Read on to find out everything you need to know about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, including release date and pre-order details, what we know about the story and returning characters, and much more.
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Star Wars Jedi Survivor release date
When it does come out at the end of April, Jedi: Survivor will be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. You’ll be able to pick the game up on either Steam or the Epic Games Store if you’re on PC.
Sadly, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor probably won’t be appearing on Game Pass any time soon. There’s been no news to indicate that the game will be available from day one on Game Pass.
But going from the previous track record of EA games, it’s likely that Jedi: Survivor will eventually arrive on Game Pass at a later date. Fallen Order is available on Game Pass via EA Play, so it stands to reason that we’ll see Jedi: Survivor reach Game Pass at some point. On day one though? Not likely.
There are two available editions for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and both are available to pre-order right now.
The first edition is theStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Standard Edition, available for £60 / $70 / €70. If you purchase this edition, then you’ll receive the Jedi Survival cosmetic pack, a selection of cosmetics inspired by the one and only Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Jedi Survival cosmetic pack:
Alternatively you can pre-order theStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Deluxe Editionfor £80 / $90 / €70. In addition to the Jedi Surviral cosmetic pack above, you’ll also receive the following packs:
Galactic Hero cosmetic pack:
New Hero cosmetic pack:
Pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition doesn’t get you any additional bonuses compared to purchasing the Deluxe Edition on release.
There have been several trailers for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor so far. But first we’ll start with the latest footage we’ve seen, which gives us a 9-minute-long look at the gameplay, courtesy of IGN First.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor looks to build on the foundations of its predecessor, Fallen Order, in several ways. You may have already noticed that blaster cosmetics are included in the pre-order and deluxe edition bonuses. That’s right - Cal will incorporate blaster combat into his repertoire in Jedi: Survivor instead of purely using his lightsaber and the Force.
Cal is also canonically stronger than before, and capable of using new Force powers. We haven’t seen any sign of them yet, but there’s a very rich compendium of Force powers in the wider Star Wars universe. My main question is whether Cal will gain access to any abilities typically reserved for Sith (or at least non-Jedi), such as Force Grip and Force Crush.
Speaking toGameInformer, game director Stig Asmussen revealed that Cal will have access to five “fully realised” lightsaber stances in Jedi: Survivor, which evokes somewhat the canon idea of the 7 forms of lightsaber combat. You can choose to wield two lightsabers simultaneously for a fast and nimble approach; or go heavy and powerful with a stance that activates Cal’s new Kylo-Ren-esque crossguard. You can even wield a lightsaber and blaster simultaneously.
Outside of combat, veterans of the first game will breathe a sigh of relief at the news that Jedi: Survivor will include fast travel! Huzzah! This, plus the inclusion of new rideable creatures (as shown in the above reveal trailer) indicate that the open-world areas of Jedi: Survivor will be larger than in Fallen Order. Cal can tame and ride mounts, and he can also use cables to cross large distances both horizontally and vertically.
Jedi: Survivor takes place 5 years after the events of Fallen Order (interestingly the same year that the show Kenobi is set…), and Cal Kestis is now a powerful Jedi Knight. The tone set by the two trailers above is quite dark. Clearly the Empire is still ruthlessly hunting down Cal and his associates, and according to Cere, Cal has been earning a reputation as “the Empire’s most wanted”. Though I suppose Cere may have thought differently if she knew Obi-Wan was still out there.
In the teaser trailer, we see an unknown Pau’an senator (and clear enemy of Cal’s) in possession of Cal’s lightsaber. In a flashback we see that Cal was disarmed of his lightsaber in a fight against a mysterious and seemingly very powerful combatant wielding a red lightsaber.
We also see a mysterious man in a bacta tank who was betrayed by someone close to them. How long they were suspended in the tank? We don’t yet know. He is presumably found and released by Cal during the events of Jedi: Survivor, but from his appearance alongside the pair of bounty hunters that accost Cal in the second trailer, we can infer that he isn’t exactly an ally.
There’s no single setting for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, just as there was no one setting for Fallen Order. The action will take place over multiple planets and biomes, and most of them are likely to have large-scale maps which can be explored freely.
One important bit of information can be gleaned from the Steam Store page regarding the setting: “Discover new planets and familiar frontiers in the Star Wars galaxy”. This shows that we’ll be returning to at least one or two well-known Star Wars planets. What could it be? Tatooine? Hoth? Coruscant? Naboo? Jakku? There’s a huge number to choose from.
In addition to the expected return of Cal Kestis and his droid pal BD-1, Jedi: Survivor will see the return of Cere Junda, the ex-Jedi who aligned with Cal during the events of Fallen Order. We don’t yet know whether the other members of the first game’s central group (Greez and Nightsister Merrin), or other familiar faces such as Jaro Tapal (Cal’s former Jedi Master) may return.
We also saw several new faces in the Jedi: Survivor trailers. One seemingly important character is Bode Akuna, a mercenary who seems quite close to Cal. There’s also the mysterious bacta tank man, who may end up being one of the big antagonists of Jedi: Survivor. The same is true of the as-yet unnamed Pau’an senator who, based on the trailer, seems to have sent the red lightsaber-wielder to either assassinate Cal or steal his lightsaber - the latter of which it looks like he achieved.
We don’t yet know whether Jedi: Survivor will have a multiplayer mode of some sort, but honestly it’s not very likely.
Fallen Order was a vital part of a movement from multiplayer back to singleplayer games for EA, and the chances of them deviating from their tried and tested Fallen Order formula in order to add a multiplayer element is, well, slim. So if you’re looking for aStar Wars gameto enjoy alongside your friends, then this probably isn’t the game for you.
That’s everything we know so far about Respawn’s eagerly-anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. But keep this page bookmarked, because we’ll be updating it with all the latest information as it arrives! In the meantime, if you’re interested in playing through Fallen Order again (or picking it up for the first time) in readiness for Jedi: Survivor, do check out ourStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order tips and trickspage!
