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STAR WARS™: Squadrons

MOTIVE · Electronic Arts · 2020-10-01

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ActionSimulation

Franchise: Star Wars · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Oct 02, 2020 (SteamVR), Oct 02, 2020 (Oculus Rift), Oct 01, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 02, 2020 (PlayStation VR), Oct 02, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 02, 2020 (Windows Mixed Reality)

Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story.

STAR WARS™: Squadrons is an Action and Simulation game released in 2020, priced at $39.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (65% of 28178 reviews).

36
playing now
65%
positive of 28k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (142 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (593 downloads)
3.94★
PlayStation Store rating (16,064 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 42h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

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

Star Wars: Squadrons is a space combat game set in the Star Wars universe, developed by Motive Studio and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, on October 2, 2020, and for Xbox Series X/S on December 3, 2020. The game features both multiplayer game modes and a single-player campaign. Set after Return of the Jedi, the campaign alternates between the New Republic's Vanguard Squadron and the Galactic Empire's Titan Squadron, both of which become involved with the Republic's Project Starhawk; Vanguard Squadron wants to ensure its completion, while Titan Squadron attempts to destroy it.

Trailer

STAR WARS™: Squadrons trailer thumbnail

Star Wars: Squadrons – Official Reveal Trailer

≈11,839 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 36 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 685 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~86/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (11,760 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 564k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 28,178 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Steam$3.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at EA Store (2023-11-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 42 of 54 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8.7k8.7k20202026Week of 2020-10-01: 8,669 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3,091 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,766 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 472 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,288 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 478 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 640 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 44 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

112232026-09-15 12:00 — 28 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 73 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 55 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 70 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 100 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 50 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 52 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 81 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 53 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 67 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 52 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 54 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 92 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 37 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 54 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 51 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 41 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 58 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 112 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 54 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 36 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.4k45Oct 2020Aug 2026Oct 2020 — avg 5,386 · peak 35,721Dec 2020 — avg 1,580 · peak 3,926Feb 2021 — avg 501 · peak 1,225Apr 2021 — avg 287 · peak 619Jun 2021 — avg 253 · peak 601Aug 2021 — avg 186 · peak 491Oct 2021 — avg 145 · peak 351Dec 2021 — avg 170 · peak 440Feb 2022 — avg 209 · peak 567Apr 2022 — avg 121 · peak 385Jun 2022 — avg 162 · peak 390Aug 2022 — avg 103 · peak 220Oct 2022 — avg 94 · peak 229Dec 2022 — avg 157 · peak 362Feb 2023 — avg 111 · peak 348Apr 2023 — avg 137 · peak 432Jun 2023 — avg 70 · peak 149Aug 2023 — avg 58 · peak 123Oct 2023 — avg 78 · peak 234Dec 2023 — avg 151 · peak 381Feb 2024 — avg 133 · peak 313Apr 2024 — avg 71 · peak 143Jun 2024 — avg 74 · peak 149Aug 2024 — avg 70 · peak 135Oct 2024 — avg 49 · peak 122Dec 2024 — avg 97 · peak 228Feb 2025 — avg 76 · peak 199Apr 2025 — avg 51 · peak 113Jun 2025 — avg 104 · peak 268Aug 2025 — avg 62 · peak 133Oct 2025 — avg 45 · peak 108Dec 2025 — avg 69 · peak 177Feb 2026 — avg 65 · peak 161Apr 2026 — avg 49 · peak 136Jun 2026 — avg 58 · peak 127Aug 2026 — avg 48 · peak 99
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$0.002020-06-152026-10-142020-06-15 — best price $39.992020-08-31 — best price $39.192020-10-19 — best price $35.372020-11-25 — best price $23.992020-12-11 — best price $23.992021-01-06 — best price $17.602021-02-17 — best price $23.992021-04-07 — best price $20.002021-05-12 — best price $19.992021-06-30 — best price $39.992021-08-18 — best price $17.902021-10-02 — best price $39.992021-11-18 — best price $39.992021-12-13 — best price $39.992022-01-28 — best price $12.002022-03-31 — best price $39.992022-06-17 — best price $39.992022-09-06 — best price $39.992022-12-07 — best price $5.992023-01-26 — best price $5.992023-04-26 — best price $5.992023-09-11 — best price $3.992023-12-13 — best price $1.992024-03-28 — best price $39.992024-08-01 — best price $39.992024-12-11 — best price $1.992025-04-18 — best price $5.992025-08-11 — best price $39.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-03-12 — best price $3.992026-08-06 — best price $3.992026-09-02 — best price $0.002026-09-23 — best price $0.002026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

552982026-06-03 — 176 pageviews2026-06-07 — 250 pageviews2026-06-11 — 170 pageviews2026-06-15 — 139 pageviews2026-06-19 — 140 pageviews2026-06-23 — 147 pageviews2026-06-27 — 155 pageviews2026-07-01 — 142 pageviews2026-07-05 — 128 pageviews2026-07-09 — 98 pageviews2026-07-13 — 105 pageviews2026-07-17 — 119 pageviews2026-07-21 — 140 pageviews2026-07-25 — 118 pageviews2026-07-29 — 113 pageviews2026-08-02 — 127 pageviews2026-08-06 — 117 pageviews2026-08-10 — 136 pageviews2026-08-14 — 119 pageviews2026-08-18 — 150 pageviews2026-08-22 — 135 pageviews2026-08-26 — 144 pageviews2026-08-30 — 346 pageviews2026-09-03 — 160 pageviews2026-09-07 — 192 pageviews2026-09-11 — 162 pageviews2026-09-15 — 133 pageviews2026-09-19 — 140 pageviews2026-09-23 — 134 pageviews2026-09-27 — 157 pageviews2026-10-01 — 128 pageviews2026-10-05 — 169 pageviews2026-10-09 — 195 pageviews2026-10-12 — 200 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
56.5%
earned "Fracture at Fostar Haven"
3.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportVR SupportedSteam Trading Cards

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Where its players are

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

Player tags

VRPvPCo-opSpaceActionFlightSci-fiShooterControllerSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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