Star Wars Zero Company
What critics said
Eurogamer80An already winning genre is matched with the perfect setting in this earnest, heartfelt, smart and slightly ramshackle turn-based tactics gem.
PC Gamer90A new all-timer Star Wars game and a stunning debut for Bit Reactor.
IGN90Star Wars Zero Company is an excellent tactical game that does a fantastic job of slathering on the same cinematic look and feel we saw in Respawn's Star Wars Jedi games, incorporating strong characters and a storyline that's refreshingly centered on non-Force users and a non-traditional villain.
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Star Wars Zero Company review
It took me longer than I'd like to admit to realise something obvious about Star Wars Zero Company. The fate of its eponymous crew - short of cash, betrayed by the shifting sands of circumstance in a tumultuous wider world, scrambling to just about get the job over the line - is really a lot like that of its developers at Bit Reactor. Furloughed for about a month before the game was released, those staff have clearly hustled and scrapped and fought to the last. And so Zero Company the game bears
Star Wars Zero Company Adds Modifiers, Cuts Upgrade Costs, More in Massive Update
Tactical download. EA and Bit Reactor have released a huge game update for Star Wars Zero Company, the good but rough-around-the-edges strategy game set in a galaxy far, far away. The update brings the game to version 1.2, and it's available now on all platforms, including PS5 of course. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
As Its Developer Recovers, Star Wars Zero Company Reaches One Million Copies Sold
One zero zero zero zero zero zero company. Publisher EA has announced that Star Wars Zero Company, the XCOM-but-Star Wars strategy game from Bit Reactor and Respawn, has now sold over a million copies. The announcement comes via the game's official social channels: Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Furloughed Staff From Star Wars Zero Company Developer Begin Returning to Work
Bit Reactor says it has "started the process of returning more of our team back to work" after the majority of the studio was furloughed several weeks ago The post Furloughed Staff From Star Wars Zero Company Developer Begin Returning to Work appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
Star Wars Zero Company Success Allows Dev to Bring Back Staff
Furloughed workers back at studio. Star Wars Zero Company team Bit Reactor has confirmed it's been able to start returning to work the staff it was forced to furlough in the lead-up to the strategy game's launch. A new social media post from the developer shared that it's brought "more of our team back to work at Bit Reactor" as it looks to continue support of the title, potentially opening it up to the possibility of DLC alongside standard updates. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Star Wars Zero Company studio start to bring back devs furloughed prior to launch, with "more than half" of previous headcount reportedly returning to payroll
Star Wars Zero Company developers Bit Reactor have begun to put some of the developers they furloughed prior to the game's release back on payroll. Thus far, the number of staff on payroll at the studio has reportedly returned to "more than half" of what it was prior to the furloughs, with Bit Reactor boss Greg Foertsch asserting that they hope to "eventually bring as many people back as possible".
Bit Reactor CEO Welcomes Return of Some Furloughed Staff for 'Continued Support' of Star Wars Zero Company
Bit Reactor, the developer of Star Wars Zero Company, has begun returning some of its staff to the team after furloughing an estimated 80% of employees just before the game’s launch.
Star Wars Zero Company Developer Bit Reactor Returns More of Their Team to Work
Some good news for the industry and Bit Reactor celebrates the success of Star Wars Zero Company by returning previously laid off employees back to work.
Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor begins bringing furloughed staff back
Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor has started bringing back staff it furloughed ahead of the game's launch.
Star Wars: Zero Company studio is bringing "as many people back as possible" after furloughing "most" of its developers
Star Wars: Zero Company maker Bit Reactor is bringing back developers who were furloughed ahead of launch.
Star Wars Zero Company staff ‘returning to work’ after being furloughed pre-release
Bit Reactor says its paying furloughed developers again
Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor brings back 'over half' of furloughed staff
The studio suspended the majority of its staff ahead of the tactical Star Wars title's launch. Now it's bringing back many suspended employees.
Some furloughed Star Wars Zero Company developers are returning to work, studio says
Bit Reactor breaks its silence with good news (for some)
Star Wars Zero Company Gets Its First Big Discount at Amazon for Prime Day
Star Wars Zero Company has dropped to a new low price at Amazon ahead of the retailer's Prime Big Deal Days sale event, with a 20% discount across PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Star Wars Zero Company Gets Its First Big Discount at Amazon Ahead of Prime Big Deal Days
Star Wars Zero Company has dropped to a new low price at Amazon ahead of the retailer's Prime Big Deal Days sale event, with a 20% discount across PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Star Wars Zero Company finds success in passing 1m sales, so can the furloughed development team be reinstated and paid now?
