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Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion?

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition is a action, space sim and simulation game developed by Lucasfim and published by Lucasfim, LucasArts and Disney.
Released on April 28th 2015 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 435 reviews of which 335 were positive and 100 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition into these genres:

Action Space Sim Simulation Singleplayer Space Flight Classic 1990's Sci-fi Retro

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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)
  • DirectX: Version 7.0
  • Storage: 216 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: The Windows version of STAR WARS: X-Wing (1998) requires a controller or joystick. STAR WARS: X-Wing (1993) 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
Make your life easier and grab the XWVM mod(basically, this game ported to the Unity engine.) Easy to setup and can use modern day controllers. Peak Star Wars flight simmming.
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June 2025
„That was one in a million.“ Along with Star Wars Rebel Assault and Command & Conquer Red Alert, it was this game that made me realize back in the mid 90s that the PC is the superior gaming platform. In the meantime since then, Rebel Assault has turned from a guilty pleasure to one of the worst games ever made and Red Alert is still the greatest RTS game, but got some serious competition by its own successors and the likes of Age of Empires 2. The X-Wing series on the other hand is still something very unique and after playing the original for the first time in nearly 30 years, i remembered within minutes why it made me waste week after week on my dad‘s old DOS- and Windows 3.1-powered 3/86 back in 1996. X-Wing runs perfectly on modern systems without any compatibility issues or necessary bugfixing at all and it is perfectly playable with a common Xbox controller (maybe even better than with a classic joystick). The attention to detail, distinct classic Star Wars atmosphere and general amount of effort and refinement that were put into this thing are barely matched by any other Star Wars game of the last two decades and for 1993 standards X-Wing actually looks, sounds and plays basically flawless. The first time i booted it up again i had only planned to set up my Xbox controller, but within moments i got hooked again and played for over 2 hours straight. Now you might scream „Nostalgic Star Wars fanboy alert!“, but believe me, even if you are not a hardcore Star Wars fan that was born long before 1990, you‘ll find that this game aged like fine wine. Star Wars X-Wing is not only one of the best and most groundbreaking space combat simulations and a Top 10 greatest Star Wars game ever made: If it weren‘t for Doom, this would be by far the most amazing game of the year 1993 and i dare say maybe even one of the greatest PC games of all time in general. ______________________________ STAR WARS X-WING Genre: Simulation Release: Q1 1993 ( ) 0/8 Simply one of the worst games ever made. Don't waste any money on this. ( ) 1/8 Bad. Seriously flawed with barely any redeeming qualities. Worth a couple of Cents at best, if at all. ( ) 2/8 Sub-par. Only for hardcore-fans of respective genre / series. Don't pay more than 5 bucks. ( ) 3/8 Meh-diocre. It‘s okay. Don't pay more than 10 bucks. ( ) 4/8 Decent, but not for everybody. Don't pay more than 15 bucks. ( ) 5/8 Good game, Must-play for genre- / series-fans. Worth 20 to 25 bucks max, if you are not a fan. ( ) 6/8 Great game, universal recommendation. 30 bucks would be a steal for this. (X) 7/8 Outstanding game, a milestone of it‘s respective genre. Definitely worth its full prize. ( ) 8/8 Simply one of the best games ever made. Get this, the prize doesn't matter.
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May 2025
Its hard, but once you get to know all of the hotkeys its doable. Its definitely challenging which is a plus.
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March 2025
a nostalgic classic with blocky graphics that takes me right back to the early 90's! still a challenging game all these decades later
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Jan. 2025
Still great. Plays buttery smooth, at any rez, and still is a blast. Mission design is fantastic -- shift power the engines, and get those tie bombers, or you're gonna lose. You'll need to mix it up a little, with the keyboard and the gamepad. There aren't really enough buttons. Not much of a problem, really -- think of it as a real X-Wing simulator, where not all the controls are on the stick itself. There are hardware wrapper mods available for playing in 640x480 (or higher) resolutions, and.. yeah it looks good, like an update from 1993 to like... 2004? Still a pretty good improvement, especially with the higher rez textures in the remaster. It's a hard game -- if you die during a mission, you'll either be rescued and get to try again, or be killed, or captured, and then your pilot career is over, then yeah -- you need to start again. Yup, you read that right -- step aside, Dark Souls, its Ironman mode for everyone, all the time. You could copy your save file, if you want to cheat death (even though that's pretty sad) -- they hadn't made such a thing impossible, at the time. Should you buy it? Yes, yes you should. Worth every penny, if you ever dreamed of flying a starfighter, and have even the slightest appreciation for the quality of older games' solid gameplay.
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Frequently Asked Questions

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition received 335 positive votes out of a total of 435 achieving a rating of 7.27.
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STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition was developed by Lucasfim and published by Lucasfim, LucasArts and Disney.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition is not playable on Linux.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition is a single-player game.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing 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™ - X-Wing Special Edition
9.75€
7.3
335
100
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Features
Online players
6
Developer
Lucasfim
Publisher
Lucasfim, LucasArts, Disney
Release 28 Apr 2015
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