Star Wars: Squadrons

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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 417 Ratings

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  1. Gunmars
    Oct 5, 2020
    4
    This feels like a half baked game. Sure it's down 20 bucks and no MTX compared to most other EA Star Wars titles. The 40 dollar price tag sure isn't worth what is here in the least. For a game about fast and smooth dog fighting this game feels slow and unresponsive. The story is a snorefest but hey at least there is a story? The match making servers are finicky at best and ranked games areThis feels like a half baked game. Sure it's down 20 bucks and no MTX compared to most other EA Star Wars titles. The 40 dollar price tag sure isn't worth what is here in the least. For a game about fast and smooth dog fighting this game feels slow and unresponsive. The story is a snorefest but hey at least there is a story? The match making servers are finicky at best and ranked games are not counted if a single person leaves during a match, let alone the match make ranking just places everyone in the bottom as of this review no matter how good or poorly you play.

    I played with Mouse + Keyboard and this is my biggest gripe. If your mouse isn't even slightly centered there is a drift that completely screws with shooting. This game feels more like a half baked game jam idea that EA decided to slap a Star Wars label on and give too small of a budget and development window. It's overall frustrating after watching the trailers and gameplay, awing at the speed and agility of the ships but reality slaps you in the face. The piloting doesn't give you the feeling of speed or maneuverability, most of the time you are just aimlessly flying around. Battlefront 2 space battles are more akin to what I was expecting this entire game just feels off.

    Edit- Before spending 40 bucks on this if you are a Star Wars fan maybe consider EA Play as a cheaper option to try.    … Expand
  2. PowerGamer
    Oct 4, 2020
    4
    I got the steam version, played less than 2 hours just in time for a refund.
    The game is just terrible. Rushed, unfinished, looks like it wasn't even play tested.
    The UI is unintuitive and broke in some areas. The story mode missions are confusing, lacking directions/indicators, and I found the ship control and feedback to be unintuitive. I would have liked to try online mode but you    I got the steam version, played less than 2 hours just in time for a refund.
    The game is just terrible. Rushed, unfinished, looks like it wasn't even play tested.
    The UI is unintuitive and broke in some areas.
    The story mode missions are confusing, lacking directions/indicators, and I found the ship control and feedback to be unintuitive.

    I would have liked to try online mode but you have to link your Steam account to an EA one and the in-game UI for it is broke.

    Finally yea the game was made through woke colored glasses.
    First you will notice you have very few characters for selection. Most of the choices are only female and I don't think one of them was even fair skinned. Apparently in the woke world, you are only worthy if you're not male and your skin color is beyond specific melatonin levels.

