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STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) cover art

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004)

Pandemic Studios · Lucasfilm · 2019-05-01

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Action

Franchise: Star Wars · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Jul 29, 2005 (Mac), Sep 21, 2004 (Xbox), Sep 17, 2004 (PlayStation 2), Sep 22, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Fight the greatest battles in the STAR WARS universe any way you want to. The choice is yours.

21
playing now
96%
positive of 4.7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (359 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

21 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Star Wars: Battlefront is a 2004 first and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise. Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts, it is the first installment in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. It was released in September 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows to coincide the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set. Aspyr released a Mac OS X port in July 2005, and a mobile phone version, Star Wars Battlefront Mobile, was released on November 1, 2005.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 21 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 227 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 118k–283k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,714 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.11 at AllYouPlay (2020-10-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 35 of 83 observed days · $8.88 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44944920192026Week of 2019-05-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

72152026-09-15 12:00 — 23 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 44 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 29 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 38 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 68 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 51 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 53 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 44 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 35 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 42 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 46 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 25 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 48 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 69 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 24 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 26 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 42 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 32 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 28 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 72 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 50 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
14520May 2019Aug 2026May 2019 — avg 105 · peak 509Aug 2019 — avg 24 · peak 49Nov 2019 — avg 26 · peak 106Feb 2020 — avg 27 · peak 64May 2020 — avg 145 · peak 528Aug 2020 — avg 38 · peak 79Nov 2020 — avg 61 · peak 168Feb 2021 — avg 51 · peak 124May 2021 — avg 64 · peak 166Aug 2021 — avg 44 · peak 78Nov 2021 — avg 42 · peak 107Feb 2022 — avg 54 · peak 95May 2022 — avg 54 · peak 152Aug 2022 — avg 36 · peak 69Nov 2022 — avg 39 · peak 103Feb 2023 — avg 49 · peak 140May 2023 — avg 62 · peak 172Aug 2023 — avg 37 · peak 75Nov 2023 — avg 46 · peak 104Feb 2024 — avg 70 · peak 146May 2024 — avg 43 · peak 119Aug 2024 — avg 33 · peak 71Nov 2024 — avg 35 · peak 70Feb 2025 — avg 39 · peak 89May 2025 — avg 55 · peak 179Aug 2025 — avg 33 · peak 66Nov 2025 — avg 37 · peak 77Feb 2026 — avg 47 · peak 152May 2026 — avg 58 · peak 188Aug 2026 — avg 32 · peak 71
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.232019-05-022026-10-142019-05-02 — best price $8.492019-12-13 — best price $8.672020-02-08 — best price $8.342020-05-14 — best price $9.992020-06-23 — best price $8.792020-07-23 — best price $8.892020-08-23 — best price $8.892020-09-22 — best price $8.892020-10-24 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $7.972021-01-13 — best price $9.992021-02-23 — best price $9.992021-04-14 — best price $8.892021-05-18 — best price $8.892021-06-30 — best price $9.992021-11-21 — best price $9.992022-02-05 — best price $9.992022-05-06 — best price $7.772022-08-01 — best price $7.532022-11-25 — best price $1.932023-03-03 — best price $9.992023-05-05 — best price $9.992023-07-17 — best price $2.192023-11-05 — best price $8.882024-01-05 — best price $7.972024-03-24 — best price $8.272024-06-27 — best price $1.622024-09-23 — best price $6.472024-12-19 — best price $2.072025-03-24 — best price $6.472025-08-16 — best price $8.892025-11-10 — best price $1.622026-04-30 — best price $2.492026-09-11 — best price $3.992026-10-01 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

186982026-05-31 — 184 pageviews2026-06-04 — 144 pageviews2026-06-08 — 176 pageviews2026-06-12 — 131 pageviews2026-06-16 — 138 pageviews2026-06-20 — 127 pageviews2026-06-24 — 125 pageviews2026-06-28 — 159 pageviews2026-07-02 — 103 pageviews2026-07-06 — 136 pageviews2026-07-10 — 137 pageviews2026-07-14 — 133 pageviews2026-07-18 — 110 pageviews2026-07-22 — 147 pageviews2026-07-26 — 99 pageviews2026-07-30 — 109 pageviews2026-08-03 — 121 pageviews2026-08-07 — 110 pageviews2026-08-11 — 166 pageviews2026-08-15 — 108 pageviews2026-08-19 — 135 pageviews2026-08-23 — 124 pageviews2026-08-27 — 133 pageviews2026-08-31 — 151 pageviews2026-09-04 — 116 pageviews2026-09-08 — 109 pageviews2026-09-12 — 142 pageviews2026-09-16 — 136 pageviews2026-09-20 — 130 pageviews2026-09-24 — 148 pageviews2026-09-28 — 104 pageviews2026-10-02 — 127 pageviews2026-10-06 — 103 pageviews2026-10-10 — 102 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSCo-opSpaceActionSci-fiClassicShooterModdableControllerMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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