Summary
The first trailer and gameplay footage ofStar WarsZero Company has been revealed during Day 2 of Star Wars Celebration, and it’s aiming to launch in 2026.
Throughout most of the franchise’s lifespan, Star Wars games haven’t made much of an impact, outside of theoccasional hits like the Lego games, KOTOR, and the first Force Unleashed. That all changed whenRespawn Entertainment, best known forTitanfallandApex Legendsat the time,jumped in with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and blew us away.
Since then, Respawn has not onlyfollowed Fallen Order up with an excellent sequel in the form of Jedi: Survivor, but it’s also been reportedly involved with several other Star Wars projects. While some of them have sadly ended up cancelled,such as the rumoured Mandalorian game, a new type of Star Wars game involving Respawn and Bit Reactor has just been officially revealed.
Here’s Your First Look At Star Wars Zero Company
Don’t Expect To See Too Much, Though
For some time now, we’ve been hearing rumblings thatRespawn is teaming up with Bit Reactor for a turn-based tactics game set in the Star Wars universe. We got confirmation of the project earlier this week,where it was confirmed to be set during the Clone Wars, but we finally got a proper look at the game in action during Day 2 of Star Wars Celebration.
As part of a dedicated panel for the game,the first teaser trailer for Star Wars Zero Company was shownand a release window of 2026 was confirmed. Most of the trailer is CG and just sets the tone for the adventure, but it did give us a bit of a synopsis. Zero Company will be a “gritty and authentic story” set during the Clone Wars, and it’ll let you play as Hawks, a former Republic officer who leads the new group.
At Lucasfilm Games, we’re huge tactics fans and we have wanted to make a game like this for a long time. The best tactics games are all about meaningful choices, and we’re confident we have chosen the right squad in Bit Reactor to deliver a compelling and innovative title that is authentic to Star Wars. - Douglas Reilly, GM & VP, Lucasfilm Games
The trailer description also notes that Hawks and his Zero Company are “recruited for an operation that pits them against an emerging threat that will consume the galaxy if left unchecked”.More details about the game’s cast of characters were revealed during the panel, although it was a little light on more gameplay footage for now.
Towards the end of the trailer, gameplay footage of Zero Company was briefly shown off, giving us a glimpse into its turn-based tactics gameplay. Just like you might have imagined, it looks very similar toX-Com, but with some unique Star Wars twists. If you’ve played X-Com, that’ll certainly be good news.
