All the Star Wars games for PS4, PC, Xbox and more… in order

the 80’s

These years are characterized by extraordinarily simple games, but they left a great taste in the mouths of the first gamers of those years. Special attention to that The Empire Strikes Back that, despite the technical limitations, took us to the plains of Hoth to star in the spectacular battle of Episode V.

The arcades were another of the best explored places in the 80s, with games as remembered as that isometric Return of the Jedi where we rode the spectacular motorcycles through the forests of Endor, or the Millennium Falcon on the surface of an imperial super destroyer.

Finally, we can’t forget the first 3D dabbling in the saga, with vectors, and which turned out to be a real marvel with arcade furniture specially designed to handle our X-Wing’s shooting target. Don’t you remember them?

the 90’s

As we mentioned before, the 90s began with the first sequence-by-sequence adaptations of the movies, both on the NES and Super Nintendo. The truth is that they were the only ones, because later the action would move to space to put us at the controls of the most sophisticated combat fighters in the Galaxy. This is the case of the well-remembered X-Wing and TIE Fighter from Totally Games, which would later come together in X-Wing vs TIE Fighter .

But in 1995 comes the twist we’ve all been waiting for: become a Rebel soldier infiltrating dangerous Imperial facilities. That dream was made a reality by Star Wars Dark Forces , a first-person shooter that arrived in full gaming fashion inspired by the success of the old Doom , two years earlier.

The video came with the CD-ROMs of the multimedia era (that everyone said) and proof of that sensitivity, was the arrival of another franchise that was very celebrated at the time : Star Wars Rebel Assault . Although it may not seem like it over the years, those titles became the first dramatizations, almost movies, of Star Wars that we saw after the premiere of the three original movies .

Then the action was as simple as that of a shooter, but the setting and the story they narrated, for many, served as medicine while new episodes arrived.

That was the case with Shadows of the Empire , one of the first times that LucasArts dared to give full prominence to a hero who did not belong to the narrative moment of the original films . At the time it was a complete success and exceeded the expectations of the company, which began to look favorably on expanding the story to other lesser-known places.

In this decade the small series of Star Wars Rogue Squadron was born , a game focused exclusively on space combat but that took a tremendous leap in realism compared to what was seen in the games of the original films of the saga. PC, Nintendo 64 first and Gamecube later with the second and third installments, were the lucky platforms that received these staware wonders .

The rest of the decade left us with an overexploitation of the franchise, with all kinds of games that, at times, did not meet the expectations of the fans. An example of this policy was Masters of Teras Kasi, a fighting title with our protagonists of the galactic saga sharing swords left and right. Why? Well no one knows…

For the end we leave what was the impact of the arrival of the new episodes to the LucasArts games. This was clearly where the North Americans already lost the north and began a commercial race to sell and sell at the expense of a single name: Star Wars.

the 2000s

The truth is that the history of Star Wars games in this decade becomes stormy because LucasArts begins to develop tirelessly, for any platform, as if the filters that had been imposed in previous years were of no use. Now all kinds of games based on Episodes I, II and III are appearing , with hardly any roots in popular culture and most of them being complete failures. If there is one aspect that saves this crazy maelstrom, it is certain specific releases, precisely, based on the original films.

The famous Star Wars Rogue Squadron II and Star Wars Rogue Squadron III Rebel Strike are still a good place to reminisce about the old days , with the Gamecube showing off its potential.

But it is also the moment in which LucasArts visits uncharted terrain such as that of real-time strategy with Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds , at a time when the Age of Empires triumphed. At last we could fight in battles full of robots, ships and imperial or rebel commanders. Even from other movies because later the different factions of the rest of the episodes arrived: Trade Federation, Republic, First Order, etc.

But we cannot forget in this decade the arrival of a role-playing classic that is not inspired by the events of the original films and that travels thousands of years into the past, to the Old Republic. What do you remember? Bioware’s Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is a marvel with a priceless remake on the way.

That decade also leaves us with the first Star Wars Battlefront or what is the same, a real multiplayer, where we can adopt the aspect that we want and align ourselves with a faction on the map. Its success lasts until today where a kind of reboot and a second part are still so current, and up-to-date, that they still have thousands of fans parading through their stages.

And for the end we leave one of the greatest discoveries in Star Wars history: the LEGO games. The only ones that we can truly affirm that, until today, they have been able to capture the essence and magic of all the films in the franchise.

the 2010s

LucasArts has disappeared after the purchase of Disney and it shows in the number of games that reach stores. Old projects like Star Wars 1313 are canceled and others are coming to put their heads in this universe of titles inspired by the creation of George Lucas. For example more LEGO Star Wars , which are celebrated to the ecstasy by those who want to relive the movies, including the new ones that begin to be released from 2015 with The Awakening of the Force .

For the second time the saga enters the MMORPG genre with Star Wars The Old Republic , a title that did not reach the levels of hype of that Star Wars Galaxies of a decade before but that seemed to be the real shock . Unfortunately, the wait left us a little in the middle and the bet was a little watered down because, AGAIN, someone thought it was a good idea to get away from Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Obi-Wan or Darth Vader.

Now, in multiplayer times, nothing like recovering the old Star Wars Battlefront to update it to the new machines and try to get into that competitive eSports fever.

The result was the release of two titles, with one in particular that remains intact to this day, despite the fact that a few years have passed. Star Wars Battlefront II has a very active community that keeps it at the forefront of that video game Star Wars army.

The decade, by the way, closed in style, with a Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order that lays the foundations for what Star Wars 3D action adventures should be for the future. So much so that there are already plans for a continuation that will hit the market in 2023.

The 20s

And we come to the current decade. Moment in which we have not had too many joys yet, although there are really interesting games projected for the coming years. From what has come out we are left with Star Wars Squadrons and its space battles, which are the best seen so far on a video game console.

And, of course, we can’t forget the latest and most complete installment of LEGO Star Wars . With Skywalker Saga we will finally be able to play with all the released films of the original franchise, remastered in some cases with a new and spectacular engine, and in others published for the first time.