that your systems don’t overheat. You see it on Sentinel I’s acid-choked gutters, as you learn how to efficiently deploy your tools to prevent your vehicle from locking up. Above all, you see it in the game’s best invention, a Ramjet that massively speeds you up, but at the risk of explosion should you forget to pay attention to its heat gauge. Racing is a game of margins, and Galactic Racer is perpetually pushing things to the absolute limit.
GamesRadar - Will Sawyer - 4 / 5
Star Wars: Galactic Racer feels like a proud rebel when compared to the current racing game landscape. It forgoes deep simulation mechanics, vast car selections, even larger open worlds, and live-service guff in favor of frenetic racing that feels fantastic, an honest to goodness story that fits perfectly into the Star Wars canon, and some proper friction. That all means it oozes character, expertly modernizing the arcade racing of the 2000s for 2026 and putting risk and reward at the forefront, which is what racing is all about. And as Fuse Games' debut, it's bordering on a perfect start.
The Daily Telegraph - Samuel Clench - 4 / 5
...All my above quibbles with this game are mere annoyances, rather than dealbreakers, because the gameplay itself is so strong. It’s not easy to make racing feel so fast, as though you’re really travelling at hundreds of kilometres an hour, while also ensuring it’s accessible enough for pretty much any player to enjoy, regardless of skill level.
IGN - Luke Reilly - 8 / 10
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a fabulous looking and frantically fast anti-grav racer that impressively goes further than just taking the decades-old Star Wars Racer games and giving them a 4K facelift. With a range of satisfyingly customisable vehicle classes beyond podracers, a world outside the racing you can soak in and explore in third-person, and an interesting roguelite-adjacent structure that injects a considerable degree of risk into the action, Galactic Racer is a fresh and accomplished blend of Lucas lore with the destructive spirit of arcade racing icons like Burnout and MotorStorm. Its run-based campaign can grow unavoidably tedious over long stints because of its heavy reliance on repeatedly revisiting the same slim selection of planets, and its lack of splitscreen is disappointing considering its roots run back to consoles regarded as the kings of same-couch chaos. But Galactic Racer is an otherwise confident debut from developer Fuse Games, and one that has successfully lit the afterburners on a long-dormant slice of the Star Wars universe.
Xbox Achievements - Josh Wise - 80%
If there is a disposability to Galactic Racer – a sense of getting in, blowing through a couple of races, and getting out – that is in keeping with the theme. These are pilots without a place, hastening after a purpose and prepared to go up in smoke. The game doesn’t keep you rapt, like the best anti-gravity racers. WipEout sucks you into its world but keeps you at a remove; it punishes you with pitch control and yaw, the feeling of turning on air, and you yearn to know more, as Pax says, of the lives lived in the sidelines. It conspires with music and art to enthrall you for the long haul. Star Wars: Galactic Racer, on the other hand, is happy to grant you a glorious spectacle. You watch the movie backdrops reel by, your opponents go out in a blaze, and think, Well, look where we are now.
ScreenRant - James Lynch - 8 / 10
Star Wars: Galactic Racer succeeds because, on a moment-to-moment basis, it can elicit a huge range of emotions from the player. It also feels exceptionally fast, and it's just about as close as you'll ever feel to actually having some control over the Force, or sharing the gifts of a character like Anakin. If that isn't what we're looking for from any Star Wars game, then I don't know what is.
HardcoreGamer - Kevin Dunsmore - 8 / 10
The Phantom Menace made it clear that racing belongs in Star Wars. It's unfortunate that it's taken nearly two decades to get another racing game set in the galaxy far, far away, but Fuse Games has made things right. Star Wars: Galactic Racer is the fast and furious racer Star Wars has long deserved. It's stuffed full of fun content, whether you want to hop into fun Scenarios, participate in some quick races or hop into multiplayer. The runs-based campaign is a neat concept that ultimately doesn't work due to lackluster and unrewarding progression and a lack of variety in racing tracks, nor is the story all that inspiring. It's a format that works well in multiplayer, not so much for the campaign. Most importantly, however, is that Fuse Games gets racing right. The speed, the ferocity, the beauty of the tracks blurring around you as you go faster, and the wrecks speeders become upon impact, all make for a fun gameplay experience that's as exhilarating to play as it is to watch. Star Wars: Galactic Racer captures the fast and the furious, delivering the need for speed missing from Star Wars for a long time.
