All 7 Star Wars Games Still Considered Canon

Its been nearly eight years since Disney bought Star Wars and changed the landscape of the storied universe forever by declaring all Star Wars content, outside of the films and The Clone Wars, as no longer canon. From games like The Force Unleashed and Knights of the Old Republic to novels such as Shadows of The Empire, decades worth of expanded universe content became known as “legends.”

With their sweeping declaration, Disney wiped the slate clean to create a new, interconnected universe unlike anything that had come before. Previously, the canon was more free-flowing, with only the occasional expanded universe title, like The Force Unleashed, being declared official canon. The rest of the content would sit in a sort of limbo whereby fans could decide if it was canon or not until it was officially acknowledged or contradicted, such as when The Clone Wars acknowledged Darth Bane as creating the rule of two. However, in Disney’s new universe, content is more streamlined and connected, with even tangential things, like theme park attractions, holding canonical relevance.

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The past decade has seen numerous scandals related to Star Wars video games (Amy Hennig’s canceled action game being the most notorious) but that hasn’t stopped the production of a surprising number of Star Wars games from being made, all of which are tied to the official canon. Here are all seven Star Wars games that are considered canon.

Star Wars Battlefront II

Arguably the most significant game in the Star Wars’ canon, Battlefront II offers both grand multiplayer skirmishes and a campaign that compliments some of the sequel trilogy’s biggest story beats. Players primarily control Iden Versio, an Imperial officer, as she goes from Imperial loyalist to resistance fighter following the destruction of the second Death Star. The story covers the time period between Return of The Jedi and The Force Awakens, concluding with the Resistance destroying Star Killer Base.

The narrative in Star Wars Battlefront II has little in regards to actual dramatic intrigue, but it does fill in some of the context around the rise of the First Order. For instance, a major part of the game’s final act involves Project Resurrection, the First Order’s operation to capture and brainwash children into becoming storm troopers. Furthermore, the campaign has a couple of detours where players play as iconic Star Wars characters, like Luke and Leia, allowing fans to see some of their story post Return of The Jedi.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Unlike Battlefront II, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order doesn’t contain any heroes from the films or coincide with any major plot lines. Instead, the game tells its own self-contained story set during the early years of the Empire’s reign. While the narrative may feel tangential to the films, it makes up for it with riveting drama that’s rooted in Star Wars’ core themes.

Former Padawan Cal, and his mentor, Cere, both must contend with loss and hopeless stemming not just from the horrors of the Empire but also their own failings. Also, including some of the best lightsaber action to ever grace gaming, Jedi: Fallen Order has everything a fan could want in both story and gameplay. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order represents the peak of the Disney canon and offers hope that the franchise’s best days are not long gone.

Star Wars’ Theme Park Attractions

It may seem weird to include theme park attractions on this list, but both Star Wars Droid Repair Bay and Star Wars: Secrets of The Empire are virtual reality video games that are considered canon, even though fans can only play them at Disney theme parks. Star Wars Droid Repair Bay is set on Leia’s ship at the beginning of The Last Jedi, just prior to the First Order’s attack with the dreadnought Supremacy. The game doesn’t have any actual story, but it does introduce several new droids and gives fans the opportunity to tinker with them. Secrets of The Empire, in contrast, has an actual narrative written by David S. Goyer, and involves up to four players infiltrating an Imperial base on Mustafar to steal information on an ancient Mustafarian lightsaber.

Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series

A sequel to Secrets of The Empire, Vader Immortal is also a virtual reality video game, but unlike its predecessor, it can be played at home with a VR head set. The game, also written by David S. Goyer, once again concerns Mustafarian artifacts. Players take on the role of a nameless smuggler who is captured by Darth Vader because of their Mustafarian heritage. Players, in VR, get to control the force and even duel Darth Vader. It also offers and expansive fighting simulator mode called the Lightsaber Dojo.

Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge

Similar to Vader Immortal, Tales from The Galaxy’s Edge, will be an at home VR experience with ties to Disney theme park  attractions. Not much is known about the upcoming game other than that it will be an action-adventure title and expand on the lore of the Black Spire Outpost, the village within the Star Wars-themed land of Disney theme parks, Galaxy’s Edge.

The game, and its VR counterparts, are part of the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge media project. The intent is to build canonical lore around the Galaxy’s Edge using various media, like comics and video-games. Black Spire Outpost is a major part of the project, with the village even being mentioned in Solo: A Star Wars Story.  

Star Wars: Squadrons

The last known canon Star Wars game is Star Wars: Squadrons. Planned for release in October 2020, the game will follow the adventures of two squadrons, one Rebel and the other Imperial, after the events of Return of The Jedi. Not much has been revealed other than the basic concept but the game will include multiplayer and tactical-based gameplay. Many hope Squadrons will be a spiritual successor to the X-Wing series, but only time will tell.

Honorable Mention: Star Wars’ Browser and Mobile Games

While lacking any genuine canonical additions, the multitude of browser and mobile games, most made by Disney Interactive, are in fact considered canon. There are game adaptations of the original and prequel films, with two of these being mobile games and the others all free to play browser games. Star Wars Rebels has six browser games based on it, with players taking control of various characters as they accomplish missions. Most of these games do not contain any plot, but some do have a context involving villains from the show, such as Strike Missions, which involves the Ghost team being trapped by Kallus. Aside from these, there are a few other mobile and browser games, but again, none contain any story additions and are just simple arcade adaptations.

For better or worse, Disney’s ever expanding Star Wars canon is vast and interconnected. Given the current trend, all future Star Warsgames will likely be part of the series’ canon. Hopefully they’ll stay true to the franchise’s spirit, like Jedi: Fallen Order, and emerge as more than mere commodities.

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