    I would have settled for an alien race (as in out worldly) character selection, but apparently for the Silicon Valley, Critical Race Theory zealots, trying to mix an alien race into that ideology was too much and would have made their heads explode.    … Expand
  3. Bluehydra
    Oct 11, 2020
    4
    The gameplay needs a lot of adjustment, the controls are really bad. So I would wait with getting this game.
    The campaign was horrible. I wanted to relax and play in the star wars univers, not be met with a ton of current political issues. The character also felt like that not a lot of love and care went into the design..
    Do you want a break from all the real-world issues then this game    The gameplay needs a lot of adjustment, the controls are really bad. So I would wait with getting this game.
    The campaign was horrible. I wanted to relax and play in the star wars univers, not be met with a ton of current political issues. The character also felt like that not a lot of love and care went into the design..
    Do you want a break from all the real-world issues then this game is not for you. maybe in 20 years when the current events is part of the past, it would be more enjoyable.    … Expand
  4. Babutto
    Dec 15, 2022
    4
    Usually, I post pros and cons. But here - just skip it. It's Call of Duty Advanced Warfare in SW universe. It's boring and super woke.
  5. DanTheMan1992
    Oct 5, 2020
    4
    Completely embarrassing for a half baked content game & yea i know the price tag is not that bad but come on this EA we talking about because they don't ever give us good STAR WARS games but don't get me wrong Squadrons does have it's fun moments i give them some credit for that but this is extremely repetitive & it can be boring at times & if i have to be honest i think EA should justCompletely embarrassing for a half baked content game & yea i know the price tag is not that bad but come on this EA we talking about because they don't ever give us good STAR WARS games but don't get me wrong Squadrons does have it's fun moments i give them some credit for that but this is extremely repetitive & it can be boring at times & if i have to be honest i think EA should just drop the STAR WARS Licence because they prove yet again that they just care about money… Expand
  6. JuviWarts
    Aug 6, 2021
    4
    Mechanics are clunky and I never got used to the controls, even after months of playtime. Great idea, great graphics, poor gameplay.
  7. Xolt3c
    Oct 5, 2020
    4
    The control scheme for the Starfighters needs improvement, there needs to be more game mode ideas, the story is pointless, the spawn points for multiplayer needs improvement, and the missions are super repetitive after you get through the first half.
  8. TalentFrei_TV
    Oct 3, 2020
    4
    After playing the game for 5 hours, total, i delete SW:S from my system. The graphics are the best of the game, maybe the cinematic too. I become headache while playing on a 27" screen with an Xbox Controller. The most time of this game you are searching your enemy until hes past you again, and again and again, annoying.
  9. Dadsaplaya2
    Oct 3, 2020
    4
    Not sure why inclusiveness is a problem for anyone who is secure. A lot of people don't know (or care) what it is like to not see heroes like themselves in games or on TV. Had serious technical issues, I've never had with any other games. I tried PC and VR and both had issues. Have new PC 64/32 Gig Ram and VRAM, 2080, NVIDIA G-sync monitor,. The game would load go across two monitorsNot sure why inclusiveness is a problem for anyone who is secure. A lot of people don't know (or care) what it is like to not see heroes like themselves in games or on TV. Had serious technical issues, I've never had with any other games. I tried PC and VR and both had issues. Have new PC 64/32 Gig Ram and VRAM, 2080, NVIDIA G-sync monitor,. The game would load go across two monitors (Wacom was one) even when one was disabled, would not center, could not used keyboard or controllers in VR. Had to get refund. Gave points for inclusiveness, but cannot recommend due to technical issues.… Expand
  10. CloakNRun
    Oct 6, 2020
    3
    Refunded it. Maybe I'll buy it on sale in the future IF the bugs get fixed. HOTAS huge dead zone, frame rates badly limited in VR even with a 2080ti, and a shallow misandrist & race baiting campaign. In a game where over half of your audience is white men, you choose to make them nearly non-existent. One pilot? Defaulting to female pilots which are the majority? Almost never a scene withRefunded it. Maybe I'll buy it on sale in the future IF the bugs get fixed. HOTAS huge dead zone, frame rates badly limited in VR even with a 2080ti, and a shallow misandrist & race baiting campaign. In a game where over half of your audience is white men, you choose to make them nearly non-existent. One pilot? Defaulting to female pilots which are the majority? Almost never a scene with two white guys in it and Disney's new directive to not allow any media to be majority white. I don't mind inclusiveness. I do mind forced cultural Marxism by Frankfurt School devotees. The non-Star Wars forced diversity DESTROYS immersion. This isn't the Star Wars universe. It some parallel dimension where personal pronouns matter. The fake 10 point reviews are out of control.… Expand
  11. NycoFox
    Oct 4, 2020
    3
    Terrible controls with mouse&keyboard, the view bounces up and down like a drunk sailor or shore leave. The single player campaign is boring, and I really hate that you have to play for both sides instead of choosing one side and sticking with it. I want to crush the rebels damnit!

    Graphics are ok, gameplay is meh, after you've played for half an hour you've basically seen what the game    Terrible controls with mouse&keyboard, the view bounces up and down like a drunk sailor or shore leave. The single player campaign is boring, and I really hate that you have to play for both sides instead of choosing one side and sticking with it. I want to crush the rebels damnit!

