The reveal of Star Wars: Galactic Racer at The Game Awards 2025 was a nice surprise for all those gamers who were dearly missing a Star Wars racing game. The last one to be released was Star Wars: Racer Revenge, launched in February 2002 for the PlayStation 2 console. It's been an age, at least as far as gaming goes.
Earlier this month, the developers at Fuse Games even confirmed that podracing would indeed be featured in the game, alongside other vehicle types. Then, last week, a new promising gameplay trailer was shared during the State of Play broadcast.
Now, speaking to IGN, Fuse Games founder and CEO Matt Webster and creative director Kieran Crimmins have revealed more details about approaching Lucasfilm to make the game and also confirmed that there are no current plans to adopt a Season Pass system, with Webster saying he immediately connects Season Passes to free-to-play games, while Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a premium offering.
Webster: No. This is a premium release, right? We have our campaign and we have arcade mode and we have multiplayer, and it's a self-contained thing. But what we also recognize is that the landscape of Star Wars evolves and changes over time and so do games as they go. So we see an opportunity for us to tap into more Star Wars or new Star Wars over time, but in terms of us outlining what we think post launch is going to look like, that's not something that we see. The only reason I say a blind no to it is, in my head, season pass is connected to free-to-play games, and that's not what we are making.
Crimmins: Our mindset right now is a premium release, to try and get an amazing experience out the box. Obviously we wouldn't close the door to doing something later, but that isn't what we are really thinking about right now. We just want it to be the very best game it can be, and we want it to be complete when it comes out.
That's certainly good news for everyone interested in playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer without having to purchase an extra Season Pass. Of course, if the game does well, Fuse Games will probably release some DLCs, but that's an entirely different matter.
In the interview, the developers from Fuse Games also revealed a unique boost system that they hope will make their racing game even more tactical. Star Wars: Galactic Racer features a two-phase boost, with the second phase called a ramjet, which is extremely fast but also generates a lot of heat. Eventually, the player's vehicle could even explode if they're not careful enough, and the tracks will play a part, too: racing over lava will increase the heat even further.
The game will launch on October 6, 2026. It will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X.
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