Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection on PC is a legacy two-game role-playing compilation built around party management, dialogue choices, moral alignment, and real-time combat with pause. Current digital storefronts generally list the games separately as STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ and STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™; the Collection name refers to the combined PC package rather than a current rebrand or unified storefront edition.

The set brings together BioWare's original Knights of the Old Republic and Obsidian Entertainment's sequel, both published under the LucasArts and Lucasfilm Star Wars publishing legacy. They share the same broad RPG foundation, but their writing, progression details, companion systems, and narrative priorities are different enough to make each game worth treating as its own campaign.

Two classic Star Wars RPG campaigns

The first game places you in the Old Republic era, thousands of years before the films. You create a protagonist, select an initial class, recruit companions, and travel between major worlds aboard the Ebon Hawk. The campaign combines exploration, conversation, investigation, and combat rather than separating story missions from traditional RPG systems.

Its central appeal is the relationship between player choices and character identity. Dialogue decisions influence how situations unfold, while the Light Side and Dark Side alignment system changes the tone of your character and affects access to certain Force abilities. The story also uses a hidden-identity structure that rewards players who engage with conversations and companion quests instead of rushing from battle to battle.

Knights of the Old Republic II follows the original with a darker, more reflective story. You play a lone Jedi moving through a Republic weakened by war, while the sequel examines the consequences of ideology, loyalty, and the relationship between a central character and their companions. The result is less straightforwardly heroic and more interested in moral ambiguity.

Both campaigns are single-player RPGs with no competitive multiplayer or co-op mode. Their replay value comes from different character builds, dialogue paths, alignment decisions, companion outcomes, and alternate approaches to quests rather than from an online endgame.

How combat and progression work

Combat uses a third-person presentation with a real-time-with-pause system. Actions unfold continuously, but you can pause to queue attacks, select Force powers, change targets, switch equipment, or coordinate your party. It is not a modern action RPG with direct hit detection; success depends on character statistics, equipment, ability selection, and tactical timing.

In the first game, you develop a main character through class progression, feats, skills, equipment, and Force powers. You can build toward a lightsaber-focused Jedi, a defensive specialist, a ranged attacker, or a more versatile support role. Party members add additional combat options, and selecting the right companions for a mission can matter as much as your own build.

The sequel expands the role-playing framework with new combat options, deeper companion interactions, additional crafting systems, and more ways to shape a character's relationship with the Force. Influence with companions is especially important because conversations and actions can unlock new dialogue, personal revelations, and changes to how some allies develop.

Players looking for a modern turn-based ruleset should know that neither game is turn-based in the strict tabletop sense. The pause-and-queue model is closer to classic computer RPG combat, where careful preparation and party positioning matter more than reflexes.

Worlds, companions, and choice-driven storytelling

The collection's strongest design feature is the way its story is distributed across planets, side quests, companion scenes, and optional conversations. The first campaign visits locations such as Tatooine, Kashyyyk, Manaan, and Korriban, with each world presenting its own political conflicts, local cultures, and quest structure.

Companions are not interchangeable party slots. They have personal histories, distinct combat roles, opinions about your decisions, and optional conversations that reveal more of the setting. The party-based format also gives the games a social rhythm: explore, investigate, return to the ship, speak with the crew, and then decide which relationships to develop.

Several signature activities sit outside the main combat loop. You can build and customize a lightsaber, play Pazaak, upgrade equipment, solve environmental problems, and use dialogue skills to avoid or reshape confrontations. These systems are modest by modern standards, but they create a strong sense that the protagonist is being role-played rather than simply leveled.

The collection is a good fit for players who enjoy narrative-heavy adventures such as choice-driven BioWare action RPGs like Jade Empire, especially when companion relationships and moral decisions are as important as combat.

What the collection includes

The recognized PC Collection combines the original Knights of the Old Republic with Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords. It is not a remastered edition, remake, or modern graphical overhaul. Each title remains a separate game with its own executable, interface, campaign, and save structure.

There is also an important distinction between the physical or legacy Collection branding and current digital storefront presentation. Steam currently exposes the two games as separate products, so purchasing or cataloging the individual listings is not the same as finding a single newly branded Collection package.

The sequel has a substantial modding history. On Steam, Steam Workshop support is listed for The Sith Lords, and the game's community has long used restoration and compatibility projects to address cut content or improve the experience. Mod availability, installation order, and compatibility can vary by platform and setup, so the Collection should not be described as automatically including every community restoration project.

There is no season-pass structure or ongoing content model attached to the Collection. These are self-contained, premium single-player campaigns rather than live-service games.

PC features and language support

The original game is listed on Steam with Steam Cloud and Family Sharing support alongside its single-player designation. The Sith Lords adds Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, and Remote Play on Tablet. Those platform features belong to the individual Steam listings, not to a separate modern Collection launcher.

Storefront language support differs slightly between the two games. The original lists English, French, and German full audio, with interface support for Spanish and Italian. The sequel lists English, French, and German full audio, while Italian and Spanish are available for the interface. Localization should therefore be checked per title rather than summarized as one uniform Collection-wide language list.

The PC versions are designed around keyboard-and-mouse controls and classic menu-driven RPG interfaces. A controller may work through platform-level configuration, but official storefront listings do not present the Collection as a dedicated full-controller release, so keyboard and mouse remain the safest catalog description.

For players who prefer a more traditional party RPG with real-time combat and pause, classic party-based fantasy RPGs such as Pillars of Eternity provide a natural comparison, although Pillars uses an isometric viewpoint and a different rules framework.

Who should play it?

The collection suits players who want branching dialogue, memorable companions, moral alignment systems, and a campaign structure built around exploration rather than open-ended grinding. It is particularly strong for Star Wars fans interested in an era outside the film timeline and for RPG players who value character conversations as much as combat encounters.

It is less suitable for players expecting modern real-time lightsaber combat, seamless open-world traversal, cinematic third-person action, or online multiplayer. The visuals and interfaces are clearly from an earlier generation of PC RPG design, and the combat rewards understanding character statistics more than manual swordplay.

Those who enjoy the Obsidian side of the collection may also want a broader party-based RPG with companion banter, tactical pausing, and extensive quest choices in Obsidian-style classic RPG campaigns such as Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection FAQ

Is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection still a current storefront name?

It is best treated as a legacy PC compilation name. Current Steam storefront pages list the original game and The Sith Lords separately, using their individual official titles rather than a unified Collection rebrand.

Which games are included?

The Collection combines Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic from BioWare with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords from Obsidian Entertainment. They are separate campaigns with different protagonists, stories, companions, and progression details.

Does the Collection include multiplayer or co-op?

No. Both games are single-player RPGs. Remote Play on Tablet listed for The Sith Lords is a Steam platform feature, not online co-op or multiplayer support.

Does it include restored content for The Sith Lords?

The sequel supports Steam Workshop and has a major restoration-mod ecosystem, but restoration projects are community-created and should not automatically be assumed to be part of every Collection package. Verify the exact edition and installed content before treating restored material as included.

Can I play the games with a controller on PC?

The official storefront information emphasizes single-player PC support and does not identify the Collection as a dedicated full-controller release. Keyboard and mouse are the dependable input options; controller behavior may depend on platform configuration.

What languages are supported?

Language support varies by game. The original offers English, French, and German full audio, with Spanish and Italian interface support. The Sith Lords offers English, French, and German full audio, with Italian and Spanish interface support.

Is this a remake or remastered edition?

No. The Collection packages the original PC RPGs and should not be confused with the separately announced Knights of the Old Republic remake. It does not replace the original games with a new engine or modernized campaign.