Satisfying Force-powered combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It's pure power fantasy from start to finish with you obliterating the Empire with your lightsaber and all sorts of amazing force powers.”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗
STAR WARS™: The Force Unleashed™ II
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 64%Mixed · 64%Aspyr Studios2010Hack and Slash · Action · Adventure
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 7 min ago
The verdict
A short, fast, over-the-top Force-power slasher with dual lightsabers, hurt by a crash-prone PC port and thin content. Skip it if you want a long game or won't fiddle with fixes.
Great for
Star Wars fans wanting a short, nostalgic power fantasy who don't mind patching or playing on Steam Deck
Main risk
The PC port crashes, especially in cutscenes, and may be unplayable on modern Windows.
What players love
Nostalgic, great Star Wars feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The Force Unleashed had its own unique identity: an epic soundtrack, ridiculously over-the-top combat, and dark side Force powers that actually made you feel dangerous.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Great visuals for its age
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“graphics still amaze me for a 2010 game”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Dual lightsabers and dismemberment
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Swapping to two lightsabers drastically speeds up the hacking-and-slashing animation fluidity”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Runs well on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Game runs perfect on steam deck.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frequent crashes and unplayable port
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“Counted over 15 crashes in less than 30 minutes just on the last mission”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Weak, rushed story and worse than first
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It really feels like a rushed expansion pack for the first game”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Very short campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Its short (3-4 hrs) Only 3 levels”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Repetitive enemies and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you fight against the same enemies 90% of the game its ridiculous.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Cutscenes broken or skipped
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The cutscenes don't work. It just skips them automatically.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Capped 30 fps, no DLC on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Bad port to PC, locked FPS to 30”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3, Windows Vista® SP2, or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+
Memory2 GB RAM (XP, Vista, or 7)
Graphics256 MB Video Memory with Shader 3.0 support; ATI Radeon HD 2600 / NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Storage10GB + 1GB Swapfile
Recommended
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 6000+
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 4800 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
OSWindows XP SP3, Windows Vista® SP2, or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+
Memory2 GB RAM (XP, Vista, or 7)
Graphics256 MB Video Memory with Shader 3.0 support; ATI Radeon HD 2600 / NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Storage10GB + 1GB Swapfile
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