The Game Census
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

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.

6
playing now
86%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (204 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 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
  • · 6 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 24% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 59k–142k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,363 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 28 of 53 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

1202026-08-11 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 10 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.112018-05-012026-08-302018-05-01 — 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 $4.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9271412026-05-30 — 265 pageviews2026-06-02 — 190 pageviews2026-06-05 — 668 pageviews2026-06-08 — 305 pageviews2026-06-11 — 207 pageviews2026-06-14 — 218 pageviews2026-06-17 — 183 pageviews2026-06-20 — 199 pageviews2026-06-23 — 704 pageviews2026-06-26 — 322 pageviews2026-06-29 — 288 pageviews2026-07-02 — 246 pageviews2026-07-05 — 208 pageviews2026-07-08 — 212 pageviews2026-07-11 — 185 pageviews2026-07-14 — 168 pageviews2026-07-17 — 148 pageviews2026-07-20 — 146 pageviews2026-07-23 — 155 pageviews2026-07-26 — 184 pageviews2026-07-29 — 141 pageviews2026-08-01 — 197 pageviews2026-08-04 — 195 pageviews2026-08-07 — 175 pageviews2026-08-10 — 191 pageviews2026-08-13 — 192 pageviews2026-08-16 — 221 pageviews2026-08-19 — 224 pageviews2026-08-22 — 186 pageviews2026-08-25 — 165 pageviews2026-08-27 — 235 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

RetroActionArcadeRacingSci-fiClassicMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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