    Graphics are ok, gameplay is meh, after you've played for half an hour you've basically seen what the game has to offer, the rest is just repeat with slightly different ships. Not enough content to warrant the price, wait for it to go on sale for $5 before trying it.    … Expand
  12. Hurrikhan
    Oct 3, 2020
    3
    Let aside the identity politics (skip story, skip dialogs : who cares?*), the game suffers from several issues : technical and otherwise.

    First, speaking from the point of view of a HOTAS player: Flight sticks have an horrible big dead zone. Some actions are needlessly cumbersome and horribly designed (I would need two thumbs to do one of them, when using simply 2 buttons would have    Let aside the identity politics (skip story, skip dialogs : who cares?*), the game suffers from several issues : technical and otherwise.

    First, speaking from the point of view of a HOTAS player:
    Flight sticks have an horrible big dead zone.
    Some actions are needlessly cumbersome and horribly designed (I would need two thumbs to do one of them, when using simply 2 buttons would have made it both easy and efficient : no can do).

    As far as the game goes, there are stuttering problems even with high-end hardware.

    Playing, it took me a while to realise listening to the objective was counter-productive : kill everything and do NOT do what they tell you to do, it's usually a one-way ticket to lose.

    During one of my earliest missions, I died several times before understanding I was too close from some "damaging area" while chasing other fighters. It didn't appear to be a bother for any other ship but mine.

    I also despise the small maps (turn around now or die, whoops : too late). Your "team" often flights next to you which makes it weird when you realise they are following you following them in the wrong direction.

    At the end of one mission, escaping a place at high velocity (it was a requirement), I found myself way past the rendez-vous point when it finally appeared after the pointless chit-chat ended. Boom : I'm dead. You can imagine I will not try this ♥♥♥♥ again to get the survivalist achievement.

    Speaking about stupid or unfair deaths : at the end of yet another mission (Empire), I managed to destroy specific parts of a big enemy ship to ease its obliteration. My this last task done, I'm peacefully heading to the hangar to end it. A few seconds away from the door, from the corner of my eye I see a Empire support ship (ally) coming fast from the right, reaming into me : boom, dead.

    To the list of annoyances, you can add the intrusive tutorials who DEMANDS you to do some action while you already did it, hiding your current target with a stupid window and of course making you fail what you were doing (most of the time, putting shield front and firing to a squad doing the same to you). You can imagine how this kind of ♥♥♥♥ ends and how frustrating it is.

    Imagine that all this ♥♥♥♥ is just from the top of my head.

    The game isn't very expensive but it's worth way less.

    *) If you do, you can also skip the game. You'll get allergies.    … Expand
  13. BradP
    Oct 15, 2020
    3
    Nice effort from EA to revive old SW gameplay but 9 hours of solo and a multi which start to be boring very fast for 40$? Especially knowing they had already all possible assets in hands with SW Battlefront, assets and sounds. I would have gave 7 with at least twice the length of solo campaign for this price.
  14. KingLewy
    Oct 5, 2020
    3
    Initially fun, but quickly turns into a tedious grind. The story was basic, disappointing. The urge to remain politically correct has rendered elements of the game redundant. I would recommend waiting for a sale on this one rather than paying full price.

    [Character Customisation/Creation] You can clearly tell that the desperate attempt to remain politically correct was given higher    Initially fun, but quickly turns into a tedious grind. The story was basic, disappointing. The urge to remain politically correct has rendered elements of the game redundant. I would recommend waiting for a sale on this one rather than paying full price.

    [Character Customisation/Creation]

    You can clearly tell that the desperate attempt to remain politically correct was given higher priority than other essential aspects of this game.

    Each pilot (New Republic/Empire) has a default name which can't be edited. Which is absolutely pointless as it's not used at all during the entire campaign. They always refer to you as your call sign. You also pick a voice which is only used for one line in the entire game "I need a resupply" when you request one.