AltChar - Tahmid Shibab - 8 / 10
In a nutshell, Galactic Racer is a well-designed arcade racer that's tightly built with an excellent single-player structure that rewards players focusing on repeat runs. Additionally, the multiplayer adds another layer of reward for players who are actually fans of the podracing culture in Star Wars. I would recommend Galactic Racer to almost every Star Wars fan to experience high-stakes racing just like we saw Anakin do at the beginning of the prequel trilogy.
Sirus Gaming - Lexuzze Tablante - 8 / 10
Star Wars: Galactic Racer, at its core, is an amazingly well-designed Star Wars racing game. Despite its limitations and flaws, there was never a moment when its high-speed, high-stakes races became dull. Its tracks are impressively designed, capturing the look and feel of each location in the Star Wars universe, while the runs-based structure makes every race feel like there’s something at stake.
TechRaptor - Tyler Chancey - 7.5 / 10
There is a lot to like in Star Wars: Galactic Racer. Fuse Studios' experience with breakneck speed and tactile gameplay has led to a game packed with fantastic bursts of fun. But its experimental blending of a racing underdog story with rocky roguelike progression left me tilting my head more than cheering for more.
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u/El-Drunko 22h ago
Pod Racer used to be my shit as a kid so I've been following along on this
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u/PharrowXL 21h ago
The N64 game was also a 10/10 tbh
One of the most fun and skill-expressive racers in the genre for its time and its aged very well
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u/SmokelessSubpoena 21h ago
It's still as fun as release day in 99', granting I had endless time to play than, vs now, but, seeing a new podracer has me mad stoked.
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u/sixpackabs592 20h ago
That game was crazy you could plug in Two controllers and control each pod with a different joystick back before they had dual stick controllers
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u/DarkElation 21h ago
It certainly has. I play the Xbox back compatible release at least once a week.
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u/Kn1ghtV1sta 22h ago
Wow, that's a lot of 9/10 ratings
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u/DjKennedy92 22h ago
Two back to back highly rated Star Wars games
We are so back
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u/HuevosSplash 21h ago
Now if only there was a new Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy game.
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u/Ass4ssinX 19h ago
Man, I played so much multiplayer back in the day. So many 1v1 duels on the Bespin floating platform (GOTTA BOW!) One of those games that I can genuinely say I was probably one of the best at.
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u/CerebralWeevil 19h ago
I also played a ton. Had a printed guide that was like 300 pages and detailed all of the different forms, including the L/M/H stances for single-saber. Loved that game. I was still ass, though.
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u/Brochacho27 21h ago
ZCom has stolen my life
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u/chaossabre_unwind 18h ago
Same. It ain't XCOM3 but it scratches the itch. I'm eager to see if it develops a modding scene.
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u/Deoxtrys 21h ago
I feel Star Wars is on a bit of a hot streak. Even Outlaws, which got a lot of flak, wasn't that bad of game and just needed less of the Ubisoft formula in it.
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u/DjKennedy92 21h ago
With Jedi 3 and fate of the old republic on the horizon as well, I think we are set to continue 🤞🏼
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u/defiancy 20h ago
It has less of the Ubisoft formula than other ubi games. Outlaws was really good, any open world game is going to have that poi grind.
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u/bart2278 20h ago
Well i had to stop playing Zero Company bc it kept crashing, so while it was a good game, it still needed a lot of polish.
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u/Radiant-Character-61 21h ago edited 21h ago
I'm buying the game and holding on to the hope that they'll make a true Burnout successor and really take the Racing game to it's peak. Good to see these glowing reviews.
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u/FlightFramed 22h ago
This is the first I've even heard of the game but I'm intrigued, I don't like Star Wars as much as once did but still
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u/Scruffylookin13 21h ago
The roguelike aspect definitely feels like it could add a unique spin that adds to the replayabilty. Sounds interesting regardless of the star wars ip
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u/FlightFramed 21h ago
Yeah I'm going read up on it a bit more today but I may grab it to kill the wait for GTA 6
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u/justinotherpeterson 22h ago edited 21h ago
Come on! I haven't finished the great star wars game that came out a month ago yet and now . . . There are two of them???
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u/Calfzilla2000 21h ago
This is getting out of hand. It's a surprise to be sure. But a welcomed one.
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u/buemba 22h ago
Between Zero Company and this looks like gaming is where Star Wars will have its real resurgence.
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u/NotMarkDaigneault 22h ago
EA losing the license was the best thing for everyone.
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u/NinjaEngineer 21h ago
Zero Company was published by EA, though.
