LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a third-person PC action-adventure game from TT Games and Warner Bros. Games that retells all nine Skywalker Saga films through brick-built combat, platforming, puzzles, vehicle missions, and open planetary hubs. The official storefront name remains LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga; the expanded current package is sold as the Galactic Edition, not as a replacement or rebrand.

A galaxy-wide action-adventure loop

The campaign lets you begin with any of the three Star Wars film trilogies, giving the overall journey a more flexible structure than earlier LEGO adaptations. Each episode combines compact story missions with explorable locations where you can collect studs, accept side quests, solve environmental puzzles, and search for hidden rewards.

Combat is more developed than in many older LEGO games. Jedi and Sith characters use lightsaber combos, Force abilities, and throwable objects, while blaster users can aim at targets with greater precision. The third-person camera keeps platforming, close-range attacks, ranged weapons, and character abilities visible without abandoning the accessible style expected from a family-friendly action game.

Story missions are only one part of the progression loop. After unlocking more characters and vehicles, you can revisit planets and levels in Free Play to reach areas that were previously inaccessible. This creates a familiar LEGO rhythm: complete a story sequence, unlock new tools, then return to earlier spaces to uncover more collectibles and optional objectives.

Character classes, Kyber Bricks, and exploration

The roster is organized into functional classes rather than giving every character a completely separate puzzle kit. The main groups include Jedi, Dark Side, Hero, Villain, Scavenger, Scoundrel, Bounty Hunter, Astromech Droid, and Protocol Droid. Class abilities determine which doors, terminals, platforms, and environmental interactions you can use.

Exploration rewards you with Kyber Bricks, which feed into upgrade paths for different character groups. These improvements can strengthen combat options, expand utility abilities, or make exploration more efficient. The system is light enough for younger players to understand, but it gives completion-focused players a reason to investigate every corner of the galaxy.

Planets are not single linear stages. The game connects story progression with open hubs across locations such as Tatooine, Coruscant, Naboo, Hoth, and Jakku, while space acts as another layer for travel, encounters, and vehicle activity. Capital ships can be confronted, boarded, and explored, adding a larger-scale objective to the otherwise character-focused missions.

Content, editions, and downloadable characters

The standard package contains the full game and its nine-film campaign, with more than 300 playable characters, more than 100 vehicles, and 23 planets represented in the core experience. That makes the base game a complete Star Wars adventure rather than a short promotional tie-in.

The Deluxe Edition adds seven downloadable character packs. The Galactic Edition includes the full game, Character Collection 1, and Character Collection 2, for a total of 13 downloadable character packs. The additions cover characters from The Mandalorian, Rogue One, Solo, The Bad Batch, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Book of Boba Fett, alongside classic and seasonal character selections.

These packs primarily expand the playable roster rather than adding separate story campaigns. Players choosing between editions should therefore treat the Galactic Edition as the complete character-focused package, while the standard edition already provides the full nine-film gameplay structure.

Who should play it?

This is a strong fit for players who want a low-pressure Star Wars adventure with local co-op, collectible hunting, light puzzles, and broad character variety. It also works well for families because the combat is readable, failure is forgiving, and the humor softens the more dramatic moments from the films.

Completionists will find plenty to do after the main story through Kyber Brick searches, side missions, character unlocks, vehicle activities, and Free Play revisits. Players seeking demanding combat, complex role-playing systems, or a tightly focused cinematic campaign may find the open hubs and repeated collectible tasks less compelling.

The game shares its character-switching puzzle DNA with co-op LEGO superhero adventures such as LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, but The Skywalker Saga places greater emphasis on connected planets, space travel, blaster aiming, and lightsaber combat.

PC features and multiplayer reality

The PC version supports single-player and shared or split-screen co-op. It does not provide a separate native online campaign mode. Steam Remote Play Together can extend the local co-op setup through Steam, but it remains based on the game's shared-screen design rather than a persistent online world.

Steam lists full controller support, Steam Cloud, achievements, HDR availability, Family Sharing, and Remote Play features. The Epic Games Store version is a Windows release tied to an Epic account. In practical terms, your launcher ecosystem depends on where you purchase the game, while the gameplay content is centered on the same story and character structure.

Localization is broad. The PC storefront lists English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese-Brazil, Japanese, and additional text or subtitle languages including Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese, and Latin American Spanish. Full audio availability is more limited than interface and subtitle support, so players should check the store language table for the exact combination they need.

Comparable LEGO adventures

Players who prefer a licensed film-based structure can also consider lighthearted LEGO dinosaur adventures like LEGO Jurassic World, which uses the same broad blend of action, puzzles, collectible hunting, and split-screen play. It is more compact and focused, whereas The Skywalker Saga is built around a much wider galaxy and a larger roster.

For another TT Games experience based on a long-running fantasy film series, story-driven LEGO puzzle adventures such as LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 offer familiar character abilities, environmental problem-solving, humorous recreations, and local co-op. The Skywalker Saga is the better choice for vehicle missions and open planetary exploration.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga FAQ

Is LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga still the official PC name?

Yes. The official Steam, Epic Games Store, and Warner Bros. Games pages continue to use LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Galactic Edition is an expanded edition name, not a full rebrand of the base game.

What does the Galactic Edition include?

It includes the full game plus Character Collection 1 and Character Collection 2, covering 13 downloadable character packs from films and series including The Mandalorian, Andor, The Clone Wars, Rebels, Rogue One, Solo, and The Bad Batch.

Can you play the campaign in co-op on PC?

Yes, the game supports shared or split-screen local co-op. It does not include a native online campaign mode, although Steam Remote Play Together can be used to share a local-style session remotely through Steam.

Can you choose which Star Wars trilogy to play first?

Yes. The game allows you to start with the original trilogy, prequel trilogy, or sequel trilogy. You can then move between the film arcs as the campaign progresses.

Is the game mainly linear or open world?

It combines both structures. Film scenes are presented through story missions, while planets and space areas provide open hubs filled with side quests, puzzles, collectibles, vehicle activities, and revisitable Free Play objectives.

Does the PC version support controllers?

Steam lists full controller support, and the game is designed around both solo play and two-player shared-screen sessions. Steam also lists cloud saves, achievements, HDR, Family Sharing, and Remote Play features.