In 2024, Star Wars: Hunters arrived with blaster fire, banter, and bold moves—literally. To celebrate its launch, the galaxy didn’t just get a new multiplayer brawler, it got giant murals in London and Berlin, hand-painted by a team of 11 artists over 750 hours. That’s not marketing—that’s Jedi-level dedication.
Fast forward to 2025, and while the game is set to shut down in October, the legacy of these epic murals still stands as one of the most creative launches in Star Wars game history.
🧱 A Wall-Worthy Welcome to the Arena
To kick off the launch of Star Wars: Hunters, Lucasfilm partnered with Global Street Art to bring the world of Vespaara’s arena battles to life—on actual buildings.
Two huge murals were created in:
- Shoreditch, London
- Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
These weren’t digital projections or vinyl prints—these were meticulously hand-painted works of art, using the kind of tools that don’t require a GPU: brushes, rollers, ladders, and lots of caffeine.
🎨 The Creative Force Behind the Murals
The project brought together a talented group of 11 artists, who collectively spent over 750 hours scaling walls and perfecting every shade, line, and lens flare. The process included:
- Breaking down digital mockups into massive grid maps
- Using environmentally safe paints
- Painting while dodging weather shifts (because the Force doesn’t control British rain)
And the result? A stunning tribute to the characters of Star Wars: Hunters, featuring iconic imagery of stormtroopers, Mandalorians, arena champions, and that now-familiar Hunters logo radiating with competitive energy.
🌌 Launch Night: From Murals to Multimedia
On launch night, the murals didn’t just sit there looking pretty. They came to life thanks to projectors that cast dramatic lighting, color effects, and motion across the artwork. Pedestrians stopped. Phones came out. The force of Instagramming was strong.
In London, crowds gathered below the towering mural as night fell and the projections kicked off. It wasn’t just a launch—it was an event. One that blurred the lines between marketing and street-level Star Wars celebration.
🎮 A Quick Recap: What Was Star Wars: Hunters?
Set after the fall of the Galactic Empire, Star Wars: Hunters was a free-to-play 4v4 multiplayer arena game featuring an eclectic cast of original characters. Think lightsabers, blasters, custom gear, and Wookiee tanks all brawling it out in dynamic arenas.
Each Hunter brought unique abilities and personalities, and while the game never reached hyperspace-level popularity, it carved out a place in Star Wars gaming for its art style, fast-paced gameplay, and bold character designs.
📦 The Inevitable Shutdown (But Not the End of the Art)
In 2025, it was announced that Star Wars: Hunters will officially shut down in October, less than two years after launch. Like many live-service titles, it had its moment, made its mark, and will now become part of Star Wars gaming history.
But the murals? Those were never meant to last forever—and that’s what made them special. Like a Force ghost on a brick wall, their presence was fleeting, beautiful, and packed with meaning.
💡 Why This Kind of Launch Still Matters
Even if the game didn’t become a long-term staple, the Hunters mural campaign proved one thing: creative marketing still has power. In an age of endless digital ads, it was refreshing to see something bold, physical, and handmade.
It gave people a reason to stop, stare, and ask, “Wait… what is that?” And sometimes, that’s all it takes to start a connection.
🚪 Final Thoughts: A Big Impact, Even in a Short Run
Star Wars: Hunters may be closing its servers this October, but it leaves behind a creative legacy far bigger than its screen time. The murals in London and Berlin weren’t just painted walls—they were living billboards of artistry, celebration, and storytelling.
In the end, the game might disappear from your device, but for anyone who stood under those murals as they lit up the night sky, the memory is locked in like a carbon-frozen bounty.
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