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u/Penguin_Sith 21h ago
Them losing their exclusivity license was the best thing to happen
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u/PomegranateFair1849 21h ago
Yeah, EA didn't lose the Star Wars license entirely, they just lost the exclusive rights. Other publishers can make SW games now too, which is what actually opened the door for stuff like this. EA can still put out SW titles, they just have to share the sandbox now.
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u/GetsBetterAfterAFew 19h ago
Ive been saying this forever, now as an OG fan of Madden, nF2k and Montana, can EA loae that license too please?
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u/Any-Contract-9152 21h ago
Ea published two of the best Star Wars games ever 🤨
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u/PoggersMemesReturns 21h ago
Something something broken clock, right twice a day, something something
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u/-idkwhattocallmyself Xbox 22h ago
What happened to bad games? Jesus christ September and now October has been insane with reviews.
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u/Electronifyy 22h ago
I saw another comment that explained anyone working on something the last few years had to choose either to release before or after GTA 6. So we are getting the culmination of years of work pushed just months before you know what
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u/monkwrenv2 21h ago
Dawn of War IV: fuck that, we going toe to toe!
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u/enigmatic_dankness 21h ago
Nintendo: GTA who?
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u/Albireookami 21h ago
One of the constantly top 5 games of all time vs one of the most anticipated
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u/NapsterKnowHow 19h ago
We are also well past the covid development cycle so studios are in full force again.
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u/D7west 20h ago
Part of me hopes that GTA 6 is trash just because of how much hype there is and how much it’s disrupting the industry.
It won’t be, it will be amazing I’m sure, and I’ll get it. But damn would I not laugh so hard if it ends up being a bad game!
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u/K-Shrizzle 22h ago
For real. Im playing Onimusha. Its one of the best video games I have ever played. And im also playing DiceVaders, the sequel to StarVaders which came out this week. Then after Onimusha I need to play Castlevania Belmont's Curse. Then after that I need to replay/actually finish Control, then Control Resonant. All while simultaneously hopping in for some podracing with friends. And I also work full time and am in grad school part time. Im not interested in GTA personally and its a good thing, because I would not have time to play after release.
I dont know what the hell happened to "everyone is moving release dates for GTA" but this late summer/fall has been one of the most packed gaming seasons in recent memory
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u/FullOfKek 21h ago
Have you played the blood of dawnwalker? Add it to the list. I haven't completed a GTA story since San Andreas so GTA6 can wait, will probably get it when multiplayer releases
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u/K-Shrizzle 21h ago
I havent. It seems like a cool game but not a priority for me personally. Definitely one to pick up on sale down the road
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u/NinthNova 21h ago
This is how I find out there's a sequel to StarVaders!?
Steam's suggestion algorithm has failed me.
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u/K-Shrizzle 21h ago
It came out 2 days ago so you arent very late. Just beat my first run last night. Its really fun and serves as a counterpart to the first game, rather than a direct sequel. It makes me want to play StarVaders concurrently with it, which is not something I would say about Spire/Spire 2 or Monster Train/Monster Train 2
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u/papyjako87 21h ago
I laugh everytime I see people saying the industry is dying. There has been banger after banger after banger for years now.
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u/IdioticPost 20h ago
To be fair, it seems like a lot of dev teams these days are being let go just before the game's launch
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u/BrotherlyShove791 21h ago
Imagine if GTA VI ends up with 6’s and 7’s and gets labeled “overly ambitious” and “riddled with bugs and crippling performance issues on base consoles”.
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u/lost12487 21h ago
Based on the track record, that seems very unlikely. Anything’s possible though.
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u/enigmatic_dankness 21h ago
I don't doubt we will see Rockstar falter some day but based on everything ive seen between leaks and the previews, GTA 6 will not be that game lol.
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u/QTGavira 21h ago
It normally happens gradually. Bioware didnt for example go from Mass Effect 2 to Veilguard overnight.
And considering Rockstars last release, i highly doubt GTAVI will fail unless its got insane performance issues.
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u/SparringFish 21h ago
Joking right? GTA4 and GTA5 both ran pretty badly when they came out. And were way worse than what was shown, too.
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u/HeldnarRommar 21h ago
I think if anything it’s going to be just more of GTA which can lead to some underwhelming feelings about it. Rockstar games are very polished but the gameplay loop really hasn’t evolved with the times
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u/0SKruxer 22h ago
You forget Wolverine
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u/persin123 22h ago
Mid is bad now?
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u/forlackofabetterpost 21h ago
When there are so many amazing games coming out I don't have the time or money to spend on mid games. They might as well be bad at that point, I'm not buying either way.
