Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Multiplayer: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 309 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 209 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 209 sampled reviews raised it
Improved lighting, texture mapping, higher-resolution models, and larger battle environments helped create a more cinematic presentation than earlier entries.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
18 of 209 sampled reviews raised it
The result is a deep and immersive simulator that still captures the excitement of Star Wars space combat remarkably well despite its age.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
12 of 209 sampled reviews raised it
These campaigns reintroduced story-driven mission progression, detailed briefings, and cinematic structure that had been missing from the original release.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
10 of 209 sampled reviews raised it
The flight mechanics are still great with power management, shields and dogfighting, it all feels as good as the earlier games.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 209 sampled reviews raised it
While the AI does an admirable job of either being extremely aggressive or extremely passive (depending on the difficulty), the toughest missions beg to be played with live wingmates.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
10 of 209 sampled reviews raised it
No problems during installing, playing solo, playing multi with gameranger, and even my PS4 controller worked without any problems.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Graphics21 reviews
Combat18 reviews
Story12 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface83% still recommend
Bugs33% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer81% still recommend
Crashes43% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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