Star Wars Zero Company, the XCOM-like turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor, appears to have been a success, selling more than 1m copies, according to estimates from industry analyst Alinea Analytics.
Players’ Choice – Star Wars Zero Company voted August 2026’s top new game
Your votes have spoken: Star Wars Zero Company wins Players’ Choice for August. Congrats to Bit Reactor and Electronic Arts! What games have you been playing this month so far? Share predictions on September’s winner in the comments below. Last month was filled with superhero spectacles, bonding with friends, and a few heavy hitters! Some […]
How Star Wars Prequels and Battlefront II Influenced the Zero Company Soundtrack
Prolific Star Wars composer Gordy Haab reveals how his work on Battlefront II directly influenced the darker, original music for Star Wars Zero Company.
Feature: Five Reasons Why Star Wars Zero Company Is An All-Timer On Xbox Series X
I have a good feeling about this. Not too long ago, Star Wars Zero Company launched to some rather stellar reviews, and it got me feeling curious. For the past week, it's all I've been playing on my Xbox Series X, and after 40-50 hours of playtime, I'm thinking it may genuinely be one of the best tactics games of the past decade. I wasn't able to whip up a proper review for launch - at the time, I was busy sharing my thoughts on Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. But instead of completely ignoring
Strategically making Star Wars Zero Company, ft. Greg Foertsch
Bit Reactor CEO and Star Wars Zero Company creative director Greg Foertsch discusses the development of the latest adventure from the world of Star Wars.
Star Wars Zero Company Review
Star Wars Zero Company is a challenging, inventive, and imminently replayable addition to the tactical strategy genre and Star Wars canon. The post Star Wars Zero Company Review appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
Star Wars Zero Company Was Originally Pitched as a Titanfall Universe Game
Star Wars Zero Company was originally pitched as a game in the Titanfall universe.
Star Wars: Zero Company devs left without pay, report claims, with "most" staff furloughed prior to launch
Prior to releasing Star Wars Zero Company last week, developers Bit Reactor reportedly furloughed "most" of the team who made it, seemingly leaving said staff in limbo.
Despite Star Wars Zero Company's Strong Launch, the Dev Hasn't Been Doing Great
Details emerge about Bit Reactor struggles. Star Wars Zero Company launched on PS5 and other platforms last week, and it appears the turn-based strategy game has been a success for publisher EA and developer Bit Reactor. Certainly, the critical reception has been very good, players rate it highly, and it's currently one of Steam's top sellers — all good signs. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
The Studio Behind Hit New Star Wars Game Zero Company Quietly Furloughed 'Most' Staff Just Before Launch
Bit Reactor, the studio behind Star Wars Zero Company, furloughed the majority of its staff just before the game launched.
Star Wars Zero Company studio furloughed workers ahead of launch
Bit Reactor has confirmed it temporarily suspended workers without pay due to concerns over how its debut title would perform.
"Most" of the developers behind critically acclaimed Star Wars Zero Company were furloughed ahead of launch
Most of the developers behind the critically acclaimed Star Wars Zero Company were furloughed weeks before the game's launch last week, as a legal dispute between the studio founders puts Bit Reactor's ownership into question.
Bit Reactor furloughed "many of its workers" in the weeks before Star Wars Zero Company's launch
Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor furloughed "many of its workers" prior to the game's release.
Star Wars Zero Company Developer Has Largely Been Furloughed – Report
Sources tell Game File that the majority of studio Bit Reactor was furloughed prior to the launch of Star Wars Zero Company The post Star Wars Zero Company Developer Has Largely Been Furloughed – Report appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
Star Wars Zero Company understands that Star Wars games should feel less like the movies and more like the toys
I'm still early days on Star Wars Zero Company, but I think I'm in love. And this is kind of expected and also kind of strange. It's kind of expected because this is XCOM: Star Wars at first glance, and jeepers I love XCOM. I love moving my little units around, pondering when to advance and when to hang back, and I even love missing a shot that surely was almost a dead cert.