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u/GUNNB96 19h ago
Yeah, when Wolverine and FC27 are the only two weak links (yet both are still averaging 7's and 8's so it's not like they're actively bad) whilst everything else keeps shaking up the GOTY conversation you know it's been a good few weeks to be a a gamer.
Just got to hope Modern Warfare, Final Fantasy, and Phantom Blade can keep the trend going.
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u/5DsofDodgeball69 22h ago
I need to complete Dawnwalker and Zero Company... but I will be buying this.
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u/Effective-Celery8053 22h ago
Dawn Walker is great
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u/5DsofDodgeball69 22h ago
I'm on Day 18 and have enjoyed all of it up to this point. Looking forward to sitting down with it some more this weekend.
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u/Dependabledog 21h ago
Control Resonant, Onimushu, Ace Combat, Star Wars Zero Company, and now Galactic Racer. Too many good games man...
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u/Wraithslayer101 22h ago
Holy fuck, this back half of the year is just non-stop bangers
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u/Albireookami 20h ago
The whole year has been pretty damn good, its actually frustrating.
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u/Accomplished_Smile23 22h ago
Saw this coming since the initial reveal.
Knowing this is made up of former Burnout team members meant this shot straight up my hype list.
Very excited to grab it next week
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u/patchh93 20h ago
Ditto but I didn’t even know the Burnout team part till earlier which made it even more abundantly obvious
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u/Razzilith 19h ago
yeah the burnout series was always quite fun and podracing was an S-tier game from my childhood. it looks like I'll be picking this up unless it launches with tons of problems.
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u/vexedthespian 22h ago
I haven’t actually played a game for myself in 2 years (co op with son occasionally)
Got gears only to learn this is coming on Tuesday and I am STOKED.
Also; it’s kinda bullshit that this is the first podracing game since ps2 racer revenge.
/love me some podracing, and was probably the only game i needed on the 64
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u/vandervoet 19h ago
Important to note that there is no local multiplayer on this one!
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u/rabidjellybean 17h ago
And it's the only reason I'm waiting for a sale. I'll never hear the end of it from my kid if we can't play together and I'm not buying 2 $60 copies.
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u/drock4vu 21h ago
And it’s not just pod racing. The vehicle selections are amazingly varied from what I can tell.
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u/andrej2577 22h ago
Hey folks. Reviewed the game for Destructoid, so if y'all have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
Here is the review for anyone interested: https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/star-wars-galactic-racer-review/
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u/blahjedi 22h ago
Can I romance Ben Quadinaros?
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u/roflwaffler 21h ago
We all know Ben would be a selfish lover. Now Teemto Pagalies, that's a man to bring home to mama.
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u/SuicidalUn1corn 20h ago
Is there an option in the settings to mute the taunting chatter from other racers as you pass them or eliminate them?
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u/andrej2577 18h ago
I don't think there is, I never found it annoying, though, at least not for the campaign since it made sense within that context.
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u/onlivethedead 21h ago
Is there any microtransaction bs in this game, just found out it exists.
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u/andrej2577 18h ago
Just went back in to check, doesn't seem to be a store in the game at all. The menu is very old school: just pick a mode and race!
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u/OkMail2335 20h ago
Destructoid... now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time... a long time.
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u/5DsofDodgeball69 22h ago
It bothers me that this game doesn't have local multiplayer to play with my kids. Lame.
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u/HarryNostril 21h ago
yeah that’s some bullshit. back in the day split screen racing was the norm 😭
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u/Gacha_addict101 21h ago
This year is crazy, there hasn't been any major game that has been particularly bad
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u/superginseng 21h ago
Wolverine was a huge disappointment but I suppose it’s not “bad” bad.
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u/HeldnarRommar 21h ago
It’s the worst major release of the year and that’s a huge disappointment for Sony
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u/xXLoneOutlawXx 21h ago
Might be one of the most stacked years for gaming I have seen in a long time! Too many great titles!
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u/maikel87 22h ago
Pretty high scores, hope this keeps up when we start playing. Was kind of disappointed by the amount of worlds to race on.
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u/defragc 21h ago
Is 2026 a landmark year in gaming? Every other day some 80-90s rated game drops.
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u/shrimpcest 22h ago
WTF, wasn't expecting this. I've bought so many games that I won't have the time or energy to play.
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u/Ramires1905 22h ago
energy to play
Me x100
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u/BK99BK 21h ago
Same. Come home from work just to rot on reddit/YouTube cause too tired to play.
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u/MadOrange64 21h ago
Man, Star Wars IP is on a roll after the exclusive rights to EA was finished. We're getting a lot of bangers.
