Star Wars: Squadrons
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS: Squadrons. Buckle up, feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and learn…
Star Wars: Squadrons is a shooter developed by Motive Studios, released 1 October 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.
What Star Wars: Squadrons is
Star Wars: Squadrons is a shooter game developed by Motive Studios and released in 2020. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Xbox One, Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR and Windows Mixed Reality. It runs on Frostbite 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in the aftermath of the Battle of Endor, with the second Death Star destroyed and the Galactic Empire reeling, the story unfolds from both sides of a galaxy still at war. Players step into the cockpits of two rival starfighter units: the New Republic's Vanguard Squadron and the Empire's Titan Squadron. The tale reaches back to the moment Imperial pilot Lindon Javes defied orders to spare fleeing refugees and defected to the Rebel Alliance, an act of conscience that made him a hero to one side and a hated traitor to the other. Years later, now a New Republic commander, Javes oversees a secret weapons initiative known as Project Starhawk. His former protege, the vengeful Imperial captain…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 47 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Star Wars series
Star Wars: Squadrons is the 284th of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Minecraft: Star Wars Mash-up Pack in 2020. Its critic score of 81 is 10 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Angry Birds Star Wars II at 100.
How it was received
Star Wars: Squadrons holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 77% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Players rate it 75, 6 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 42 hrs, roughly 3.5 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Ryzen 3 1300X or better/i5 6600k or better, 8 GB RAM and Radeon HD 7850 or better/GeForce GTX 660 or better. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 40GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Star Wars: Squadrons launched on 1 October 2020, within three weeks of Hades, Hades, Genshin Impact and Mafia: Definitive Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Hades, Hades, Genshin Impact, Mafia: Definitive Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Star Wars: Squadrons yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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