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The Imperial Navy is called upon to eradicate the last of the rebellion and restore law and order. As an Imperial navy starfighter pilot, you will safeguard imperiled lives thoughout the galaxy. Join the Emperor's cause in eliminating the Rebel uprising as the Empire strikes back!

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is a action, space and space sim game developed by Totally Games and published by LucasArts, Lucasfilm and Disney.
Released on April 28th 2015 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 602 reviews of which 489 were positive and 113 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition into these genres:

Action Space Space Sim Singleplayer Simulation Classic Flight 1990's

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (DirectX 9 recommended)
  • Storage: 406 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: The Windows version of STAR WARS: TIE Fighter (1998) requires a controller or joystick. STAR WARS: TIE Fighter (1994) can be played with a mouse and keyboard.
MacOS
  • OS: Mac 10.9+
  • Processor: 1.8GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with 256 MB VRAM

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025
A nostalgia game for me, I recommend playing with invul on because its properly wicked hard at times and with a proper joystick. The CD version has the best music.
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March 2025
A great classic and by large the best in the series, with respects to story and game play. The graphics still hold and controls standard. It is highly recommended that one purchase or have a "ThrustMaster" or multi-function cockpit style joystick.
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Jan. 2025
Once considered the greatest Star Wars game of all-time. Possibly still is. Looks amazing with easy-to-find 3D hardware wrapper DLLs, and plays like butter, at any resolution. Looks, and plays, good in OG software mode as well, frankly -- although it seems more stable in hardware 3D mode with the wrapper DLLs. The game is hard. Tie Fighters are flimsy, and dying means starting over the entire campaign. Not joking -- hardcore mode is the only option, because Tie Fighter pilots are just that. That said, the game is worth playing again and again until you have a pilot who can survive an entire campaign, or all of them -- it is that good. Mission design is amazing. You cannot just sit in your comfort zone, and win -- you must use your fighter to it's fullest potential, in many missions. You must be good, and when you win, you will feel like you are an elite Tie Fighter pilot, because _you are one_. Puts modern games to shame, in many ways. Works good with a controller + keyboard (sounds complex, but hey, you're flying a starfighter, and it's not too bad), and if you have a flightstick, you are in starfighter heaven. You always wanted to fly for the Empire. You know its true. That Tie Fighter flyby sound is so satisfying, and blowing up those Rebel whiners... well that's fun too. Now is your chance.
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Dec. 2024
I joined the Imperial Navy to drink ice cold blue milk and kick some Rebel ass, and I'm all out of blue milk. Long live the Empire!
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Aug. 2024
My childhood in a nutshell and frankly still one of the greatest flight sims / star wars game in my books. I would not recommend playing the windows version that this one ships with. The collectors cd-rom is the superior version because of the Imuse system used for the music. Sure the dosbox emulation is not perfect and requires some tweaking to get it run somewhat smoothly though you probably still get fps drops when looking bigger ships but it is worth it. Plus you can play the dos version with mouse and keyboard which I did. 9/10 only because emulation slow downs, maybe one day there is a fork for dosbox that fixes that and gives smooth experience.
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Frequently Asked Questions

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition received 489 positive votes out of a total of 602 achieving a rating of 7.67.
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STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition was developed by Totally Games and published by LucasArts, Lucasfilm and Disney.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is not playable on Linux.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is a single-player game.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.

STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition 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™: TIE Fighter Special Edition
9.75€
7.7
489
113
Game modes
Features
Online players
8
Developer
Totally Games
Publisher
LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney
Release 28 Apr 2015
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