Right now, 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 at this time’s massive 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 point out 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 Sequence X/S, and PC. Right here’s the primary official announcement and gameplay trailer from Star Wars Celebration 2025.
In line with 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 this can be a uncommon time within the universe the place either side of the warfare 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 crew appears to be referred to as into to tackle difficult and sneaky missions in opposition to the droid armies of the Confederacy of Unbiased Programs aka the unhealthy guys within the Prequel trilogy.
Gamers will tackle the position 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 fingers soiled. Bit Reactor needs gamers to expertise a cinematic and easy-to-hop into technique recreation that may enchantment to all types of followers. If you need the sport to be more durable, you may play with permadeath and restricted saves.
Zero Firm will function a mixture of customized characters and unique characters created by Bit Reactor for the sport. Respawn and Bit Reactor says you may 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 have the ability 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 change 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 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 largest map see in a Star Wars online game. Vandor from Solo and Anaxes from Dangerous Batch are set to seem within the recreation.
Listed below are some screenshots from the occasion:
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