    Then you've got the appearance. There are a male and female variation of every race available, However they've been very careful to not mention gender anywhere and allow you to use male voices for female and vice versa to check that politically correct box. The whole game is also in first person so you never see your customised character either.

    The fact that voices aren't used, names aren't referenced and you never see your character during the entire game gives the impression that something was intended here, but the politically correct brigade stepped in last minute to make it redundant.

    [Controls]

    These were awful, even by the end of the campaign they didn't seem right. Yes you do have the ability to remap them entirely, but the issue is that every single control is already in use, so it's hard to move anything from the thumb sticks.

    For example the throttle up and down is on the left thumb stick, along with roll, which means you're constantly accidently affecting your speed when trying to manoeuvre or vice versa. Also worse is that if you click the left thumb stick it boosts your engine, which resulted in scenarios where I boosted into an obstacle several times.

    If I were to remap, due to every button being in use, something hand to replace where the throttle sat and so would cause the same issue. Compared to other combat flight sims this was a poor.

    [Gameplay]

    Tedious. I was hoping for a little more variety with the environment. Perhaps a land map where you're attacking ground targets. Instead everything is in space where you're either dog fighting or attacking the same capital ships over and over. It was initially fun, but quickly turned into a grind after the first few missions.

    The ship selection is good, they've done well to ensure each ship has significant roles to play.

    [Virtual Reality]

    Fantastic! You can see this was one of the key considerations. For me personally motion sickness is definitely a risk and I found myself requiring a good break between missions to recover. In fact for the last few missions I avoided using VR. The very fact that I did feel rough when barrel rolling and flying upside down is a credit to the realistic flight simulation this game provides.

    [Story]

    Standard. From the trailers and initial revealed gameplay I was hoping for something deeper. Instead the Titan Squadron were the stereotypical bad guys who all possessed English accents (missed out xenophobia on the political correctness list there guys). Vanguard Squadron on the other hand all had American accents and played the underdog as usual.

    I was hoping for more interaction with the members of the squadron, instead you get a brief dialogue with them sporadically in between missions where all you can do is listen, no interaction or opportunity to build a relationship whatsoever.

    There is one point in the game where it gives the impression of a morale choice, but as it's one of the objectives anyway you have no choice.    … Expand
  15. HokageSamaBR
    Jan 29, 2021
    3
    He launched the game and is already abandoned. Disconnection problems during the match. Offline mode only has 1, dogfight is missing. Interesting campaign but they are very bad maps. Poor performance on the VR Rift CV1. Game consumes 100% of the processor and has crashes (i7 9750h). I'm glad that EA Games lost the franchise's exclusivity. It was killing Star Wars Games.
  16. GamerGhost007
    Oct 4, 2020
    3
    Maps are too small. I don't like the arcade style, thought this would be more of a space sim. Campaign suffers from the same lame storyline as Battlefront 2. Really just wanted an HD version of X-Wing from the 90's. Instead this is run of the mill EA Star Wars shoot em till you drop leave your brain at the door, might as well be Counter Strike. Returned my copy on Steam will purchase whenMaps are too small. I don't like the arcade style, thought this would be more of a space sim. Campaign suffers from the same lame storyline as Battlefront 2. Really just wanted an HD version of X-Wing from the 90's. Instead this is run of the mill EA Star Wars shoot em till you drop leave your brain at the door, might as well be Counter Strike. Returned my copy on Steam will purchase when it's $5 in a year or so when the bugs are (maybe) worked out and nobody is playing anymore.… Expand
  17. buntcustard
    Oct 9, 2020
    3
    Vague to avoid spoilers* (but who the hell cares anyway, game is bad) I initially wrote a review that praised the game, I gave it a 9. This was about 20-30 hours in.

    1 - I did not know that the ranked system wasn't working (I thought I was bad, but it is actually entirely broken) more info on #5 2 - I did not own a 144hz monitor until after the game came out, and... well **** it's    Vague to avoid spoilers* (but who the hell cares anyway, game is bad) I initially wrote a review that praised the game, I gave it a 9. This was about 20-30 hours in.

