While Galactic Racer is set to bring back Star Wars to the racing genre later this year, there is another game set in the galaxy far, far away that's even closer to releasing. Star Wars Zero Company, the X-COM-like strategy game, will reportedly launch as early as August.
Star Wars Zero Company was revealed last year during Star Wars Celebration, and described as a single-player turn-based strategy title from both Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment. A gameplay trailer is set to debut during Summer Game Fest later this week, which will likely confirm the release date. But ahead of that reveal, Dealabs writer and reliable leaker billbil-kun has reported that the game will launch on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 on August 27.
The game will reportedly launch at different prices across PC and console. The standard edition will cost $50 on PC, with console players expected to pay $60 instead. That same $10 premium will seemingly carry over to the game's Digital Deluxe edition, which will cost $60 and $70 on PC and console respectively. Billbil-kun wasn't able to detail what the Deluxe Edition will include, but did confirm that early access to the title is not planned.
Star Wars Zero Company is set during the Clone Wars, taking place between Episode II and III. It is described as a gritty story that follows the exploits of an elite squad of characters, led by a former Republic officer named Hawks. This will be the first Star Wars strategy title in over two decades, with the last, Empire at War, launching in 2006.
