STAR WARS™ Starfighter™
Single-player starfighter action through dogfights and missions defending Naboo
LucasArts · Published by LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney · Released Jul 8, 2009
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 55% of 717
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Mar 27, 2018
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is STAR WARS™ Starfighter™?
This flight action game follows a Naboo pilot, a mercenary, and a pirate who join forces during an assault on Naboo. You pilot their three starfighters through space and planetary missions, fighting enemy craft, making attack runs, and escorting other ships.
For you if...
- +you like learning to fly different starfighters
- +you prefer straightforward arcade shooting to complex flight simulation
Not for you if...
- −you want open-ended exploration rather than set missions
- −you prefer multiplayer battles to playing alone
What players say
55% of 717 reviews are positive
Players praise the straightforward ship combat and varied missions. Their most common complaints are awkward controls and how strongly the ship shakes or veers when hit, particularly in confined spaces.
Screenshots and trailer
STAR WARS™ Starfighter™ system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 8 GPU, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run STAR WARS™ Starfighter™?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Processor
- 350 MHz Pentium II, Athlon class, or equivalent CPU
- Graphics
- 16 MB DirectX 8 compatible PCI or AGP video card
- Memory
- 64 MB RAM Required. 128 MB RAM Required for Windows 2000 and XP.
- Storage
- 620 MB
Does STAR WARS™ Starfighter™ have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does STAR WARS™ Starfighter™ run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Does STAR WARS™ Starfighter™ use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Mar 27, 2018 · Localization Update
- Mar 27, 2018 · Localization Update
- Jun 30, 2017 · Calling all Starfighters!