    1 - I did not know that the ranked system wasn't working (I thought I was bad, but it is actually entirely broken) more info on #5
    2 - I did not own a 144hz monitor until after the game came out, and... well **** it's locked at 60hz (why) Now I'm even more inspired to play anything besides this... where I can use my new monitor.
    3 - I since then, finished the campaign, and wow... I don't have a problem with the SJW stuff, but the level of writing here is middle school level at best. Bad guy bad, good guys good. Why? Cause. Oh.. also, empire is the bad guys, if you didn't know. They'll shove that down your throat just like every other mediocre star wars game has, don't worry !
    4 - Dogfight is literally just skirmish mode. Same maps. No objectives, just first to 30 kills.
    5 - Fleet battles is fun. If it wasn't a ****ing pre-alpha version. For one, the ranking system doesn't work at all, and you can only play ranked if you want to PvP (LMFAO WHAT?) Seriously. It doesn't work. Go ahead and try it if you don't believe me. It is broken, nobody has gotten out of the first division. And even when it's fixed, it's going to be a GRIND. So great, I'll just play dogfight over and over again until I get bored (which is after about half a match)

    6 - NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE MENTION THIS: There is no difference between any of the gamemodes. It's dog fighting. Fleet battles you might play support, or go for a bombing, but 3-4 people on your team are going to be fighters most of the time. THIS GAMEPLAY IS CARRIED OVER TO EVERY PART OF THE GAME. INCLUDING THE STORY. SIX MAPS. COPY PASTED FROM THE CAMPAIGN. You know what you do in the campaign? Some cool trench runs? Maybe some cinematic sequences, escaping 2 colliding ships or something AWESOME? TOO ****IN BAD. THE STORY IS THE SAME THING AS MULTIPLAYER, you do the same stuff on the SAME MAPS :D Shoot the fighters! OKAY! Now, shoot the objective! ----OR: Defend the frigate (by shooting the fighters) and then defend the objective (by shooting the fighters, that are shooting the objective....) And the only thing that ever changes is that you will be forced to support and shield objectives and teammates for 5 minutes straight, every few missions. Jesus. EVERY MODE IS COPY PASTED. THE MAPS ARE IDENTICAL, AND THERE'S ONLY ****ING SIX? I thought there was 7 but it turns out, that's just a random map option...... lol. It put on a good show at first but after playing for a bit you can really see how ****ing lazy this launch was. It was BARE minimum on every mode. Every mode has 80-90% of the same gameplay and you end up repeating it over and over again.... which would be FINE for the competitive format in PvP. But we already talked about that ****

    7 - Conclusion : This hurts. This actually hurts. It could've been so good. But a week has gone by and we've gotten 1 patch on day 6. And here's the kicker, it didn't fix ****ing anything. Not a god damn thing. They gave us patch notes (that were pathetically short), but the funny thing is, NOTHING that got "fixed" in the patch ACTUALLY GOT FIXED.

    WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

    So effectively, I gave this game a 9, then a 6 on day three. Now, players have left the game in masses. It takes me 4 minutes to find a game, and somebody will still leave mid match. On launch day, I would be in queue for less than a second (instantly queue with 3 platforms). Now that everybody realizes it's not going to get better for a while, they've stopped playing.

    I'm bumping my score waaaaaaaaaaaaaay down (especially after they have taken so long to patch and treat their customers right). This is an easy 3/10. Do NOT buy.    … Expand
  18. Vladiczech
    Jun 2, 2021
    3
    Game is still broken on PS4/PS5 after 8 months after the realease. Now as part of valued Playstation Plus offer, you have the opportunity to play this bugged game for free. Good luck passing Mission 1: Form the Vanguard loading screen after the end of the mission. You likely get stuck and force close the game.
  19. weallone
    Aug 3, 2022
    3
    Most time i was fighting with crappie controls ang game mechanics. So cklunky and story really not interesting. Dropped after mission 4.
  20. UselessThing
    Oct 7, 2020
    2
    Corporate Wokeness with more money spent on Diversity Training than fixing bugs and performance.

