- 10players
- 30–90 min
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
Cockpit-view starfighter combat with X-wings and TIE fighters in five-against-five battles, with optional VR on PC and PlayStation.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 10 players on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. PC, PlayStation and Xbox players can invite each other into one squad; crossplay can be turned off in the settings.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
- PCEpic Games StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- PS5PlayStation StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
A squad of up to five flies togetherAgainst other players in Dogfight and Fleet Battles, or against AI ships in co-op Fleet Battles, which suits groups still learning to manage power and shields.
Custom matches let ten friends split into two teams.
The campaign is single-player.
PC, PlayStation and Xbox play together, and each player needs a copy.
Is it good
66%
Mixed on Steam
- 79MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 79Top criticsOpenCritic · Nov 2020 (OpenCritic top critic average, 121 reviews, as of Nov 2020; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 79%RecommendOpenCritic · Nov 2020 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 121 reviews, as of Nov 2020; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. PC, PlayStation and Xbox players can invite each other into one squad; crossplay can be turned off in the settings.
- 10
Squads take five, also in co-op Fleet Battles against AI; a custom match holds two teams of up to five, so ten friends can fill one. The story is single-player.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Motive Studio
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Series
- Star Wars
- Released
- Oct 2, 2020 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 13 languages, voices in 4
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Fantasy violence, mild language
- Also needs
- EA Account
In these lists
Answers
- Does STAR WARS: Squadrons have couch co-op?
- No. STAR WARS: Squadrons has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play STAR WARS: Squadrons together?
- Online co-op and versus for up to 10 on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Is STAR WARS: Squadrons crossplay?
- Yes. Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. PC, PlayStation and Xbox players can invite each other into one squad; crossplay can be turned off in the settings.
- One of 147 PC and PS5 crossplay games
- Do you need two copies of STAR WARS: Squadrons?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- What platforms is STAR WARS: Squadrons on?
- PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- One of 290 co-op games on PS5
- Does STAR WARS: Squadrons work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is STAR WARS: Squadrons free?
- No, it's a paid game. It's included with Game Pass on Xbox and EA Play on Xbox.
- Is STAR WARS: Squadrons on Game Pass?
- Yes: included with Game Pass on Xbox and EA Play on Xbox.
- One of 105 Xbox Game Pass multiplayer games
