The 12 Best Star Wars Video Games of All Time, Ranked
Polygon has published a ranked list of the 12 best Star Wars video games of all time, prompted by the recent release of Electronic Arts' well-reviewed tactics title Star Wars: Zero Company on 27 August. The list traces the franchise's gaming history back to 1982's The Empire Strikes Back on the Atari 2600, highlighting titles that remain worth playing despite their age or technical limitations.
Among the entries discussed are Star Wars: Squadrons, praised for its immersive cockpit-based space combat, especially with VR; Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which introduces protagonist Cal Kestis and focuses on lightsaber combat and exploration; Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, a 2002 follow-up adding Force powers and co-op play; and Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare's MMORPG set in the Old Republic era, which found lasting success after switching to a free-to-play model.
– Zero Company's strong reception prompted Polygon's retrospective ranking of top Star Wars games
– List spans from 1982's Empire Strikes Back to modern titles
– Featured games include Squadrons, Jedi: Fallen Order, Jedi Starfighter and The Old Republic
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Star Wars games have been made since the early 1980s, spanning arcade shooters, role-playing games and lightsaber-focused action titles across decades of hardware. With such a long back catalogue, gaming outlets periodically compile "best of" lists to help players work out which titles have stood the test of time, often prompted by a notable new release in the franchise.
This particular list follows the release of Star Wars: Zero Company, a new tactics game from Electronic Arts that has been well received by critics. The ranking looks back across the franchise's history, from 1982's The Empire Strikes Back on the Atari 2600 through to more recent entries such as Squadrons, Jedi: Fallen Order and The Old Republic, an online role-playing game.
These games differ widely in style, from space-combat simulators to story-driven single-player adventures and multiplayer online worlds, reflecting how the Star Wars franchise has been adapted across many genres over more than 40 years of gaming.