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STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer cover art

STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer

LucasArts · Lucasfilm · 2018-11-16

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionRacing

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

Releases: Apr 04, 2000 (Dreamcast), 1999 (Nintendo 64), Jun 23, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 04, 1999 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 23, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 27, 2020 (Xbox One)

Two Engines. One Champion. No Limits.

STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer is a 2018 Action, Racing game priced at $9.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (86% of 2371 reviews) and an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners.

9
playing now
86%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (204 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (2.5k downloads)
4.61★
PlayStation Store rating (1,361 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a 1999 racing video game developed and published by LucasArts. It is based on the podracing sequence in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. The game features all of the racers and race course on Tatooine from The Phantom Menace. It adds several courses, on Tatooine and various planets. The game has several single-player modes, including a tournament mode. The format of multiplayer mode varies by platform. Jake Lloyd and Lewis MacLeod, who portrayed Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba in The Phantom Menace, reprise their roles in the game.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 145 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 59k–142k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,371 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

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 36 of 84 observed days · $8.88 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16816820182026Week of 2018-11-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2912026-09-15 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 11 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 15 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 20 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 20 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 17 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 17 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
394Nov 2018Aug 2026Nov 2018 — avg 39 · peak 119Feb 2019 — avg 7 · peak 19May 2019 — avg 28 · peak 206Aug 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Nov 2019 — avg 6 · peak 30Feb 2020 — avg 7 · peak 21May 2020 — avg 39 · peak 179Aug 2020 — avg 7 · peak 18Nov 2020 — avg 16 · peak 77Feb 2021 — avg 7 · peak 28May 2021 — avg 14 · peak 73Aug 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Nov 2021 — avg 6 · peak 22Feb 2022 — avg 9 · peak 23May 2022 — avg 11 · peak 52Aug 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 5 · peak 20Feb 2023 — avg 8 · peak 34May 2023 — avg 11 · peak 44Aug 2023 — avg 7 · peak 28Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2024 — avg 8 · peak 27May 2024 — avg 14 · peak 65Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15May 2025 — avg 14 · peak 49Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2026 — avg 9 · peak 33May 2026 — avg 16 · peak 63Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 16
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.112018-05-012026-10-152018-05-01 — best price $8.492019-05-02 — best price $5.992019-12-11 — best price $4.992020-02-07 — best price $8.072020-05-12 — best price $8.892020-09-01 — best price $8.892020-10-10 — best price $8.862020-11-15 — best price $9.992020-12-18 — best price $2.192021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-10-30 — best price $8.792022-01-31 — best price $9.992022-05-04 — best price $2.092022-06-24 — best price $1.862022-08-22 — best price $3.492022-10-09 — best price $3.492023-01-18 — best price $9.992023-04-03 — best price $2.092023-05-27 — best price $8.862023-08-21 — best price $1.622023-11-21 — best price $3.492024-01-06 — best price $8.892024-04-06 — best price $9.182024-06-13 — best price $1.622024-08-05 — best price $2.092024-09-27 — best price $2.502024-11-27 — best price $3.492025-01-19 — best price $7.972025-03-24 — best price $6.472025-05-08 — best price $7.972025-06-27 — best price $7.972025-08-23 — best price $8.862025-10-23 — best price $6.472025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-09-05 — best price $9.992026-09-25 — best price $3.492026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.5k1412026-05-30 — 265 pageviews2026-06-03 — 221 pageviews2026-06-07 — 353 pageviews2026-06-11 — 207 pageviews2026-06-15 — 191 pageviews2026-06-19 — 172 pageviews2026-06-23 — 704 pageviews2026-06-27 — 359 pageviews2026-07-01 — 210 pageviews2026-07-05 — 208 pageviews2026-07-09 — 231 pageviews2026-07-13 — 194 pageviews2026-07-17 — 148 pageviews2026-07-21 — 187 pageviews2026-07-25 — 158 pageviews2026-07-29 — 141 pageviews2026-08-02 — 177 pageviews2026-08-06 — 178 pageviews2026-08-10 — 191 pageviews2026-08-14 — 232 pageviews2026-08-18 — 239 pageviews2026-08-22 — 186 pageviews2026-08-26 — 270 pageviews2026-08-30 — 243 pageviews2026-09-03 — 179 pageviews2026-09-07 — 229 pageviews2026-09-11 — 175 pageviews2026-09-15 — 162 pageviews2026-09-19 — 175 pageviews2026-09-23 — 205 pageviews2026-09-27 — 220 pageviews2026-10-01 — 270 pageviews2026-10-05 — 737 pageviews2026-10-08 — 1,354 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RetroActionArcadeRacingSci-fiClassicMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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