Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches October 6 — first Star Wars racing game in 24 years
Star Wars: Galactic Racer has a release date: October 6, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Developer Fuse Games — a Guildford studio founded in 2023 by former Criterion Games leads — is reviving a genre that's been dormant since Star Wars: Racer Revenge in 2002. Pre-orders are open now with platform-exclusive livery bonuses.
The studio behind it
Fuse Games was put together by veterans who shipped Burnout and Need for Speed titles at Criterion, and the studio previously contributed to Battlefront II's Starfighter Assault mode. The team of around 150 people worked with Lucasfilm Games on the creative direction from the start, per StarWars.com. The game is published by Secret Mode.
The design philosophy is deliberately track-based rather than open-world — a deliberate contrast to the Forza Horizon approach. Creative director Kieran Crimmins told GamesRadar+ that no tracks are procedurally generated, with replayability built through event variants and mixed vehicle types instead.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer — pre-order editions and bonuses
What's in the game
The roster spans podracing craft, landspeeders, speeder bikes, and new "skim speeders," with Sebulba and other Episode I characters confirmed. Races take place across multiple planets, not just Tatooine. Ramming opponents is a core mechanic, not a penalty.
There's a story campaign with player choices, standard arcade modes, and 12-player PvP multiplayer. The game runs at 4K 60 fps on current-gen hardware.
Minimum PC specs are accessible: an Nvidia RTX 2060, Intel Core i5-8400, 12 GB of RAM, and 50 GB on SSD will get you in.
Pricing and editions
The Standard Edition is priced at $59.99 / £49.99 / €59.99 — notably below the $69.99–$79.99 that many next-gen titles now charge. The Deluxe Edition ($79.99 / £64.99 / €79.99) adds three bonus vehicles, three events, a unique livery, and a digital art book. A physical Collector's Edition ($159.99 / £139.99 / €159.99) — PS5 and Xbox only — includes a steelbook, a metal landspeeder model, and an 80-page art book.
CEO Matt Webster has been explicit that there will be no season pass. The Game Business quotes him directly: "No seasons — season passes are associated with free-to-play games." The plan is a single premium purchase, full stop. Pre-order bonuses include an exclusive vehicle livery and multiplayer banner, with that content later sold separately as DLC.
