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Star Wars: Empire at War

Star Wars: Empire at War (EaW) is a 2006 Petroglyph real-time strategy game for PC set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, with galactic conquest, space and land battles, and the Forces of Corruption expansion.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Star Wars: Galactic Racer (Galactic Racer) is a runs-based arcade racing game by Fuse Games, published by Secret Mode with Lucasfilm Games, released October 6, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC; racer Shade battles Kestar Bool in the Galactic League.

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (SWGOH) is EA Capital Games' free-to-play turn-based collectible RPG, launched November 24, 2015 on iOS and Android, with 5-unit squads, guilds, raids, and a 2025 Era seasonal overhaul.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is BioWare's 2003 d20-based Star Wars RPG set 4,000 years before the Empire, featuring light/dark side choices, the Ebon Hawk, the Star Forge, a 2004 Obsidian sequel, and an announced remake.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) is BioWare and LucasArts' 2003 d20-based Star Wars RPG for Xbox and PC, set 4,000 years before the films, with light/dark side choices, a 60-hour story, and a long-gestating remake.

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Star Wars: Republic Commando (also Republic Commando) is a 2005 LucasArts tactical first-person shooter for PC and Xbox, starring Delta Squad clone commandos led by RC-1138 Boss during the Clone Wars; remastered by Aspyr for PS4, PS5, and Switch in 2021.

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Rogue Squadron 3D) is a 1998 Factor 5/LucasArts arcade flight game for N64 and PC, set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, with Metacritic 85 and two GameCube sequels.

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (video game)

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a 1996 LucasArts action game for Nintendo 64 (PC in 1997), published by Nintendo, starring mercenary Dash Rendar between Episodes V and VI, with ten levels mixing Snowspeeder, Outrider, and swoop vehicle sections with third-person shooting.

Star Wars: Squadrons

Star Wars: Squadrons is a 2020 first-person 5v5 starfighter combat game by EA Motive, set after Return of the Jedi, with a dual-perspective campaign, Fleet Battles, VR and crossplay support, and a Metacritic score of 79.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (2010) is a LucasArts action game starring Starkiller, Vader's clone apprentice, with dual lightsabers and Mind Trick powers. Released Oct 26, 2010 on DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360; Metacritic 61, criticized for a five-hour campaign.

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set thousands of years before the Star Wars films, launched by BioWare in 2011.

Starbound

Starbound is a 2D space sandbox adventure game by Chucklefish, released 22 July 2016 on PC, Mac, and Linux after a December 2013 Steam Early Access launch that sold over two million copies; known for 7 playable races, procedural planets, and extensive modding.

StarCraft

StarCraft (Blizzard Entertainment, March 31, 1998) is a real-time strategy game with three asymmetric races, Terran, Zerg, Protoss; best seller of 1998, Brood War expansion, and the foundation of South Korean professional esports.

StarCraft (video game)

StarCraft (1998) is Blizzard Entertainment's real-time strategy game with three asymmetric species (Terran, Protoss, Zerg); its Brood War expansion and South Korean PC bang culture made it the foundation of professional e-sports.

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (2015) is Blizzard's stand-alone Protoss campaign expansion concluding the StarCraft II trilogy, starring Artanis against Amon, with Co-op Missions, Archon Mode, and a major multiplayer overhaul.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard's 2010 terran-focused RTS sequel with a 29-mission Jim Raynor campaign, scored 93 on Metacritic and went free-to-play in November 2017.

StarCraft: Brood War

StarCraft: Brood War is Blizzard's 1998 expansion to StarCraft, adding six new units, three campaigns of 26 missions, and a 1.04 balance overhaul; its last balance patch came in 2001, and it remains a Korean esport and AI benchmark.

StarCraft: Remastered

StarCraft: Remastered is Blizzard Entertainment's 2017 remaster of its 1998 real-time strategy game StarCraft and the Brood War expansion, adding 4K graphics and updated online features.

Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe, 2016) is an open-ended farming-life RPG by solo developer Eric Barone; sold over 41 million copies by December 2024 and became Steam's top-rated game in 2025.

Starfield (video game)

Starfield is Bethesda Game Studios' 2023 space RPG, its first new universe in over 25 years, released September 6, 2023 on Xbox Series X|S and PC, with 1,000+ planets, Shattered Space and Terran Armada expansions, and a 2026 PS5 launch.

Starfield: Shattered Space

Starfield: Shattered Space is Bethesda Game Studios' first story expansion for Starfield, released September 30, 2024 on Xbox Series X|S and PC. Set on House Va'ruun's homeworld Va'ruun'kai after a vortex destroys Dazra, it launched to mixed reviews (42% positive Steam, Metacritic 57) and a short-lived player surge.

Stargate (1981 video game)

Stargate, also known as Defender II, is a 1981 arcade shooter by Williams Electronics, the sequel to Defender, designed by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar.

Starlink: Battle for Atlas

Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a 2018 Ubisoft Toronto toys-to-life open-world space action-adventure for Switch, PS4, and Xbox One; modular toy starships mount on controllers, Metacritic 74, toys discontinued April 2019.

Starmie (スターミー)

Starmie (スターミー), No. 121, the Mysterious Pokémon, is a Water/Psychic Generation I species evolving from Staryu, with base 115 Speed, Natural Cure, long Smogon OU history, and a Mega form in Pokémon Champions and Pokémon GO.

Starsand Island

Starsand Island (星砂島) is a cozy anime-style life and farming sim by Zhuhai studio Seed Sparkle Lab; Kickstarter raised $311,566, early access began February 11, 2026, full release August 18, 2026.

Starscourge Radahn

Starscourge Radahn (星砕きのラダーン), also General Radahn, is an optional Demigod boss in Elden Ring, fought in Caelid's Wailing Dunes during the Radahn Festival, with a meteor phase transition, NPC summons, and Radahn's Great Rune reward.

Starsiege

Starsiege (1999) is Dynamix and Sierra's mecha simulation for Windows, the third Earthsiege game, pitting HERC pilots against the Cybrids; it shares its engine and universe with Starsiege: Tribes.

State of Decay (video game)

State of Decay is a 2013 open-world zombie survival game by Undead Labs, published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360 and PC, with permanent character death, base building, and 250,000 first-48-hour downloads; sequels followed in 2018 and 2027.

State of Decay 2

State of Decay 2 (2018) is a zombie survival game by Undead Labs, published by Microsoft, with community management, base building, and four-player co-op; Juggernaut Edition remaster (2020), 10+ million players, final update late 2024.

State of Decay 3

State of Decay 3 is Undead Labs' open-world zombie survival game, announced July 2020, gameplay-revealed June 2026, releasing 2027 on Xbox, PC, Steam, PS5, and Game Pass with 4-player shared-world co-op.