Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Story and setting

The Empire has fallen and the New Republic is struggling to rebuild. In the lawless Outer Rim, gambling, entertainment and ambition give rise to the Galactic League, an unsanctioned racing circuit financed by syndicates. Its races are dangerous, lucrative and largely beyond official control.

You play as Shade, a mysterious racer pursuing both revenge and glory. Shade is drawn into a conflict with Kestar Bool, the League’s ruthless champion and a powerful figure within the Bool family. The story trailers also introduce Darius Pax, Shade’s recruiter, Hibi, an Ardennian mechanic who upgrades your vehicles, and Sebulba, the veteran podracer from The Phantom Menace. Confirmed locations include Jakku, Sentinel One, Ando Prime, Lantaana and the Derven Acos arena, with Tatooine’s Mos Espa Circuit appearing in podracing footage.

How it plays

Galactic Racer describes itself as runs-based racing. During a campaign tour, you choose between events and branching routes, weighing safer races against more dangerous opportunities for better rewards. Crashes can end a tour, sending you back to the beginning, while certain perks, parts and unlocks carry over into later attempts.

The driving is aggressive as well as fast. Landspeeders, speeder bikes, skim speeders and podracers each have different handling characteristics, physics and tactical strengths. You can slam, shunt and take down rivals, then use parts, abilities and upgrades to shape a craft around your preferred style. The skim speeder is a new Star Wars vehicle created for the game, while the podracers are presented as the fastest and most demanding class.

The single-player campaign is joined by Arcade and Scenario modes, including standalone challenges and time-focused events. The developer has also shown paddock areas where racers meet, issue challenges and visit Hibi’s workshop. The game can be played from first-person or third-person perspectives, although the emphasis remains on track racing rather than open-world exploration.

Online racing and modes

Yes, online multiplayer supports up to 12 players, with cross-platform play confirmed on the PC and Xbox listings. Online racing is built around competitive PvP, including multi-event tours in which drivers improve their vehicles between races before a final championship event. Podracing is also available online, alongside the other repulsorcraft classes.

The solo campaign and Arcade events can be played offline, while online multiplayer and connected leaderboard features require an internet connection. On PS5, PlayStation Plus is required for online play. Xbox console multiplayer requires Game Pass Essential, Premium or Ultimate. There is no confirmed local split-screen mode.

Trailers and showcases

The December 2025 Game Awards reveal established the game’s Outer Rim setting, showed Jakku’s Star Destroyer graveyard and ended with a tease for Sebulba. The 12 February 2026 State of Play gameplay trailer expanded the picture with races on Sentinel One, Jakku, Ando Prime and Lantaana, while confirming the return of podracing through an appearance by Ben Quadinaros.

The 5 June 2026 Summer Game Fest story trailer focused on the campaign. It showed Shade’s rivalry with Kestar Bool, Hibi’s workshop, the Derven Acos arena and multiplayer podracing beyond Mos Espa. The 30 April release-date and pre-order announcement confirmed the 6 October launch, editions and bonuses. More recent developer videos in August and September explained the handling of landspeeders, speeder bikes and skim speeders, and discussed the game’s physics, responsiveness and sense of speed.

Platforms, editions and UK price

The game launches on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The UK Standard Edition has an RRP of £49.99, the Deluxe Edition costs £64.99 and the physical Collector’s Edition costs £139.99. The Standard and Deluxe editions are available digitally, while physical Standard and Deluxe editions are planned for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Collector’s Edition is also listed for PC, supplied as a physical package.

Deluxe adds three Kor Sarun vehicles, a Naboo N-1-inspired livery, three Arcade events, a multiplayer banner and a digital art book. Collector’s includes the Deluxe content plus a landspeeder model, physical art book, steel case and sleeve, pilot patches and a Kestar Bool banner. All pre-orders include a platform-specific vehicle livery and a multiplayer player-banner background. UK pre-orders are listed through retailers including Amazon, GAME, Smyths, ShopTo, Very, Rarewaves and The Game Collection. There is currently no confirmed UK launch time, only the 6 October release date.

What we still don’t know

Fuse Games and Secret Mode have not confirmed a full track count, the campaign’s length, the complete playable-character roster or the detailed contents of the post-launch plan. No Nintendo Switch 2 version has been announced, and neither Game Pass catalogue inclusion nor a PS Plus game-catalogue launch has been confirmed. The current PEGI 12 classification is accompanied by language, violence and in-game-purchase descriptors.