Charming live-action FMV cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The cheesy, live-action cutscenes genuinely feel like a 90s Star Wars fan film and add tremendous retro charm.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%LucasArts2009FPS · Shooter · Action
$5.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 18 min ago
The verdict
A classic 1997 Star Wars shooter with sprawling levels, lightsaber, Force powers and charming FMV cutscenes. The Steam version barely runs on modern PCs, so skip it unless you'll install fan mods.
Great for
Star Wars and Legends fans who like old-school shooters and don't mind installing mods
Main risk
The Steam version won't run properly on modern PCs without fan patches or mods
What players love
Fun gunplay, lightsaber and Force powers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Movement, by the way, feels very pleasant”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Authentic Star Wars feel and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This is the first game that really made me feel like I was actually in the Star Wars universe.”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Great with fan mods like OpenJKDF2
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“For the best experience, download the source port OpenJKDF2.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Large, vertical, inventive level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It's basically Half-Life 1 but Star Wars. Some of the best level design and traversal I have ever experienced.”
Steam review · 17.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken on modern systems out of the box
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“It is completely ruined by how shoddily the game runs on modern operating systems.”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Clunky, slippery controls and mouse issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The game has vertical mouse inversion on by default and it can't be changed at all.”
Steam review · translated · 1 h played ↗
Crashes and save problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“if you hit the Esc key to go to the menu, say 3 times in one session, the game crashes to desktop.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Confusing, frustrating level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It's often hard to tell where you're supposed to go”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗
Steam version has no music, tiny cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The Steam version has NO MUSIC, seriously.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Bad lightsaber duels and boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Busted ass ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ light saber fights that you can never win.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable700 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 2000, XP or Vista
ProcessorPentium 90
Memory16 MB
GraphicsDirectX
Storage700 MB
OSWindows 2000, XP or Vista
ProcessorPentium 90
Memory16 MB
GraphicsDirectX
Storage700 MB
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