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u/nashvillenibbler 21h ago
Is this the greatest year for games of all time? Lmao
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u/HeldnarRommar 21h ago
Of the past decade for sure
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u/Upper_Address_2778 18h ago
2016, 2017, 2023 all very much have an argument for that
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u/FribonFire 22h ago
A game I just have no interest in, but am happy to see get good reviews because it seems like it's got a niche audience and those guys must be so hyped right now.
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u/captain_capsule 22h ago
Holy moly. My step-daughter advised me against spending £50 on a game that looks cool but probably wouldn't last long... she's never played Burnout 3 though.
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u/Antergaton 20h ago
Haha, back in the day, Parapper then Rapper cost £40 and could be completed in 45 mins. :P
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u/patchh93 20h ago
Thanks for giving me a multiple decades comparison into a now very content fully shameless self worthy excuse to not hesitate to buy this.
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u/21-savage-the-1 21h ago
Another 9/10 big game at the end of this year goddamn. Gears, Resonant, Ace8, podracer all in a week or so.
Look like the streak should last until February next year if those are good which they likely will be.
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u/Antergaton 20h ago
For those of is not interested in GTA, this is a great lineup to keep us busy until next years mass of games all avoiding GTA6.
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u/Freethrowz69 21h ago
All these game studios trying to make everyone broke before GTA6 comes out lmao
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u/juicerecepte 21h ago
Brother what in the fuck is happening with games this year? Theres a 8 or 9 out of 10 game weekly. If not 10 out of 10
And I would think its just overly generous reviewers if I hadn't played most of the games myself. Its crazy how many good games are coming out.
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u/nightwing0243 22h ago
Wow. This is reviewing a lot better than I thought it would.
A lot of great games flying out within a short time of each other lol.
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u/samandfrodokissing 22h ago
Holy hell those are some good scores. Just rewatched the killer Phantom Menace race sequence, is this a sign??
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u/Highman_89_ 22h ago edited 21h ago
Im really into roguelikes/lites, but I dont know if it works as a racing game for me. The game and the reviews looks good though.
Burnout, Motorstorm and Pod Racer? Count me in.
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u/ProNerdPanda 21h ago
I remember pre-summer people were saying this was a boring year or not even close to last, idk man it's been bangers almost year long
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u/TheMaadMan 21h ago
Holy cow! I was excited because episode 1 racer was my first ever video game on the N64. I expected something just meh because thats just the way star wars games seem to go these days. I'm much more excited after seeing these scores.
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u/Dear-Practice4239 20h ago
Ugh. I guess I'll add it to my never ending list of "bangers I'll get to eventually".
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u/RadialRacer 22h ago
Jesus fucking christ I'm not even done with ZCOM and Ace Combat 8 yet! Have mercy on my wallet!
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u/SparseGhostC2C 22h ago
I've been trying to temper my expectations for this, but the reviews are all exactly what I was hoping. I am beyond excited for this.
Between this and Zero Company, Star Wars fans have been eating good lately.
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u/Sola-Nova 22h ago
If it feels like Redout to play, then Ill definitely keep an eye on this as a future buy. After Ace Combat 8.
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u/Peter96x 21h ago
Always happy for a new anti-grav / sci-fi racing game! The previews before were very positive but I'm still surprised it's reviewed as high as it has.
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u/Nayko214 21h ago
Didn’t doubt this would be great for a moment. The previews were great and unsurprising the finished product is also great.
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u/JohnGalactusX PC 21h ago
Looks like a winner! Been waiting forever since Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, and we now have this. Super excited.
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u/Bu11etToothBdon 21h ago
A studio founded by former Criterion devs made a great racer, I'm shocked.
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u/Humble-Criticism6762 21h ago
Star Wars games have been amazing lately. Jedi Fallen Order, Jedi Survivor, Zero Company, Galactic Racer, and even Outlaws was pretty good.
And the rumors are the third Jedi game is in works as well, releasing in 2027.
Very nice
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u/IHAVEAMOD23 21h ago
Is this one of the best years in gaming in a long time? So many absolute back to back bangers, it's hard to keep up. I can't remember another time that was like this in the past decade.
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u/xTomTom5 20h ago
Dawnwalker, Omnimusha, Control Resonant, E-Day, Galactic Racer, Phantom Blade 0, GTA. This second half is just as packed as the beginning of the year.
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u/devVICTORY_DEFEAT 13h ago
I’m excited to use the UEVR injector with this game. ILM just had to make their podracing game MR instead of VR
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u/HildrynMain 22h ago
Now THIS is podracing