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STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) cover art

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)

Pandemic Studios · Lucasfilm · 2009-07-08

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Action

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

Releases: Oct 31, 2005 (PlayStation Portable), Oct 31, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 01, 2005 (PlayStation 2), Nov 01, 2005 (Xbox)

Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.

92
playing now
95%
positive of 54k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (733 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Star Wars: Battlefront II is a 2005 first and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise. Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts, it is a sequel to 2004's Star Wars: Battlefront and the second installment in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. The game was released in PAL regions on October 28, 2005, on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable (PSP), Microsoft Windows, and Xbox platforms, and in North America on November 1 of the same year. It was released on the PlayStation Store on October 20, 2009, for download on the PSP. The PSP version was developed by Savage Entertainment. A remastered compilation featuring both the game and its predecessor with additional content, titled Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, was released on March 14, 2024.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 92 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 861 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~108/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 2.2M–4.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 54,297 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.11 at AllYouPlay (2020-10-26) · bundled 4×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
1.3k1.3k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 626 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 860 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,257 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 848 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,003 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 652 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 645 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 721 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

240782026-09-14 20:00 — 221 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 162 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 92 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 196 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 212 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 94 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 194 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 197 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 93 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 207 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 225 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 87 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 101 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 157 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 112 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 147 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 159 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 111 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 90 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 198 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 236 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 93 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 173 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 92 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.6k114Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 303 · peak 619Dec 2012 — avg 195 · peak 428May 2013 — avg 718 · peak 3,970Oct 2013 — avg 183 · peak 386Mar 2014 — avg 324 · peak 677Aug 2014 — avg 307 · peak 527Jan 2015 — avg 410 · peak 871Jun 2015 — avg 542 · peak 958Nov 2015 — avg 760 · peak 2,597Apr 2016 — avg 483 · peak 946Sep 2016 — avg 354 · peak 706Feb 2017 — avg 569 · peak 1,142Jul 2017 — avg 562 · peak 1,205Dec 2017 — avg 1,304 · peak 3,405May 2018 — avg 643 · peak 1,830Oct 2018 — avg 302 · peak 591Mar 2019 — avg 327 · peak 627Aug 2019 — avg 310 · peak 543Jan 2020 — avg 600 · peak 1,402Jun 2020 — avg 432 · peak 748Nov 2020 — avg 439 · peak 951Apr 2021 — avg 280 · peak 631Sep 2021 — avg 235 · peak 425Feb 2022 — avg 331 · peak 573Jul 2022 — avg 300 · peak 572Dec 2022 — avg 241 · peak 433May 2023 — avg 353 · peak 962Oct 2023 — avg 221 · peak 417Mar 2024 — avg 501 · peak 1,186Aug 2024 — avg 156 · peak 278Jan 2025 — avg 222 · peak 435Jun 2025 — avg 270 · peak 518Nov 2025 — avg 157 · peak 300Apr 2026 — avg 154 · peak 303Aug 2026 — avg 136 · peak 256
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.26$1.622015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $6.692015-12-11 — best price $3.992016-05-09 — best price $9.992016-12-29 — best price $9.992017-05-14 — best price $8.112017-09-01 — best price $4.992018-01-21 — best price $8.722018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-12-18 — best price $3.492019-06-25 — best price $3.492019-11-29 — best price $2.992020-01-26 — best price $2.992020-05-05 — best price $2.692020-10-29 — best price $3.052021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-08-18 — best price $8.642022-01-04 — best price $8.332022-04-29 — best price $3.492022-07-02 — best price $2.492022-09-21 — best price $1.892022-12-20 — best price $2.012023-03-06 — best price $2.092023-06-03 — best price $8.892023-08-21 — best price $1.622023-11-23 — best price $2.062024-01-25 — best price $1.992024-03-26 — best price $9.992024-06-18 — best price $6.472024-09-20 — best price $2.042024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-04-28 — best price $2.492025-10-16 — best price $1.622025-12-09 — best price $2.362026-09-02 — best price $9.992026-09-22 — best price $9.992026-10-12 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2821432026-06-02 — 273 pageviews2026-06-06 — 282 pageviews2026-06-10 — 245 pageviews2026-06-14 — 218 pageviews2026-06-18 — 208 pageviews2026-06-22 — 182 pageviews2026-06-26 — 174 pageviews2026-06-30 — 179 pageviews2026-07-04 — 176 pageviews2026-07-08 — 191 pageviews2026-07-12 — 182 pageviews2026-07-16 — 163 pageviews2026-07-20 — 230 pageviews2026-07-24 — 173 pageviews2026-07-28 — 158 pageviews2026-08-01 — 195 pageviews2026-08-05 — 175 pageviews2026-08-09 — 201 pageviews2026-08-13 — 195 pageviews2026-08-17 — 176 pageviews2026-08-21 — 182 pageviews2026-08-25 — 188 pageviews2026-08-29 — 227 pageviews2026-09-02 — 214 pageviews2026-09-06 — 222 pageviews2026-09-10 — 213 pageviews2026-09-14 — 168 pageviews2026-09-18 — 166 pageviews2026-09-22 — 189 pageviews2026-09-26 — 193 pageviews2026-09-30 — 172 pageviews2026-10-04 — 159 pageviews2026-10-08 — 153 pageviews2026-10-11 — 193 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

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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-fiClassicShooterMilitaryModdableTactical

Census log

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

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