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Star Wars Galactic Racer
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- The campaign uses a roguelite structure: a three-act tour across planets including Jakku, Rantau Ana, Ando Prime, and Darven Acos, with a branching map and routes that change each tour. · 2026-10-15
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- Hands-on session held at a hotel near the TGS2026 venue · 2026-10-05
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- The game has a Story Mode and character customization · 2026-10-05
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- The game has a racing loop built on Burnout-style speed and a crash limit per stage · 2026-10-05
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- Progress runs through route selection and stage rewards in the style of Slay the Spire · 2026-10-05
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- Features Quick Race and a future multiplayer mode · 2026-10-05
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- developed by Fuse Games and Secret Mode · 2026-06-23
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- Set after Return of the Jedi · 2026-06-23
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- players control bounty hunter Shade in a branching single-player campaign · 2026-06-23
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- four vehicle types including the new skimspeeder · 2026-06-23
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- The first video introduced the characteristics of vehicles including landspeeders, speeder bikes, and skim speeders. · 2026-08-28
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- The second video focused on the speeder bike, explaining that despite its low durability and quirks in cornering after acceleration, it can accelerate strongly via a 'Kinetic Burst' and take shortcuts using its small size. · 2026-08-28
- Release
- game · 2026-10-06 · worldwide · 2026-10-07
- Release
- game · 2026-10-06 · Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S · 2026-10-04
- Release
- game · 2026 · 2026-06-23
- Announced
- included in Happinet's Tokyo Game Show 2026 lineup (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-17
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- hands-on preview at Summer Game Fest 2026 · 2026-06-23
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- trailer and release date during Summer Game Fest 2026 · 2026-06-05
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- Confirmed game 2026-10-06 Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Oct 4 · source
- Confirmed trailer and release date during Summer Game Fest 2026 Aug 30 · source
- Confirmed game 2026-10-06 Aug 30 · source
All coverage
Oct 15
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out, and the racing is closer to Burnout than to a sim. Developer Fuse Games was founded by former Criterion Games staff who worked on the Burnout series, which shows in the slow-motion takedown when you wreck a rival. The campaign uses a roguelite structure: a three-act tour across planets including Jakku, Rantau Ana, Ando Prime, and Darven Acos, with a branching map and routes that change each tour.
Oct 7
Secret Mode released Fuse Games' Star Wars: Galactic Racer on October 6 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The Steam version peaked at 15,415 concurrent players, per SteamDB. Steam user reviews sit at Mostly Positive with 74% of 568 reviews positive, and the PS Store shows 571 ratings at 4.68 out of 5. The game is a roguelite-structured racer with over 300 machine parts.
Oct 6
Game Spark reviewed Star Wars: Galactic Racer, a racing game from Fuse Games, a studio formed by developers who worked on Burnout and Need for Speed at Criterion Games. The game is set in the New Republic era after Return of the Jedi, where players race in an unsanctioned circuit called the Galactic League. The review highlights three vehicle types and environmental hazards that double as tools.
Oct 5
A hands-on session with Star Wars: Galactic Racer at a hotel near the TGS2026 venue shows the game's Story Mode, its character customization, and a racing loop built on Burnout-style speed and a crash limit per stage. Progress runs through route selection and stage rewards in the style of Slay the Spire. Fuse Games, founded in 2023, is developing it. Quick Race and a future multiplayer mode were described.
Oct 4
The week of October 5 brings a dense release slate across Japan and North America, led by three featured titles. Gears of War: E-Day arrives October 7 on Windows PC and Xbox Series X|S. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen follows on October 9 across Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I-III], a bundle of four Kingdom Hearts releases, arrives October 8 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. STAR WARS: Galactic Racer lands October 6 on Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 for Nintendo Switch 2 appears October 8 on Switch 2. The week also carries Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival on October 8 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and PAPERHEAD on October 9 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Roundups from Game Spark and Inside list dozens of smaller titles alongside these.
Sep 17
Happinet's booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 gathers the upcoming Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare alongside Beast of Reincarnation, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and Terranigma, all playable on the show floor. Visitors can also try an additional SD card for the Egret II mini retro console, and Nippon Ichi Software, a partner company, brought a Prinny to the venue. The show runs from September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall. The booth's demo lineup is broad enough that trying each title in sequence takes considerable time. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the latest entry in the series, is set for release on October 23, priced at 9,800 yen for the standard edition and 13,200 yen for the premium edition, and a multiplayer demo is playable at the booth. The booth also includes a niche stop for retro hardware fans.
Aug 28
Secret Mode released two interview videos for 'Star Wars: Galactic Racer,' the 3D racing game set in the Star Wars universe developed by Fuse Games, during the Future Games Show: gamescom 2026 broadcast on August 27, 2026, and the XBOX @ gamescom Broadcast 2026 Day 2 on the same day. The videos are part of a commentary series called 'Under the Hood with Hibi,' featuring the mechanic Hibi who supports the protagonist. The first video introduced the characteristics of vehicles including landspeeders, speeder bikes, and skim speeders. The second video focused on the speeder bike, explaining that despite its low durability and quirks in cornering after acceleration, it can accelerate strongly via a 'Kinetic Burst' and take shortcuts using its small size. The game is set in the lawless Outer Rim and includes a story-driven campaign and a PvP mode. 'Star Wars: Galactic Racer' is scheduled for release on October 6, 2026, for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Jun 23
At Summer Game Fest 2026, 4Gamer went hands-on with Star Wars: Galactic Racer, a new racing game from Fuse Games and Secret Mode. Set after Return of the Jedi, players control bounty hunter Shade in a branching single-player campaign across planets like Jakku. The game features four vehicle types including the new skimspeeder, and is developed by veterans of Burnout and Need for Speed.
Jun 5
Lucasfilm Games released a new trailer for "Star Wars: Galactic Racer" during the Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream on June 6, confirming an October 6 release date. The racing game is set in the outer rim of the galaxy after the Empire's fall, during the New Republic's reconstruction. An underground racing circuit called the Galactic League has emerged, where syndicates fund pilots and racers compete in life-threatening races for quick fortunes. Players control a lone racer named Shade, who seeks revenge and glory. The game features a story-driven campaign and planned PvP modes. It will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Pre-orders opened alongside the trailer. Publisher Secret Mode showed footage of races on the planet Darven Akos, depicting various characters and hinting at a serious narrative beyond the racing itself.