At present, 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 sport is being developed by Bit Reactor and Respawn and launches subsequent 12 months.
Earlier this month, earlier than as we speak’s large reveal, the sport had leaked on-line and gave us our first tease on the XCOM-inspired tactical Star Wars sport. 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 like 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.
In response to the devs at Respawn and Bit Reactor, Zero Firm options an authentic story set in the course of the Clone Wars. Lucasfilm says this period is an ideal time for Zero Firm as a result of this can be a uncommon time within the universe the place each side of the conflict have 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 workforce appears to be known as into to tackle difficult and sneaky missions towards the droid armies of the Confederacy of Unbiased 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’ title, gender, and species.
The group Hawks leads is an elite however messy merc group that’s keen to get their palms soiled. Bit Reactor desires gamers to expertise a cinematic and easy-to-hop into technique sport that may enchantment to all kinds of followers. In order for you the sport to be tougher, you’ll be able to play with permadeath and restricted saves.
Zero Firm will characteristic a mixture of customized characters and authentic 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’d like.
One of many authentic 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 of 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 turn out to be 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 can even 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 Dangerous Batch are set to seem within the sport.
Listed here are some screenshots from the occasion:
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