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As Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance struggle to defeat Darth Vader and the Empire, a new threat arises. Dark Prince Xizor aspires to take Darth Vader's place at the Emperor's side. As Dash Rendar, it's up to you to protect Luke and help the Alliance. May the Force be with you!

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is a action, adventure and space game developed by LucasArts and published by LucasArts and Disney.
Released on February 07th 2017 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 781 reviews of which 584 were positive and 197 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ into these genres:

Action Adventure Space Classic Third-Person Shooter Singleplayer Sci-fi 1990's Great Soundtrack Shooter

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card w/ 256 MB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 329 MB available space

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Jan. 2026
>>IMPORTANT NOTE<< If you're going to play this game. Play it at 20-25 FPS. It's an older game so that's what the game was intended for. Higher FPS will cause bugs and glitches. You'll be sliding around and sliding right off of cliffs. You'll even slide and float in air. During the Boba Fett boss when you have to fight his ship (Slave 1 not Firespray. That's a dumb change). His ship will be stuck in place in the air. Even when you bring the ship's health to 0. It will remain stuck in the air exploding and the game won't let you progress. Even if you try to die and continue, the ship will still be stuck in the air exploding and the game still won't let you progress. You'll have to exit the level and restart that level all over again. I must have done that level 3 or 4 times. >What I like< The game has good pacing. It doesn't over stay it's welcome on levels There's enough to make it interesting in it's simplistic game design. I was never lost and there's nothing in the levels that are overly complicated. I like the verity of play styles in the game. It starts with flying a snowspeeder. There's a level riding a speederbike. There's 2 levels that are on rail shooters on a ship. Then there is flying your ship. Then through most of the game you're on foot. >No Quick Saves< The PC version doesn't have quick saves during missions or at check points. That is something that would be very handy with the bugs and crashes I had. I had a game crash just before a boss fight so I had to do the same level all over again. Then there's the Slave 1 bug I mentioned earlier. >fluctuating Difficulty Problems< This is a game made in the 90s so I recommend playing this on easy mode. Back then easy mode is todays hard mode. I made the mistake playing this on medium. Be prepared for the final level. It's the biggest pile of BS. Your on rails being blasted every 3 seconds and there's nothing you can do about it so you'll die, die and die again at least 6 or 7 times during that on rails section. >Controller Problems< Another problem is that is was a product of its time. You'll be fighting the controls. I can understand the control scheme on the N64 but the PC version should have been given better treatment. You can't customize your controls like you can todays games. You can only replace keys with a specific catagory. Meaning if an action requires pressing a key. You can only replace it with a another key. You can't replace that key with a mouse button. I also don't get why there isn't an easier way to aim on the PC version? That was a problem solved for PC games already, even back then, so I don't get why the aim controls weren't fixed or adjusted for PC? I have to stand in place and hold a key while I move my mouse with forced inverted camera movement. I should try again on an easier difficulty. My first playthrough on medium with the bugs, glitches, and crashes did sour my experience a little bit. I can see why people liked it back in the day for its time.
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Dec. 2025
Dude, i'm a 03 zoomer but i made it trough the IG88 bossfight on first try while playing on medium. People are exaggerating how hard this is. Everything works fine and unless you're really REALLY inpatient you'll quickly learn how to play it well.
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Nov. 2025
Game is as a good as I remember. I cant get my xbox controller to work with it though. Keyboard and mouse is ok, just takes some getting use too.
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July 2025
The game where every level is a different genre and none of them work perfectly. It’s like playing a fever dream of every Star Wars toy that was made in the late 90s including the most dramatic shoulder pads in the galaxy.
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May 2025
this is a pretty great game. janky as all hell and the controls are ass. but i enjoyed it. got pretty difficult toward the end though. also the flying is terrible so be prepared for that. i was actually pleasantly surprised that it works on modern hardware without any patches or fixes. would definitely recommend this game. temper your expectations and you'll have a good time.
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STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 5.89€ on Steam.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ received 584 positive votes out of a total of 781 achieving a rating of 7.14.
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STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ was developed by LucasArts and published by LucasArts and Disney.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is playable and fully supported on Windows.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is not playable on MacOS.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is not playable on Linux.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is a single-player game.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ does not currently offer any DLC.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ does not support Steam Remote Play.

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™
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Rating
7.1
584
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Developer
LucasArts
Publisher
LucasArts, Disney
Release 07 Feb 2017
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