Excellent in VR and with HOTAS
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Hands down, especially in VR, this is the most immersive star-wars flight sim that has ever existed.”
Steam review · 55.1 h played ↗
STAR WARS™: Squadrons
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 67%Mixed · 67%MOTIVE2020Flight · Action · Simulation
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, immersive Star Wars cockpit dogfighter, best in VR or with a flight stick, with a short campaign. Skip it if you want multiplayer or a hassle-free launch on a modern PC.
Great for
Star Wars fans with VR or a flight stick who want a short single-player campaign, bought on sale
Main risk
The game may not launch on your modern PC, and online play is effectively dead
What changed in the last 30 days
46 recent reviews
Most recent negative reviews say the game won't start on Windows 11, Steam Deck or new VR hardware, blaming EA's anti-cheat and 2FA login. That likely drives the drop.
46 recent reviews
What players love
Fun campaign, great on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the five bucks it usually goes for are WAY worth it for the campaign alone”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗
Immersive cockpit dogfighting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Squadrons does an amazing job of making you feel like you're actually flying an X-wing or TIE Fighter.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Great visuals and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“everything's so chunky and worn, the audio design is impeccable”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Playing both Empire and New Republic
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“The perspective of both factions was genuinely thought-provoking.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“it no longer runs on modern PCs without some jiggery-pokery, which is shocking considering it's still being sold and is only 6 years old”
Steam review · 31.6 h played ↗
Broken VR and mandatory EA login
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“First, they start by asking you in the VR headset to enter your EA account. Not kidding.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Awkward, poor controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“They decided to make the left and right on your mouse/game controller yaw instead of roll like a real plane”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Boring, repetitive missions and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“you spend most of each mission just following your flight leader around”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Multiplayer is dead
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Good luck trying to find a lobby in under 30 minutes.”
Steam review · 41.4 h played ↗
Abandoned with little content
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“EA managed to drop the ball on some of the best gameplay they've ever created due to a complete lack of content”
Steam review · 37.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support40 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorRyzen 3 1300X or better/i5 6600k or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD 7850 or better/GeForce GTX 660 or better
Storage40 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorRyzen 7 2700X or better/ i7-7700 or better
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon RX 480 (Non-VR/Minimum VR) or Radeon RX 570 (Recommended VR)/GeForce GTX 1060(Non-VR/Minimum VR) or GeForce GTX 1070 (Recommended VR)
Storage40 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorRyzen 3 1300X or better/i5 6600k or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD 7850 or better/GeForce GTX 660 or better
Storage40 GB available space
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