    If the idea of non-binary millennials makes you want to roll your eyes, this game will deeply irritate you.

    The tacked on space fighter bits are kind of cool. I guess it is up to the individual if they want to endorse the distasteful politics in order to experience them.
  21. esfumato
    Oct 7, 2020
    2
    Star Wars Rogue Squadron is available on GOG for just 8€, i'ts way better that this ****

    Bought a physical Copy on a Retail store. Played 1 hour, discovered that the game is pretty boring, with really cheap controls, a stupid "flight simulation" or none existent flight system for the ships. You Can increase/decrease speed and point 360 degress the nose of the ship with the mouse. You    Star Wars Rogue Squadron is available on GOG for just 8€, i'ts way better that this ****

    Bought a physical Copy on a Retail store. Played 1 hour, discovered that the game is pretty boring, with really cheap controls, a stupid "flight simulation" or none existent flight system for the ships. You Can increase/decrease speed and point 360 degress the nose of the ship with the mouse.

    You point and click with the mouse over the enemy ships that appear "as an Icon" you can't see the enemy ships, and click to shoot. Tht's it, that's all the gameplay.

    1 hour and no more.    … Expand
  22. WardaddyAUS
    Oct 4, 2020
    2
    The gameplay holds up...but single player campaign is boring, uninspired and forgettable. Plus the "wokeness" in this game is insufferable. I wanted to customize my character as a white male in the Rebels and there is not an option for this only females, POC and alien. But surprise, surprise you can customise as a white male character in the Empire. Racist much. Also, the lead writer hasThe gameplay holds up...but single player campaign is boring, uninspired and forgettable. Plus the "wokeness" in this game is insufferable. I wanted to customize my character as a white male in the Rebels and there is not an option for this only females, POC and alien. But surprise, surprise you can customise as a white male character in the Empire. Racist much. Also, the lead writer has come out and said one characters is non-binary so we shouldn't be supporting 2020 politics in our Star wars. Don't pay full price on this title and don't support rascism. If you really want to play this wait till it's on sale but don't pay full price. POC or alien. But surprise, surprise… Expand
  23. justin7x
    Oct 7, 2020
    2
    Not fun AT ALL. I'm not a fan of the cockpit-only view and it gets old really quick. The story is immensely uninteresting and boring. The graphics and animation are nice BUT that's limited to only what you see in the cockpit. Controls feel very tiresome when using a controller. I thought this was gonna be the Star Wars comeback for dogfighting sims, but I'm severely disappointed. RefundedNot fun AT ALL. I'm not a fan of the cockpit-only view and it gets old really quick. The story is immensely uninteresting and boring. The graphics and animation are nice BUT that's limited to only what you see in the cockpit. Controls feel very tiresome when using a controller. I thought this was gonna be the Star Wars comeback for dogfighting sims, but I'm severely disappointed. Refunded it in the end.… Expand
  24. lunasuj
    Oct 3, 2020
    2
    Good graphics... Just feels empty, like most EA games. I refunded the game. Buy other games.
  25. termon
    Oct 5, 2020
    2
    I love Star Wars and I like flying, played hundreds of hours of Starfighter Assault, but this game is horrible. The story of Battlefront 2 had its problems, but it was a well ended Game of Thrones compared to this. Empty characters, zero enjoyable or memorable moments, repetitive gameplay, very short but still painfully boring. The playable character is a mute and you can't ever see him,I love Star Wars and I like flying, played hundreds of hours of Starfighter Assault, but this game is horrible. The story of Battlefront 2 had its problems, but it was a well ended Game of Thrones compared to this. Empty characters, zero enjoyable or memorable moments, repetitive gameplay, very short but still painfully boring. The playable character is a mute and you can't ever see him, the dialogues are totally irrelevant and a waste of time. PvP also lacks content so it's not tempting at all after 2-3 rounds of Dogfight and Fleet Battles. Technically it's a joke, the visuals and sounds are mediocre (would be ok 5 years ago) but the music is simply copied file by file from Battlefront 2. And I'm all for diversity, but not having a single white male even in the Empire is nonsense. Giving a character color without personality is contraproductive and just strengthens the stereotype of minority characters being bad.… Expand
