At the moment, throughout day two of the continuing Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025, Lucasfilm and EA gave us our first actual look Star Wars Zero Firm. The upcoming turn-based single-player technique recreation is being developed by Bit Reactor and Respawn and launches subsequent 12 months.
Earlier this month, earlier than as we speak’s huge reveal, the recreation had leaked on-line and gave us our first tease on the XCOM-inspired tactical Star Wars recreation. On April 14, EA confirmed the sport’s title, Star Wars Zero Firm, and promised to indicate extra throughout a panel at Star Wars Celebration in Japan. And that’s precisely what occurred. I adore it when a plan comes collectively.
Star Wars Zero Firm is launching in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC. Right here’s the primary official announcement and gameplay trailer from Star Wars Celebration 2025.
Based on the devs at Respawn and Bit Reactor, Zero Firm options an unique story set throughout the Clone Wars. Lucasfilm says this period is an ideal time for Zero Firm as a result of it is a uncommon time within the universe the place either side of the battle had been equally huge and highly effective.
In a trailer we see what seems to be a ragtag group of troopers and heroes, full with a Jedi, smuggler, clone trooper, droid, and Mandalorian warrior. The group appears to be known as into to tackle tough and sneaky missions towards the droid armies of the Confederacy of Impartial Methods aka the dangerous guys within the Prequel trilogy.
Gamers will tackle the function of Hawks, the customizable chief of Zero Firm. They’re a disgraced former Republic officer. Gamers can change Hawks’ identify, gender, and species.
The group Hawks leads is an elite however messy merc group that’s keen to get their arms soiled. Bit Reactor needs gamers to expertise a cinematic and easy-to-hop into technique recreation that may attraction to all kinds of followers. If you need the sport to be more durable, you’ll be able to play with permadeath and restricted saves.
Zero Firm will characteristic a mixture of customized characters and unique characters created by Bit Reactor for the sport. Respawn and Bit Reactor says you’ll be able to run a full customized squad if you would like.
One of many unique characters is a Journey, a veteran Clone who served with Hawks. One other character is an Umbaran sniper who doesn’t just like the Republic, however is keen to work alongside the group to beat again a “shadowy” enemy. The Jedi of the group is a Padawan. She is wanting to complete her fallen grasp’s mission. You’ll additionally be capable to run a full squad of Astromech droids. Not all of those characters will get alongside, however Bit Reactor says that as they work collectively extra they’ll develop into higher at working collectively.
Between missions gamers will return to “The Den” a dirty HQ that’s set in a location beforehand seen in Rogue One. On this HQ gamers may also customise characters and recruit new troopers for Zero Firm. Additionally within the HQ is a giant holomap that gamers use to trace battles and begin new missions. Lucasfilm claims that the map in Zero Firm is the most important map see in a Star Wars online game. Vandor from Solo and Anaxes from Unhealthy Batch are set to look within the recreation.
Listed here are some screenshots from the occasion:
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