Strong nostalgia and lasting fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It's been around for over 20 years, this game still slaps.”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Ensemble Studios2016RTS · Strategy · Action
$5.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A faithful Age of Empires II reskin with Star Wars factions, campaigns and heavy nostalgia. Skip it if you want a polished modern RTS or can't tolerate launch problems and crashes.
Great for
Star Wars fans and Age of Empires veterans who want nostalgia, campaigns, and mod support
Main risk
May not launch or may crash repeatedly on modern Windows, with no official fix
What players love
Age of Empires II gameplay in Star Wars
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Building up a base as the Galactic Empire, managing shields, and sending a swarm of Mech troops to crush a Wookiee village feels incredibly satisfying.”
Steam review · 27.4 h played ↗
Wants a remaster or definitive edition
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“My fav RTS of all time. We need a remake or remaster with enhanced graphics like they did with age of mythology”
Steam review · 46.5 h played ↗
Many factions and campaigns
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“A campaign for every faction and a great single player sandbox mode”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Expanding Fronts and other mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I play this with the Expanding Fronts mod for more civs, increased framerate and support for widescreen and high resolution.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Map and campaign editor
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“The custom campaigns are just so much fun to create.”
Steam review · 139.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch on modern Windows
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I'm writing this review because the game no longer works.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The number of times I've been an hour or two into a game and hit with a crash is wild!”
Steam review · 67 h played ↗
Slow, clunky and boring AoE2 clone
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It's basically a re-skin of Age of Empires II and not even a very good one.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Multiplayer broken or missing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“DON'T BUY THE MULTIPLAYER DOESN'T WORK!!!!”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Dated graphics, 4:3 and poor resolution
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The text is worse and all pixelated/blurry. Plus the 4:3 ratio makes it worse.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Weak AI and unbalanced difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Even on Easy mode the AI still mercilessly beat me”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported886 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
Storage886 MB available space
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor1.8 GHz Processor
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
Storage886 MB available space
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