  26. blocktopus
    Oct 5, 2020
    2
    First of all I have to say that I'm not leaving a bad review because I'm triggered by pronouns or inclusivity in games. I can't imagine being that pathetic. However the controls are awful, like they designed it for all these inputs but failed at all of them. Despite my best efforts and tweaking, nothing made flying less of a chore. Single player is boring and multiplayer is an unfun,First of all I have to say that I'm not leaving a bad review because I'm triggered by pronouns or inclusivity in games. I can't imagine being that pathetic. However the controls are awful, like they designed it for all these inputs but failed at all of them. Despite my best efforts and tweaking, nothing made flying less of a chore. Single player is boring and multiplayer is an unfun, imbalanced sweat fest. I don't even want to know what kind of time sink and tolerance for bad design it takes to "git gud" but I'm simply not willing to try. I love Star Wars so this was a big let down.… Expand
  27. delaware80
    Mar 15, 2021
    2
    After the great games SW Battlefront II and Jedi Fallen Order I was really surprised.
    The story is no good, gameplay mechanics are underperforming and the game is boring.
  28. leeroyjenkins11
    May 14, 2022
    2
    I've been playing it for a while, gameplay is decent, but I feel like the manuevers don't let you do crazy moves. The waypoints and objectives are difficult to keep track of or find. Besides that, it's the cast of the story is like the they tried to make the characters trendy and cool, like the Asian woman as an imperial commander with her funky hair, no male pilots for the rebels. ItI've been playing it for a while, gameplay is decent, but I feel like the manuevers don't let you do crazy moves. The waypoints and objectives are difficult to keep track of or find. Besides that, it's the cast of the story is like the they tried to make the characters trendy and cool, like the Asian woman as an imperial commander with her funky hair, no male pilots for the rebels. It doesn't bother me that you have characters of different races in key roles, but when they all are and you exclude races that were the majority of pilots in the movies, it's all about the message being pushed. . And it's hilarious seeing all these female imperial pilots. Get some actual writers… Expand
  29. elitedata
    Oct 5, 2020
    1
    What really drove me mad is that you have to wait 20(!!!) seconds to respawn every time you die. What was the purpose of this? Was it really necessary? Refunded on Steam. Thanks.
  30. ELECTROVAMP
    Oct 3, 2020
    1
    Should be named SJWars: Propaganda

    Low quality game with politics instead of gameplay and technical features
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#77 Best PC Game of 2020
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#24 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    The one and only chance to be a space pilot in a galaxy far far away. Living and experiencing adrenaline filled dogfight is simply breathtaking. [Issue#307]
  2. CD-Action
    Dec 18, 2020
    70
    To put it simply, Star Wars: Squadrons is a low-budget X-Wing vs TIE Fighter II based off of Battlefront II’s space battles. I admit that I expected more, but after two decades we finally got a new Star Wars sim (leaning towards the arcade side, but still) and I did enjoy it. It looks and sounds like a Star Wars game should, and Motive’s successful effort to balance such dissimilar crafts as the X-Wing and the TIE Fighter is commendable. [12/2020, p.64]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Nov 21, 2020
    60
    There’s a good concept at the core of Star Wars: Squadrons, as flying a space fighter and managing its systems can be a lot of fun, however, you have to be a very dedicated Star Wars fan to enjoy a drab campaign with just a handful of memorable moments and watered-down multiplayer modes from Battlefront 2.
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