- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Release Date: Jun 30, 2026
- Also On: Nintendo Switch 2, PC, Switch, Xbox Series X
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Jun 30, 2026Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains is a fun twist on the good old Monopoly formula, trading some of the depth of its property-system for interesting class-based team fights, with a nice Star Wars presentation to boot. It’s quite feature-complete and only features a handful of shortcomings, though I would say that the game’s focus on triggering ‘GO!‘ events can make matches even more lop-sided than normal if someone gets particularly high dice rolls on the regular. Still, for fans like me of the iconic board game and Star Wars enthusiasts, there’s a couple of fun hours to be had here – in local and online play alike.
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Jun 30, 2026The new Star Wars board game reinvents Monopoly with fast paced matches, asymmetric factions and strategic card play. Fresh mechanics keep every session engaging, even if luck still plays an important role.
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Jun 30, 2026Monopoly – Star Wars: Heroes vs. Villains does a generally good job of combining the classic board game with the sci-fi saga. However, with essentially just one game mode, a system that is ultimately very limited, and some lackluster cinematic sequences, you really need to love both to justify the $30 price tag.
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Jul 1, 2026A pithy Star Wars party game loosely based on Monopoly, that’s quite a bit of fun with friends in the same room but distressingly uninteractive when playing on your own.
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Jun 30, 2026Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs Villains offers up a showy, simplified version of the classic board game, for better or for worse. It's entertaining enough for an hour or so, but it's let down by its basic, luck-based minigames and the fact that you need at least four players (AI or human).
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Jul 9, 2026Ubisoft deserves credit for trying something different with Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains, but the new ideas don't always pay off. While the detailed dioramas and large roster of characters are enjoyable, the game often feels unfair and unbalanced, and buying properties has lost much of its purpose. It's far from a standout entry, but it still offers a fun multiplayer experience with friends.
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Jun 30, 2026I’ve played the game for nearly a dozen hours with others and by myself. I’m here to tell you that this is an above-average digital recreation of Monopoly, a very bad board game. It makes some smart changes to the formula, adding more skill and fun to the usual boring and lengthy experience many deal with when playing Hasbro’s original. But make sure you ban Chewbacca, or your matches will end quickly because he’s an overpowered bastard. The Wookiee is Star Wars Monopoly‘s Death Star. [Impressions]