RECOMMENDED: Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ / 2026 release
„Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ is a runs-based, high-stakes reinvention of racing born in the Outer Rim. With the Empire gone and the galaxy rebuilding, The Galactic League is (...) an underground, unsanctioned circuit where syndicates bankroll chaos and champions are forged.” - starwarsgalacticracer.com
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by Cameron Swan, Dec 17, 2025
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by Tom Phillips, UPDATED: FEB 17, 2026
- Star Wars Galactic Racer is an upcoming arcade racing game developed by Fuse Games, known for the Burnout series, set in the Star Wars universe after the fall of the Empire.
- The game features a single-player campaign, multiplayer action, ship customization, and the return of podracing. Players will pilot various classes of repulsorcraft with unique physics and playstyles.
- Galactic Racer is set in an illegal racing circuit called the Galactic League, funded by Outer Rim syndicates, highlighting lawlessness and outlaw culture prevalent in that region.
- The game will offer competitive PvP action, allowing players to customize their vehicles and utilize abilities and takedowns to dominate races, scheduled for release in 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
- Carlos Mendoza
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:
Star Wars Episode I: Racer (1999) - Finale - Galactic Podracing Circuit (4/4)
(2024)
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Star Wars Episode I: Racer - Bonus 1 - Invitational Podracing Circuit (1/2)
(2024)
by Treecks van Veluwe
Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a 1999 racing video game developed and published by LucasArts. It is based on the podracing sequence in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. The game features all of the racers and race course on Tatooine from The Phantom Menace. It adds several new courses, on Tatooine and various planets. The game has several single player modes, including a tournament mode. The format of multiplayer mode varies by platform.