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Star Wars Zero Company is a Star Wars-flavored, XCOM-inspired tactical game from Bit Reactor. It nails deep micromanagement, resource budgeting, and satisfying mission design, with strong map layouts and clever operator customization. The story is serviceable but not the main draw, making the game a solid pick for fans of Star Wars and tactical strategy even if the narrative doesn’t elevate the experience.
Bit Reactor’s Star Wars Zero Company blends XCOM‑style turn-based combat with a Clone Wars-era narrative, putting Hawks in charge of a customizable mercenary squad that grows through permadeath, base upgrades, and choice-driven missions. The preview praises tight tactical systems, earned character bonds, and Mass Effect‑like base exploration, while noting some mission variety could be broader. A PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC launch is set for August 27, 2026.
Star Wars Zero Company is a debut turn-based tactics RPG from Bit Reactor, helmed by XCOM veterans, arriving August 27, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S. It combines robust squad customization and emergent bond-driven storytelling with hex-based tactical battles across the Clone Wars, featuring permadeath-style risks, a Den hub for management and narrative choices, and a shared Advantage resource that fuels dramatic turn swings, plus options like a hard Beskar ironman mode for players seeking greater challenge.
Eurogamer previews Star Wars: Zero Company, a Bit Reactor/EA XCOM-inspired turn-based tactics game set in Star Wars with new systems like operator bonds, Operations mini-adventures, and third-person HQ exploration; featuring a linear narrative, customizable characters, and a campaign that scales via intel and morale, releasing August 27 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Despite mass layoffs at EA, the Star Wars strategy game being developed by Bit Reactor and produced by Respawn has survived unscathed. EA's recent layoffs affected around 670 workers and led to the cancellation of some games, but the Star Wars strategy game remains in development. Bit Reactor confirmed that the game was unaffected by the layoffs and is still in progress, with no release window announced yet. EA's focus on owned IP and online communities has led to the cancellation of some projects, including a Star Wars first person shooter, but the strategy game and Star Wars Jedi 3 are still in the pipeline.
EA's recent layoffs will not affect the development of the Star Wars strategy game by Bit Reactor, as confirmed by the studio. Despite the cancellation of a Star Wars shooter by Respawn, the Maryland-based Bit Reactor, known for its work on XCOM and Civilization, remains committed to the project, which was announced in 2022. The cancelled shooter was reportedly going to be a Mandalorian game set during the time of the Galactic Empire.
Despite the cancellation of Respawn's Star Wars first-person shooter, the Star Wars strategy game being developed by Bit Reactor is still in progress, unaffected by recent layoffs at EA. The game was announced alongside Respawn's shooter and the third entry in the Star Wars Jedi franchise, and little is known about it. EA has decided to pivot away from early development on a Star Wars FPS action game to focus on new projects based on their owned brands and provide support for existing games.