Star Wars is a remarkably flexible science fiction franchise. While the Skywalker family’s story is what most people know, it’s actually a vast universe with a huge number of potential stories spanning many years and galaxies. It offers everything from scary horror to grand war epics and thrilling adventures featuring compelling heroes and villains. The world of Star Wars is incredibly detailed and well-developed, and beyond the films and TV shows, there’s a wealth of excellent video games that both longtime fans and new players can enjoy.
Star Wars has seen its share of projects fall through, and that includes some well-known cancelled games. Fans often talk about unmade movies, but several games have also been scrapped – some even very close to release. These cancelled titles had the potential to be truly groundbreaking. We’ve gathered information on many of these lost games, detailing what they would have been like and why they were cancelled. We’ve even included leaked gameplay footage for a few of them!
Star Wars: Battlefront 3 (2008)
The original *Star Wars: Battlefront 2* is considered one of the best Star Wars games ever made, and a sequel almost came to fruition. *Star Wars: Battlefront 3* was in development at Free Radical, and according to studio co-founder Steve Ellis, it was nearly finished – around 99% complete and only needing a few bug fixes. While others believe the game was closer to 75% done, the entire campaign was leaked online. It tells the story of two brothers serving in the Clone Army who find themselves on opposite sides after the events of Order 66.
The game would have covered events from both the original Star Wars trilogy and the prequel films, letting players experience the stories of characters like Luke Skywalker. The multiplayer mode appeared significantly improved over previous games, featuring seamless transitions from ground-based combat to space battles around massive ships. While the game looked promising, its cancellation was due to a complex set of issues. The development team, Free Radical, consistently failed to meet important deadlines and struggled to finalize the game. There were also claims that Free Radical was using funds intended for this project on other ventures, allegations that Ellis strongly denied.
The failure of *Battlefront 3* is generally attributed to a breakdown in the relationship between Free Radical and LucasArts. Fortunately, gameplay footage still exists, giving fans a glimpse of what the game could have been. Plans for a *Battlefront 4* also existed, imagining an alternate storyline where Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan were on the dark side and Darth Vader was a Jedi, but this project was unfortunately canceled along with *Battlefront 3*.
The story doesn’t end with Free Radical. LucasArts still wanted to create *Battlefront 3*. In the early 2010s, they started working on a project called “Version Two,” which was intended to be the third *Battlefront* game, developed by their own team. They knew fans were eager for another installment in the series, and you can actually see some gameplay footage from this project at the beginning of this article.
You might be curious about *Star Wars Battlefront 3*. The truth is, it never really existed as a project. While the backlash over loot boxes in the previous *Battlefront* may have made Disney hesitant, EA also didn’t seem keen on developing it. It’s possible we’ll see it someday, but it’s unlikely now that the *Battlefield* series is doing well. It wasn’t so much ‘cancelled’ as it was never seriously planned.
Star Wars 1313
Probably the most well-known cancelled game on this list, *Star Wars 1313* was shown at E3 2012. It promised a darker, more realistic *Star Wars* experience, focusing on a bounty hunter navigating the criminal underworld of Coruscant, specifically the planet’s dangerous Level 1313. The gameplay demo was incredibly exciting, featuring a thrilling sequence reminiscent of *Uncharted*, where the hero fought off masked soldiers while aboard a ship in flight. Unfortunately, that would be the only official glimpse of the game, as it was ultimately cancelled after Disney acquired the *Star Wars* franchise.
Originally, Star Wars 1313 was planned to let players control Boba Fett, offering a bounty hunter experience within the Star Wars galaxy. The game was going to begin with a prologue shown at E3 2013, featuring a young Boba Fett on Tatooine interacting with characters like Jabba the Hutt. Throughout the story, Boba Fett would have teamed up with unexpected allies in the criminal world, including a droid companion who would ultimately turn against him.
George Lucas had big plans for this project, hoping to tie it into his *Star Wars: Underworld* TV series. However, he left after Disney bought the franchise. The main reason the game was cancelled – even though it was progressing well – was Disney’s decision to allow other companies to develop *Star Wars* games instead of handling everything themselves. It’s still considered a particularly disappointing cancellation in gaming history.
Project Ragtag
Project Ragtag was the working title for a Star Wars game that was publicly revealed but ultimately cancelled. After leaving Naughty Dog, Amy Hennig, the creator of the Uncharted series, joined Visceral Games to develop this new Star Wars adventure. The game would have taken place after *A New Hope* and centered around a group of criminals pulling off a heist in space.
The project faced increasing criticism because it didn’t feature any well-known characters, and surprisingly, lacked Jedi, lightsabers, or Force powers. Eventually, due to internal issues and disagreements about the game’s direction, it was cancelled and the development studio, Visceral Games, was closed, meaning the game would never be released.
Star Wars: Battle of the Sith Lords
Around the early 2010s, LucasArts asked Red Fly Studio to create a Darth Maul video game. Without a specific storyline in mind, the studio developed an idea focusing on Maul’s upbringing and the events that turned him into a Sith Lord. They wanted to portray him as a character with inner conflict and a sense of morality, forced to embrace the dark side to survive, allowing them to showcase his more human side.
Similar to an earlier canceled project, *Star Wars: Battle of the Sith Lords* (internally known as Maul) was intended to be a more violent game, really highlighting Darth Maul’s brutality and the power of his lightsaber. Later, George Lucas and Dave Filoni shared plans to feature Maul in the *Clone Wars* animated series, revealing he had survived *The Phantom Menace* and now used robotic legs.
