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We are going to get to become a new legend in the Star Wars if we are able to speed our way to the end of Star Wars: Galactic Racer
If you thought that Star Wars: Galactic Racer was just going to be all racing and no story, well, you're going to be shown why you are wrong about all of that. It does look as if Fuse Games and Secret Mode have opted to make sure this is not just a game about racing, but something that will add to the overall story and lore of the universe. Maybe not in a way that will change the future of the IP, but in a way to make the races worth more of our time, as well as give us a reason to keep driving in circles. At least beyond getting to take many of our favorite speeders from the Star Wars universe for a spin. That's all to say that, yes, there's going to be a story in the mix of the game when it launches on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC this coming October 6th.
As the story seems to go, the Galactic League in the Star Wars universe was set up to test the skills of pilots and give them some fame and glory. That was the idea by the founder, but as things usually do, a shady racer named Kestar has taken some deals, cut some corners, and done many other things to stay on top of the league and to allow others to have a chance. That's where our pilot, Shade, gets to step in and try to win their way to the top and show the darker side of things in Star Wars: Galactic Racer. All as we meet other pilots, racers, and patrons along the way to fill the universe out a bit more. About the expected concept for it all, given how the races were shown in the core of the IP, but we get to help it along here. Maybe even to help bring Shade into the limelight and join the ranks of the other legends out there.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer — Story
Star Wars: Galactic Racer invites elite pilots to join the Galactic League, an underground racing league born in the lawless Outer Rim, established by racing enthusiast Darius Pax. But while Pax may have founded the League, underhanded and well-connected racer Kestar Bool has become its champion and will stop at nothing to maintain his grip on the title. With nowhere else to turn, Pax recruits Shade, a lone racer with a personal grudge against the Bool family, to enter the Galactic League and bring an end to Kestar’s reign before his corruption grows too deep to remove.
To prove their worth in the Galactic League, pilots will engage in a series of challenges designed to test their skills. The runs-based campaign sees players carving their own path through the League, choosing between different events as they progress with unique unlocks and new challenges at every turn. There’s no turning back once an event is chosen, and if a pilot crashes too many times, they wreck out of the tour and will need to regroup, rebuild, and begin again. Only certain perks and unlocks earned in previous attempts are carried over to the next run. Racers will start each tour from scratch with new decisions and choices to make for another chance to take down league champion Kestar Bool.
Kestar and Shade may be the main characters in the Star Wars: Galactic Racer campaign, but there are many other pilots vying for the top spot. In the trailer, fans can catch a glimpse of Shade exploring the paddock, where fellow racers congregate to share stories, throw down challenges, and even provide support. Each planet’s paddock features the mechanic, Hibi, and her unique workshop. Here, Shade can fit new parts, either earned or bought from Hibi herself, offering stat boosts and abilities to support each player's racing style as they prepare for races across the circuit.
The newly revealed location of Derven Acos is the ultimate test in the Galactic League - a custom-built arena designed specifically for the racing league. Derven Acos features every planetary condition that racers will have encountered throughout the tour, all combined into a mighty gauntlet that will push a pilot's skills to the limit. Racers will need nerves of steel and a well-tuned build for the showpiece events of the Galactic League.
Fans also get their first look at the iconic podracers being piloted outside of the Mos Espa Circuit, bringing these powerful machines to planets with new challenges to overcome. In addition to discovering the part podracing plays in the single-player story campaign, eager racers can choose to jump straight into podracing as soon as they start playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer through the Arcade mode and will get to experience unique podracer-focused online multiplayer events for the very first time.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 6th, 2026.
Did you really need a story added into the mix of Star Wars: Galactic Racer? It is interesting to see the main character is named Shade while we are working our way through a shady element of the universe? Will the story be left outside of canon, and will it just be a reason to get us all invested in piloting these ships? What other characters do you think we will see in the mix of all of the racing out there? Let's have those thoughts tossed out there in the comment section down the page here. Even if it might not sound that way, I'm still excited for Star Wars: Galactic Racer to launch out there. It's why I'll be doing my best to get you all of the fun news and updates for the game. So, please keep checking back with the site and all of our socials to see when we have something new to share with you.
