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Star Wars Outlaws

7.8
Developer: Massive Entertainment
Publisher: Ubisoft
Released: 2024
Metacritic: 76
30-60h
Avg. Playtime
2 DLC
Expansions
Solo Only
Multiplayer
$41.99
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About Star Wars Outlaws

Star Wars Outlaws is the first open-world Star Wars game, an action-adventure from Massive Entertainment set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. You play Kay Vess, a scoundrel and aspiring thief, alongside her companion creature Nix, pulling off a galaxy-spanning heist while navigating the dangerous politics of the criminal syndicates.

The game blends third-person blaster combat, stealth, speeder-bike traversal across open planets, space dogfighting, and minigames like sabacc. Its signature system is Reputation: every syndicate — Pyke, Hutt, Crimson Dawn, Ashiga — tracks how they feel about Kay, and your choices and missions raise standing with one faction while souring another, opening or closing opportunities and vendors.

Outlaws nails the lived-in scoundrel fantasy and the Star Wars aesthetic — cantinas, bustling settlements, and authentic worlds. It launched with rough stealth design and some jank that patches have improved, but as a freewheeling Star Wars adventure built around being a charming criminal, it scratches an itch no other game does.

Why Players Love It

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Syndicate Reputation

Four criminal syndicates track your standing. Missions and choices raise one faction while angering another, reshaping opportunities.

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Open Planets & Space

Explore open-world planets by speeder bike and dogfight in space aboard the Trailblazer, seamlessly traveling between worlds.

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Nix the Companion

Kay's creature companion distracts enemies, retrieves items, and attacks on command — central to stealth and combat.

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Scoundrel Activities

Sabacc card games, lockpicking, slicing, and heists deliver the authentic Star Wars underworld fantasy.

Overview Video

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7.8Great

Our Verdict

Star Wars Outlaws nails the lived-in scoundrel fantasy in a gorgeous open galaxy — held back at launch by clunky stealth, but a charming, much-improved adventure after patches.

Gameplay
7.5
World
8.5
Combat
7.0
Story
7.5
Graphics
8.5
Value
8.0
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⏱ 15 min · 📊 Medium · ✅ Progress tracking
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⏱ 10 min · 📊 Easy · 🔧 Build Guide
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First Boss Guide & Strategies
⏱ 8 min · 📊 Hard · ⚔️ Boss Guide
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Tips & Tricks for New Players
⏱ 6 min · 📊 Easy · 💡 Tips
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Title Update 1.4 — Stealth Overhaul
2025
  • Reworked forced-stealth missions to allow combat solutions
  • Improved enemy detection and AI behavior
  • Combat and movement responsiveness improvements
  • Numerous bug and stability fixes
Title Update 1.2 — Polish
Oct 2024
  • Performance optimization across platforms
  • Fixed several quest-progression blockers
  • Control and aiming refinements
  • Visual and audio fixes

Community Tips

“Manage syndicate reputation deliberately. Some vendors, areas, and missions only open at high standing — decide which factions you want to favor early.”
— ScoundrelKay · 502 upvotes
“Use Nix constantly — to distract guards, trigger explosives, and grab items. He turns tense stealth sections into manageable ones.”
— OuterRimRunner · 410 upvotes
“After the 1.4 update you can fight your way out of most stealth sections. Bring upgrades for your blaster's stun and power modes.”
— HuttSpaceTrader · 333 upvotes
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