Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order on PC is a third-person action-adventure game from Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts. The official storefront name remains STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order; there is no verified PC rebrand or replacement edition. It follows Cal Kestis, a Jedi Padawan surviving the aftermath of Order 66 while Imperial Inquisitors hunt the remaining Jedi.

This is a story-driven, single-player adventure built around lightsaber combat, Force abilities, environmental traversal, and revisiting previously explored locations. It is not an open-world game or a multiplayer service. Its structure sits between a cinematic action game and a light Soulslike exploration experience.

How the Jedi gameplay loop works

Cal moves through interconnected planetary regions filled with Imperial forces, dangerous creatures, ancient ruins, platforming routes, puzzles, and optional collectibles. The main path advances the narrative, while newly acquired abilities open alternate routes through areas you have already visited.

Combat is based on striking, blocking, parrying, and dodging. A well-timed parry can deflect blaster fire or damage an enemy's guard, while repeated attacks and Force powers create openings against tougher opponents. Encounters reward learning attack patterns rather than simply attacking as quickly as possible.

The game uses Meditation points as rest locations and checkpoints. Resting restores health, Force energy, and Stim Canisters, but defeated enemies return. You can also spend accumulated experience on Cal's abilities, creating a deliberate risk-and-reward loop whenever you continue exploring instead of returning to safety.

Dying normally costs unspent experience gained since the last skill point. Recovering that experience requires finding and striking the enemy responsible, which restores the lost progress and rewards aggressive recovery instead of passive reloading.

Lightsaber skills, Force powers, and exploration

Cal's progression is divided across Lightsaber, Force, and Survival skills. These upgrades improve attacks, defensive options, Force techniques, health, and resource capacity. The tree supports several play styles, but it is compact enough that experimentation does not require a highly specialized build.

Not every important ability comes from the skill tree. Several traversal powers are unlocked through story progression, then used to reach previously inaccessible ledges, doors, walls, and puzzle routes. This distinction matters: exploration progression is partly character development and partly campaign discovery.

BD-1 is central to the exploration loop. The droid assists with scanning, map information, environmental interactions, and Stim Canister upgrades. BD-1's holomap records explored terrain and marks routes that cannot yet be reached, helping you decide whether to continue forward or return after gaining a new power.

Players who enjoy methodical checkpoint combat and interconnected level design may also appreciate third-person action RPGs with deliberate stamina-conscious combat like Dark Souls Remastered. Fallen Order is more guided and more cinematic, but the shared focus on enemy patterns, recovery after death, and meaningful shortcuts is clear.

Difficulty and combat modes

Story Mode, Jedi Knight, Jedi Master, and Jedi Grand Master change the timing of parries, incoming damage, and enemy aggression. The difficulty can be changed during play, so the game does not force a single level of challenge for the entire campaign.

The lower setting reduces combat pressure and makes it easier to focus on the story, traversal, and puzzles. Higher settings place more emphasis on precise defense, target selection, and controlling groups of enemies. The result is a more accessible action game than a strict hardcore Soulslike, while still offering demanding encounters for players who want them.

After completing the campaign, New Journey + lets you begin again with cosmetic unlocks and lightsaber colors carried over, while story-based abilities must be relearned. The mode also unlocks dark-side-themed cosmetics, including an Inquisitor uniform and a red kyber crystal.

New Journey + includes Meditation Training. Combat Challenges place Cal against preset enemy waves, while Battle Grid lets players build custom encounters by selecting locations, enemy groups, difficulty modifiers, and combat settings. These modes provide a focused mastery loop beyond the main story.

Content, editions, and ownership model

The standard PC edition contains the complete single-player campaign. The game is sold as a paid base game and is not structured around a free-to-play model, recurring battle pass, or playable character roster.

The Deluxe Edition adds cosmetic skins for BD-1 and the Stinger Mantis, a digital art book, and a behind-the-scenes Director's Cut collection. These extras do not create a separate campaign or change the core combat system.

The post-launch Meditation Training and New Journey + features were delivered as free content updates rather than a traditional story expansion. There is no verified multiplayer campaign, split-screen mode, or cooperative progression system in the PC version.

Who should play Fallen Order?

Fallen Order is a strong fit for players who want a focused Star Wars story with a controllable Jedi protagonist, readable melee combat, cinematic set pieces, and exploration that gradually unfolds through new abilities. It also suits players who prefer a defined campaign over an endless service game.

The game is less suitable if you want a fully open galaxy, deep loot customization, branching role-playing choices, or online co-op. Cal's progression is authored rather than equipment-driven, and the campaign repeatedly guides you through handcrafted locations instead of generating missions or builds.

Its best audience is somewhere between action-adventure players and fans of precision combat. The difficulty options make it approachable, while Jedi Master and Jedi Grand Master provide enough pressure to make parrying, dodging, and enemy knowledge matter.

PC features, controls, and localization

On PC, the game is available through the EA app, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. EA's current terms state that an EA Account, internet connection, and EA app installation are required to play, including for storefront versions that are purchased through another PC platform.

The PC release offers controller support with customizable bindings and vibration options. Gameplay settings also include auto-lock targeting, automatic target switching, auto-grip for climbable walls, adjustable subtitle size and opacity, scalable HUD text, and options to disable button-mashing quick-time events.

Visual settings include adjustable brightness, motion blur, film grain, chromatic aberration, and camera shake. These options are useful for players who prefer a cleaner image or need to reduce visual movement during traversal and combat.

Text localization covers English, French, Italian, German, Spanish from Spain, Spanish from Mexico, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Voice and subtitle availability varies by language, so PC players should check the storefront language table before purchasing for a specific audio preference.

Similar PC games and genre overlap

Fallen Order shares its checkpoint-based combat and recovery mechanics with challenging third-person fantasy action RPGs such as Dark Souls III, but it is more linear, more forgiving, and more focused on a scripted hero's journey.

Its traversal, environmental puzzles, and cinematic route design also make it relevant to players who enjoy third-person action adventures built around climbing, puzzles, and set-piece exploration like Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. The difference is that Fallen Order puts substantially more weight on melee timing and character abilities.

Compared with a pure Soulslike, Fallen Order gives you clearer objectives, four adjustable difficulty settings, and a stronger narrative structure. Compared with a conventional cinematic adventure, its combat asks you to study guard meters, parry windows, Force resources, and enemy behaviors.

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order FAQ

What is the current PC name of the game?

The current storefront identity remains STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order. The shorter name “Jedi Fallen Order” is common in player searches, but there is no verified PC rebrand to a different title.

Is Fallen Order a single-player game?

Yes. It is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure game. It does not include online co-op, competitive multiplayer, or split-screen play.

Does the PC version require an EA Account?

Yes. EA's current PC terms require an EA Account, an internet connection, and installation of the EA app, even when the game is obtained through Steam or the Epic Games Store.

What does New Journey + add?

New Journey + lets you replay the campaign while carrying over cosmetic collectibles and lightsaber colors. Story abilities must be relearned, and the mode adds special cosmetics plus Meditation Training challenges.

Is Fallen Order a Soulslike?

It uses Soulslike-inspired ideas such as meditation checkpoints, enemy respawns after resting, experience recovery after death, and pattern-based combat. However, its adjustable difficulty, guided campaign, and cinematic presentation make it more accessible and structured than a typical FromSoftware game.

Can the controls and accessibility options be customized on PC?

Yes. The PC version supports remappable controller inputs, vibration settings, target-assist options, auto-grip climbing, subtitle and HUD scaling, button-hold adjustments, and the ability to disable button-mashing quick-time events.