STAR WARS Zero Company is out now
STAR WARS Zero Company has been released today from Bit Reactor / Electronic Arts, and it's very much Star Wars XCOM with a little extra sauce. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Star Wars Zero Company Tips for Tactics Padawans
Star Wars Zero Company is finally out August 27, 2026, on XBOX Series X|S. This tactics game set during the Clone Wars is the debut from Bit Reactor, which was founded by veteran developers from XCOM, XCOM 2, and Marvel’s Midnight Suns explicitly to build upon the foundation of their exceptional previous work in the […] The post Star Wars Zero Company Tips for Tactics Padawans appeared first on XBOX Wire.
I've Tried Star Wars Zero Company on Five Different PCs, and It's Been a Nightmare
Star Wars Zero Company is an incredible game, but it's marred by all kinds of technical issues on PC, particularly at the hands of Epic's Unreal Engine 5.
Roundup: The First Reviews Have Dropped For Star Wars Zero Company, And They're Very Good
Here's what the critics have to say. Well then, reviews are in for Star Wars Zero Company, and boy oh boy are they looking good! Bit Reactor's tactical escapade brings that XCOM flavour to the Star Wars universe. Currently the turn-based adventure is rocking a very impressive 86 on Metacritic. Read the full article on purexbox.com
Star Wars Zero Company Review: Exceptional strategic adventure shows what Star Wars is capable of
Bit Reactor has crafted a deeply strategic space opera with a surprisingly big heart
Hands-on report: Star Wars Zero Company
The galaxy far, far way is a ripe battleground for strategy games, although Star Wars has only seen a handful of them over the years. Developer Bit Reactor, in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, are changing that with its band of misfits and mercenaries taking charge in an explosive turn-based tactics title on […]
Star Wars Zero Company Review - That's ZCOM, Baby
Take part in a galaxy-wide conflict, tactically commanding your own unit of heroes during the Clone Wars in Star Wars Zero Company.
Star Wars Zero Company Review
An excellent tactical game with the same cinematic feel as the Star Wars Jedi games.
Star Wars Zero Company ‘Final’ trailer
Publisher Electronic Arts and developers Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment have released the “final” trailer …
Roundup: Here's What The Previews Are Saying About Star Wars Zero Company
"Something every Star Wars and turn-based afficionado should put on their wishlist". The early word for Star Wars Zero Company is in, with several outlets saying pretty much the same thing: that it's brilliant. Previews are coming in thick and fast for the upcoming turn-based tactics game with a Star Wars twist, and, as expected, there are plenty of comparisons to XCOM. The general vibe is overwhelmingly positive, but c'mon people, why're we still using Firaxis Games' 2012 banger as a benchmark?
"Time will tell": Bit Reactor talk queerness in Star Wars: Zero Company and whether they'll keep working with Saudi-owned EA
In Bit Reactor's XCOM-style tactics RPG Star Wars: Zero Company, you play a custom character called Hawks who is referred to using they/them pronouns. With my armchair producer hat on, I suspect this is partly just a way to avoid recording several sets of voice lines for different player pronoun choices. But Zero Company as a whole does support expressions of gender that differ from heteronormative male and female archetypes – or at least, which differ enough to make me, a cisgender writer, curi
Star Wars: Zero Company will be brilliant because XCOM is brilliant
There's a funny thing with video game genres in particular: a lot of them are based on just closely tracing the lines of preexisting games, only with a few small mechanical tweaks and a different-enough setting over the top. And few genres are quite as obvious in that regard as the XCOM-alike: a turn-based tactics game based on managing a small squad of permanently-killable allies through a series of close-quarters, grid-based combat encounters, before ducking out to do a bit of RPG-lite housewo
Star Wars Zero Company Is a Turn-Based Tactics Adventure That’s Not Just for XCOM Experts | IGN Preview
Hands-on with the campaign’s first 10 hours reveals that this strategy-heavy slice of Star Wars is shaping up nicely, in spite of a few scruffy-looking edges.
New gameplay: Star Wars Zero Company is the XCOM revival we’ve been looking for
Check out brand-new gameplay from the upcoming Star Wars tactics game
Star Wars Zero Company Preview - 100 Percent Hit Chance
The upcoming turn-based tactics game, Star Wars Zero Company, leans heavy on the narrative while providing a strong tactical experience.
