Star Wars: Zero Company is the official name of Respawn Entertainment and Bit Reactor’s long-awaited turn-based tactics game, placing players in control of a squad during the infamous Clone Wars. The companies first announced the news earlier today, although details are slim. A full panel has been promised at the panel for Star Wars Celebration Japan. If you can’t attend (and let’s face it: most of us can’t), the website will share all the news once the panel ends at 4:30 PM JT, which is around 3:30 AM ET.
Here’s what we do know. Zero Company is a single-player, likely story-focused tactical game. There’s a single image showing “a few members of the elite squad under your command.” While we don’t who exactly the characters are, we do see an Umbaran, a Mandalorian, a human, a Clone, and a Droid. Interestingly enough, there also seems to be a Tognath Jedi in the crew.
Rumors and leaks have suggested the game will be similar to X-Com in a lot of ways. The lack of concrete information at this point isn’t surprising; the team is clearly teasing the Star Wars celebration, and we can probably expect to see a reveal trailer then. A release date is more unlikely, as it’s not clear how far along into development the game is; however, considering it was first announced in 2022, there’s a chance we will get an idea of when to expect its release.
Star Wars fans have a lot to look forward to. Between the announcement of Zero Company , the recent news that the Knights of the Old Republic remake is alive and well, and the upcoming start of season 2 of Andor, there’s no shortage of exciting things in store.
