STAR WARS: Squadrons
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Buckle up and feel the adrenaline of first-person, multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron. Pilots who enlist will step into the cockpits of starfighters from both the New Republic and Imperial fleets and fight in strategic 5v5 space battles. Modify your starfighter, and adjust the composition of your squadron to suit varying playstyles and crush the opposition. Pilots will triumph as a team and complete tactical objectives across known and never-before-seen battlefields, including the gas giant of Yavin Prime and the shattered moon of Galitan. Take control of starfighters such as the X-wing and TIE fighter. Customize loadouts and cosmetics. Divert power between weapons, shields, and engines while immersing yourself in the cockpit. In addition, players will have the option to play the entirety of the game in virtual reality! Learn what it means to be a pilot in a thrilling STAR WARS™ single-player story set after the events of Return of the Jedi. Seen from alternating perspectives between 2 factions, iconic and emerging leaders on both sides are battling for the galaxy. The New Republic fights for freedom. The Empire demands order. We need you to join the galaxy’s finest.
Game Discussion
Steam User 48
spaceship goes whoooooooooooooooooooooooosh and pewpewpewpewpewpewpewpewpew
(this game - multiplayer - is dead. But its such a nice spaceship simulator and the story is nice to play too....just short, wait for a 2-4€ sale (its like every month on sale) and buy it for the...like 6-8hours story)
Have many hours on this game at the ea app and it was a nice time, but R.I.P to this Multiplayer.
Steam User 45
I don’t care about online so I can’t speak to that but the campaign is pretty fun and worth it for the $4 sale this game often goes on
Steam User 33
Alright.
This is one of the harder reviews I've had to write.
Star Wars: Squadrons is a tale of tragedy.
What do we have? An absolutely nuanced and wonderful Star Wars cockpit battle simulator in the vein of X-Wing or Tie Fighter or X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter (my favourite) from the 90s. The space combat is just marvelous. I've played quite a few games in the last couple of years but I have to say, for sheer unabashed joy and fun, this game gave it to me more than any other. I absolutely adored it. The story is not amazing but engaging enough for me to want to see it to the end. Whoever put this game together, I hope they know that they have made an absolute classic video game; something special.
And then... The other stuff. This game has been left to wither on the vine as far as its potential. Yes, they added the B-Wing and another ship. We should have gotten a mission editor as well as more huge space battles like XWvsTF. When thinking about how much fun I had with this game, and how much more fun all of us could have had if the developer wished it... Well, there's the tragedy.
If you're looking for a great multiplayer experience, you will most likely be frustrated. It's just not there anymore.
If you enjoy classic Star Wars and flight sim combat games, Squadrons is the best. Short and sweet.
Please MOTIVE. Please EA. You had something special here. There was so much more that could have been made of this game. Who knows, maybe somewhere up the road they might unshackle it and let the fans do something with it. I don't think that's very likely though.
In sum. I feel a lot of things when I play this game. Both joy and resignation in equal measure. It's an experience you very well might find yourself having as well.
Steam User 20
this game could have been a masterpiece, the physics, handling, weaponry, scenery everything is quality gameplay especially with a flight stick, the only problem is that the game lacks content because of the lack of updates. i really do wish there was way more stuff in this game, more starships, starship classes, more maps, more battles for online/AI and more campaign missions.
But i doubt this game will ever receive another update ever. it is a shame because its a great game, but at least its £4 on sale, its 100% worth it
Steam User 20
This is a very good and engaging game. The sad thing is that the community is dead and the developers don't care anymore. Perhaps if this game could be transitioned into a story-focused game or at least provide more features for single-player, it might be revived.
Steam User 15
This game is absolutely amazing. Hands down, especially in VR, this is the most immersive star-wars flight sim that has ever existed. Ship accurate, full of details. The experience is great. This is not meant to be Battlefront. This is a sim, it's more involved than that. But compared to real-world flight sims, it's actually very light.
Has it been abandoned? Yes. Is it hard to find folks on multiplayer? Absolutely. It's a damn shame.
But even the single player experience is a complete tour-de-force in space sim glory. There has never been another game like this. It is an absolute blast to play.
Steam User 14
As someone who played a lot at launch online, this game isn't worth picking up unless on a really steep sale, as the online is completely dead (other than through Squadrons die-hard discords) and all that's really left of the game is the single player. Hell, you can't even get credits to unlock gear anymore unless you find a community to do online matches.
But the single player is very good, still. It's very reminiscent of Rogue Squadron from the N64 era, just without the planet locales (the entire game takes place in space arenas). The characters are cookie-cutter, but the story is engaging and makes you feel like you're really, truly part of a squadron for both the Empire and The Rebel Alliance (called The New Republic, as this takes place after RotJ) and the role fantasy is downright palpable.
So, if you want a really chill fighter-squadrons Star Wars sim, it doesn't get better than this. Avoid if you want more than just a 8-10 hour campaign unless you can find a dedicated flight group online that still runs scrims.