Star Wars Zero Company: A New Hope for Turn-Based Tactics
When I spoke with the Creative Director and Lead Designer of Star Wars Zero Company earlier this summer, I left extremely excited about the promise of a turn-based tactics game set amid the Clone Wars, made by seasoned hands behind some of the genre’s best. Now that I’ve played 15 hours of a preview build […] The post Star Wars Zero Company: A New Hope for Turn-Based Tactics appeared first on XBOX Wire.
Star Wars Zero Company voice cast – see if you recognize any old favorites
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There's only one Jedi Operator in Star Wars Zero Company, and reckless players may end up with none at all: 'Be careful that nothing unfortunate happens to her!'
Pad your wan.
Star Wars Zero Company reveals cast, including fan favorite actors from Clone Wars animated series
The crowd is going nuts, they want their Dee Bradley Baker, they're chanting Matt Lanter's name: "Lan-ter, Lan-ter, Lan-ter!"
You only get one, permakillable Jedi Padawan in Star Wars Zero Company, but that's fine because I'm going to roll an R2-D2 deathsquad anyway
Star Wars Zero Company is the XCOM-style tactics RPG in which you, a Clone Wars-era roughneck called Hawks, lead a squad of "unconventional professionals" into battle against some enigmatic threat to the galaxy. Among these unconventional professionals is a Jedi Padawan, Tel-Rea. Her moves include dual-wielding lightsabers and Force Pushing mooks into overwatch zones. What a beast! Be careful with your Tel-Rea, though: you only get one of her, and she's permakillable. There's no option to train
Star Wars Zero Company is a 30-40 hour linear game with no New Game+, and I'm totally OK with this
I'll actually be able to finish it. Hurray!
Star Wars Zero Company won't have official mod support, confirms Bit Reactor, but it has 'a lot of respect for the modding community'
But there's still hope.
Star Wars Zero Company's story 'is a linear one from beginning to end', Bit Reactor says, so don't expect branching paths or romance options
"We are excited about pushing the genre forward with a more cinematic approach."
Star Wars Zero Company is going all in on Clone customisation, but my favourite armour is restricted to the Deluxe Edition
"We think you’ll be very happy."
Star Wars Zero Company: How Some of the Greatest Minds in Tactics Games are Pushing the Genre, Again
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Star Wars Zero Company Is Up for Preorder – Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Preorders have dropped for Star Wars Zero Company, which is set to be released on August 27. We've broken down what comes in each edition and how much they cost.
Star Wars: Zero Company Creators Talk Canon, Character Customization and More | IGN Live 2026
Fresh off the debut of the big Official Story Trailer, the Force was felt at IGN Live Sunday with a panel for Star Wars: Zero Company featuring Director Greg Foertsch and Lead Designer James Brawley. The upcoming single-player turn-based tactics game is set in the twilight of the Clone Wars and Foertsch elaborated how you play against (and within) the backdrop of the Clone Wars, not so much directly immersed in them. "There's so many things going on. Lots of different backroom dealing, lots of
Star Wars Zero Company, the XCOM-like strategy game, gets a release date
EA has dropped a cinematic teaser for its upcoming Star Wars game, Star Wars Zero Company, and confirmed a release date: 27th August, 2026.
Star Wars Zero Company, the tactics game from veteran XCOM devs, confirms August launch and Anakin Skywalker cameo
Star Wars' new strategy game is looking like a winner.
Star Wars Zero Company Releases For Xbox In August 2026, Gameplay Revealed
Update: Full release date and new trailer revealed at SGF 2026. A few days ago, a brand-new Star Wars game called Star Wars Zero Company was announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we've been treated to a launch window along with some first look gameplay footage today. As we already knew, Star Wars Zero Company is developed by Bit Reactor, which is a development team made up of many XCOM veterans, and it takes the form of a single-player turn-based tactics game. Interestingly, it's se
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We've had two great Star Wars games this year, probably because Lucasfilm Games says it's now "more flexible" about who it takes pitches from
This year has seen two highly-rated and beloved Star Wars games in the XCOM-like Zero Company, and the Burnout-like Galactic Racer. And both were made by independent studios rather than much bigger companies, which have typically taken on Star Wars games in recent years, such as Ubisoft with Star Wars Outlaws and EA with Star Wars Battlefront.
Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 24-28)
Including three Xbox Game Pass titles! Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 24-28! We've got loads of big releases on the way over the next few days including Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, Star Wars Zero Company and Once Human, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to the highly-anticipated day one launch of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: Read the full article on purexbox.com
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