After initial planning, the team imagined a three-part game series that would cover the character’s entire life story – his beginnings, a major setback resembling death, and his eventual comeback. However, the project was cancelled when Disney bought Star Wars, even though it had potential. Red Fly Studio revisited the idea in 2015, but Disney and EA, which held exclusive rights to Star Wars games, weren’t interested in pursuing it.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 3
A planned sequel to *Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2* would have continued the story from its optimistic ending. The game would have featured Starkiller capturing Darth Vader for the Rebel Alliance and transporting him to Dantooine. However, Boba Fett, acting on Palpatine’s orders, shoots them down, forcing Vader and Starkiller to work together in a co-operative, open-world campaign. The storyline would have explored whether Vader could truly be trusted during this partnership.
The game was never developed. Its creator, Haden Blackman, was preparing to leave LucasArts and start his own studio, Hanger 13, when Disney shut down LucasArts altogether. It’s unknown whether the game would have been made if Blackman hadn’t left, or if it was simply canceled when he did.
Star Wars Episode VII: Shadows of the Sith
Nearly ten years before the first draft of *Star Wars: The Force Awakens*, a team at LucasArts developed a video game idea that essentially functioned as a continuation of the film saga – what would have been “Episode VII.” This project began in 2004, just before *Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith* came out. The game would have featured Luke Skywalker’s son, Ben, as the main character, now grown up. He would have unlocked new, potent Force powers and battled an enemy from the Solo family – a concept that eventually evolved into the character of Kylo Ren in the later *Star Wars* sequels.
The project never developed past the initial idea phase, though some of its concepts were later used in *Star Wars: The Force Unleashed*. Blackman later attempted to revive it as a *Star Wars* game focused on the Sith, set far into the future, but that effort also failed and was cancelled.
Star Wars: First Assault
Originally planned as a fast-paced, realistic first-person shooter in the style of *Call of Duty*, *Star Wars: First Assault* was a downloadable game for Xbox Live Arcade that never saw the light of day. The game was nearly ready to be announced in September 2012, with plans for a beta release soon after. In fact, a listing for the unannounced game briefly appeared on the Xbox Live Marketplace. If released, it would have launched in spring 2013. The project was intended as a test run for a larger *Star Wars* shooter, built using the Unreal Engine 3, to gauge public interest in the concept.
The plan was to include the promising “Version Two” project in *Star Wars: Battlefront 3*. Sadly, the Disney acquisition led to its cancellation, despite it being nearly complete and not due to any issues with its quality. It was simply a business decision.
Star Wars: Imperial Commando/Rebel Commando
So, I was reading about some old Star Wars game ideas, and it turns out there were plans for a sequel to *Star Wars: Republic Commando*! Apparently, LucasArts was tossing around two concepts. One, called *Imperial Commando*, would have let me play as an Imperial commando – maybe even with some of the original Delta Squad guys – after Order 66. We’d be fighting Wookies and Jedi, which sounds awesome! Sadly, it didn’t really go anywhere, which is a bummer.
Another idea was for a game called *Rebel Commando*, which would have featured Sev – a character whose fate was left uncertain at the end of the last game – joining the Rebel Alliance after the Battle of Kashyyyk. However, even though *Republic Commando* was a highly-regarded Star Wars game, it didn’t sell well enough, and so both of these concepts were never developed beyond the initial planning stages.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 was intended to finish another Star Wars story arc. Players would follow the path of Revan and ultimately confront incredibly powerful and frightening ancient Sith lords. Throughout the game, players would discover the devastating effects these characters had on the galaxy through historical remnants and evidence of their destructive power.
After creating *Star Wars: The Old Republic*, BioWare left the project, and Obsidian Entertainment-the team behind the well-known *Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2*-tried several times to convince LucasArts to let them develop a new game. However, LucasArts was facing financial difficulties and didn’t want to invest in a large, single-player RPG, so the project was ultimately cancelled.
Untitled Star Wars FPS Game
In early 2022, the team behind *Titanfall* and *Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order* announced they were creating a new first-person shooter set in the *Star Wars* universe. Because of their experience with the genre, fans hoped it would be a game like a new *Republic Commando* title. There were also rumors it might be based on *The Mandalorian*, but we still don’t know what the game actually was. The only confirmed detail was that it drew inspiration from the classic game *Star Wars: Dark Forces*.
In 2024, Respawn unexpectedly cancelled their Star Wars first-person shooter game, leaving fans without a clear explanation.
Miscellaneous Cancelled Star Wars Games
Over the years, many Star Wars games were proposed or didn’t make it past the planning stage, and information about them is scarce. Here’s a list of some of those forgotten titles.
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight 3 – Brink of Darkness
- Untitled Chewbacca game set after Episode III
- Star Wars: Han Solo
- Star Wars: Rebel Fury
- Star Wars: Jedi Outlaw
- Star Wars: Rebel Warrior
- Star Wars: Vader
- Star Wars: Dark Jedi
- Star Wars: Jedi Hunter
- Star Wars: Smuggler
- Star Wars: Rebel Scum
- Star Wars: Underworld (likely related to George Lucas’ cancelled live-action Star Wars TV series)
- Star Wars: Rogue Jedi
- Star Wars: Scum and Villainy
- Star Wars: Rebel Jedi
- Star Wars: Jedi Master
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