Nostalgic classic, best Star Wars game
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 positive reviews
“This is quite simply the greatest shooter game ever made.”
Steam review · 122.8 h played ↗
STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Pandemic Studios2009Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Action
The verdict
A beloved 2005 Star Wars battle shooter with Galactic Conquest, space battles and no microtransactions. The PC port is rough, with black screens and weak controller support, so skip it if you want polish.
Great for
Star Wars fans and nostalgic players who enjoy Galactic Conquest, bot battles and mods
Main risk
Black-screen bugs, poor controller and resolution support, and a mostly empty multiplayer scene
What players love
Strong mod support
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“with mod support adds thousands of hours of gameplay!”
Steam review · 82.5 h played ↗
No microtransactions, better than EA's remake
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“No microtransactions, loot boxes, or anything.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Galactic Conquest and many game modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“has the most content of all Battlefront games, including Galactic Conquest mode”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
Fun space battles, heroes and big maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“spaceships feel great and heroes really give a sense of power.”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗
Interesting 501st campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I like that it follows the perspective of a clone trooper of the 501'st legion without sugar coating the war.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Black screen bug makes game unplayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Game keeps switching to a black screen and becomes unplayable when trying to select a unit to spawn as: literally unplayable.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Crashes and poor port stability
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Multiplayer crashes constantly for both me and my friend.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Dead or laggy multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the online on PC is a laggy mess for anyone that is not the host.”
Steam review · 645.2 h played ↗
Weak controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Using a keyboard for this game is a chore and no fun at all.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Dumb allied AI and punishing missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The friendly AI is absolute trash compared to enemy AI.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Bad resolution and UI on modern setups
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“does not work with modern monitors (resolution is messed up, text elements are overlapping, making starting the game impossible)”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable4.3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 2000, XP, Vista, 8, or 10
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or Athlon XP 1500+
Memory256 MB
Graphics64MB 3d Graphics card with Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) Capability
Storage4.3 GB
OSWindows 2000, XP, Vista, 8, or 10
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or Athlon XP 1500+
Memory256 MB
Graphics64MB 3d Graphics card with Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) Capability
Storage4.3 GB
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