Who’d have thought a new Star Wars-themed pod racer would have shot straight to the top of our most wanted list?
You may recall Star Wars: Galactic Racer was announced a few months ago, at The Game Awards. But now we’ve got our first taste of some gameplay – and it looks great.
This one is being developed by Fuse Games, a UK studio comprised of ex-Criterion veterans. And its racing game chops really show in this release, as it looks like the next best thing to a new WipEout.
While we’re not overly keen on the dreary Star Wars-inspired environments, the racing looks rapid and responsive.
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Even better, there’ll be a full single player campaign in this game, as teased in the press release:
“Star Wars: Galactic Racer introduces fans to the Galactic League, an unsanctioned racing league born in the lawless Outer Rim and currently dominated by the underhanded and well-connected Kestar Bool. In danger of losing his creation and with nowhere else to turn, league organizer Darius Pax calls on the dauntless pilot Shade, a lone racer with a personal grudge against the Bool family, to help take Kestar down and reclaim control over the league.”
In the single player mode, you’ll work your way through branching paths of events, earning parts and tools which will allow you to upgrade your vehicles and get the edge on your opponents.
Of course, there’ll also be online multiplayer for up to 12 racers as well, in addition to a traditional Arcade mode where you’ll vie for supremacy across a series of races.
And if that’s not enough, the Scenarios mode will see you racing “under unique conditions ranging from practice runs on new tracks to hardcore races that will push your piloting skills to the limit”.
There’s still no release date attached to this one, but it’s due out at some point in 2026.