Star Wars Galactic Racer logo revealed at The Game Awards announcing a new Star Wars racing game coming in 2026.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Announced — A New Racing Game Is Coming in 2026

Star Wars is officially heading back to the fast lane.

A brand-new racing game titled Star Wars: Galactic Racer has been announced, with a confirmed 2026 release window. After years of fans asking whether Star Wars would ever return to high-speed racing gameplay, the answer is finally yes—and this time, it’s going galactic.


What Is Star Wars: Galactic Racer?

Unlike classic podracing titles that focused on a single sport or era, Star Wars: Galactic Racer is being positioned as a galaxy-spanning racing experience. The emphasis appears to be on high-stakes competition across the Outer Rim, with dangerous tracks, outlaw racers, and escalating risk-and-reward mechanics.

Early descriptions point toward a runs-based structure, where races aren’t just about finishing first—they’re about survival, momentum, and pushing your luck. Lose everything, or escape with massive winnings. It’s a racing game built around tension, not just lap times.


Not Just Podracing

While the word Racer immediately brings Episode I nostalgia to mind, Galactic Racer does not appear to be a straightforward podracing revival. Early footage and descriptions suggest a broader approach, potentially featuring:

  • Speeders
  • Custom racing vehicles
  • Starships or hybrid racers
  • Tracks across multiple planets and environments

In other words, this isn’t just a remake of the past—it’s Star Wars racing reimagined for a modern audience.


Who’s Behind the Game

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is being developed by Fuse Games, a studio led by veterans with deep experience in arcade-style racing design. That pedigree matters, because Star Wars racing lives or dies by one thing: feel. Speed, weight, risk, and chaos need to be just right.

The game is being published with Lucasfilm Games involvement, signaling a fully official, canon-friendly project rather than a side experiment.


Platforms and Release Window

The game is currently confirmed for:

  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox Series X|S
  • PC

The target release window is 2026, with more details expected as development continues.


Why This Announcement Matters

Star Wars games have explored shooters, RPGs, strategy, and open-world adventures in recent years—but racing has been noticeably absent. Galactic Racer fills that gap and expands the franchise into a genre that thrives on replayability, competition, and spectacle.

It also offers something refreshing: a Star Wars experience that doesn’t revolve around Jedi, Sith, or the Force—just raw speed, danger, and ambition in a lawless galaxy.


Final Thoughts

Star Wars: Galactic Racer feels like a statement that Star Wars gaming is willing to take risks again. By blending high-speed racing with modern progression systems and galaxy-wide scope, it has the potential to become one of the most unique Star Wars games in years.

The engines are warming up.
The galaxy is the track.
And 2026 can’t come fast enough.

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