Best lightsaber combat in Star Wars
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Absolute best saber combat in any Star Wars game ever. It's not even close.”
Steam review · 35.5 h played ↗
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Raven Software2009FPS · Action · Adventure
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A classic Jedi action game with arguably the best lightsaber combat in Star Wars and a lively mod scene. The campaign is mediocre and the PC port is buggy, so skip it if you want a polished modern experience.
Great for
Star Wars fans, nostalgic players and lightsaber duelists who like mods and multiplayer communities
Main risk
Broken cutscenes, crashes and poor controller or resolution support on modern PCs, plus sith-spam late game
What players love
Great mods and lasting multiplayer community
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The multiplayer ESPECIALLY WORTH EVEN IN 2026!”
Steam review · 38.8 h played ↗
Nostalgic timeless classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This is a classic that has aged incredibly well.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Character, saber and force customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“You get to pick your character's gender, race, clothes, lightsaber hilt, lightsaber color, mission order, what weapons to bring on each mission”
Steam review · 31.9 h played ↗
Fun force powers and varied missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“INDIVIDUALLY BINDABLE FORCE POWERS”
Steam review · 115.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and won't run on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“No longer works on my computer, crashes every time on the title screen.”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗
Dated, clunky controls and graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the movement and aiming felt horrendus”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Cutscene bugs and broken scripts
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There are several cutscenes that never load properly”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Random-feeling saber duels and late-game sith spam
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“by the end its just guys with light sabers, your force powers don't work on them, your weapons all get deflected”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Weak story and confusing level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Jedi Knight's problem is the confusing as ♥♥♥♥ maps. I have NO idea where to go at ANY given time.”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
No controller support, poor resolution options
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It doesn't work with my Xbox 360 controller (or probably any controllers?)”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported1.3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 2000, XP or Vista
ProcessorPentium II or Athlon 450 MHz
Memory128 MB
Graphics32 MB OpenGL compatible
Storage1.3 GB
OSWindows 2000, XP or Vista
ProcessorPentium II or Athlon 450 MHz
Memory128 MB
Graphics32 MB OpenGL compatible
Storage1.3 GB
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