Star Wars: Galactic Racer Guide: Price, PC Specs and Which Edition to Buy
- 🔑 Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches worldwide on October 6, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. No Switch 2 or Mac version appears on any official page we checked, and the date has not moved since it was set on April 30.
- US list prices on the Steam and PlayStation Store pages as of October 2, 2026 are $59.99 for Standard and $79.99 for Deluxe. Deluxe adds three exclusive Kor Sarun vehicles, a livery, three Arcade events, a player banner and a digital art book. We could not read Xbox Store or Epic prices.
- The physical Collector’s Edition is reported at $159.99, usually rounded to $160, in coverage of the April 30 announcement, but it does not appear on the Steam or PlayStation pages. Fuse lists a metal landspeeder model, Kestar banner, pilot patches, a printed art book and a steel case, plus all Deluxe digital items.
- Pre-orders on any edition include a bonus livery and a multiplayer player banner. Steam lists minimum PC specs only: Windows 10, Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 2600, 12 GB RAM, RTX 2060, Arc A580 or RX 5600 XT, and 50 GB on an SSD. It also carries Denuvo with a 5-machine activation limit.
- It is a runs-based, roguelite-style racer: planets come in a set order, the events on each are randomized, and wrecking too often ends the run. There are four vehicle classes, including podracers, plus Arcade, Scenarios and online multiplayer. On PS5, online play for up to 12 players requires PlayStation Plus.
- Reviews are now appearing, but this guide relies on official pages and hands-on previews and gives no verdict. PS5 install size (about 36 GB) and an October 4 preload come from a single secondary report. Check the launch-day store pages: pre-order wording stops applying once the game unlocks on October 6.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches worldwide on October 6, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC, with US list prices of $59.99 for Standard and $79.99 for Deluxe on Steam and the PlayStation Store. It is a runs-based arcade racer from developer Fuse Games and publisher Secret Mode, made in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. Every figure below is pinned to October 2, 2026, four days before the unlock, so recheck the stores on launch day.
When does Star Wars: Galactic Racer come out, and on which platforms?
It comes out on October 6, 2026, on PS5 (PS5 Pro Enhanced), Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC. On PC it is sold through Steam and the Epic Games Store. Fuse Games confirmed a worldwide October 6 release when it announced on August 19 that the game had gone gold, meaning finished and sent for manufacture. Steam’s page showed about three days to go on October 2 and gives no unlock hour. No Nintendo Switch 2, Mac or Linux version appears on any official page we checked.
How much does Star Wars: Galactic Racer cost, and what is in each edition?
In the US, the Standard Edition is $59.99 and the Deluxe Edition is $79.99, as listed on both Steam and the PlayStation Store on October 2, 2026. We could not open the Xbox Store or Epic Games Store listings, so those prices are not covered here.
| Edition | Price | Adds |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $59.99 | Base game |
| Deluxe | $79.99 | Extra content |
| Collector’s | $160 reported | Physical items |
The Deluxe Edition adds three exclusive Kor Sarun vehicles (a landspeeder, a speeder bike and a skim speeder), a livery inspired by the Naboo starfighter, three Arcade events built around those vehicles, a Deluxe player banner and a digital art book. It is sold digitally on both stores. The official site also shows a retail version with a steel case and sleeve, which is the physical-only part.
The Collector’s Edition is physical only, for PS5, Xbox and PC. Press coverage of the April 30 announcement reported it at $159.99 in the US, usually rounded to $160, but we could not confirm that on a store page, so treat it as reported. Fuse lists a metal Darc X landspeeder model, a Kestar banner, pilot patches, a printed 73-page art book and a steel case with slipcover, plus every Deluxe digital item.
Which edition should you buy?
Buy Standard if you only want the game, Deluxe if you also want the extra vehicles, Arcade events and art book, and the Collector’s Edition only if you want the physical items. Each tier includes everything in the one below it. Steam also lists a Deluxe Upgrade add-on for Standard owners, but showed no price for it on October 2.
What do you get for pre-ordering Star Wars: Galactic Racer?
Pre-ordering any edition gets you a bonus livery for your repulsorcraft and a bonus player banner for multiplayer modes. The official Star Wars site’s April 30 announcement says the bonus covers Standard, Deluxe and Collector’s. Fuse says the PC livery is orange and exclusive to PC pre-orders. The PlayStation Store page we read did not spell out a console bonus, so check your platform’s pre-order page. No page we read says whether the bonus stays available after launch.
What are the PC system requirements for Star Wars: Galactic Racer?
Steam lists minimum requirements only: Windows 10, an Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 12 GB of RAM, an Nvidia RTX 2060, Intel Arc A580 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB, and 50 GB of storage on an SSD. No recommended specs were listed on October 2, and we found no Steam Deck compatibility rating on the page. It also lists full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing and cross-platform multiplayer, plus Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM with a 5-machine activation limit.
What should PS5 and Xbox players know before launch?
On PS5, online play for up to 12 players requires PlayStation Plus, and the game is PS5 Pro Enhanced. The PlayStation Store lists an ESRB Everyone 10+ rating, optional online play and Remote Play. One secondary report cites a PS5 install of roughly 36 GB and a preload opening October 4, but neither figure is on a store page we could open, so confirm on your console. We could not open the Xbox Store listing and make no Xbox-specific claims beyond the platform and date.
How does Star Wars: Galactic Racer play?
It is a runs-based, roguelite-style arcade racer in which you play Shade, a helmeted lone racer chasing the top spot in the Galactic League. The story is set on the Outer Rim after the fall of the Empire: league founder Darius Pax recruits Shade to unseat reigning champion Kestar Bool, with whom Shade has a history.
In the campaign, per the PlayStation Blog’s hands-on with a Summer Game Fest demo, you visit planets in a set order, but the events on each are randomized, and you see three paths at the start of a run. Events include standard races, Eliminators that cull the back of the field, Field Tests that ask you to hit a time in a new vehicle, and Mystery Encounters. You earn and buy upgrades, some of which persist between runs, and wrecking too often ends your run. Other modes are Arcade quick races, Scenarios (longer challenges built around specific characters) and online multiplayer.
Which vehicles can you drive, and are podracers in the game?
There are four vehicle classes: landspeeders, speeder bikes, skim speeders and podracers. Landspeeders are the sturdiest and drift through corners. Speeder bikes are fast and fragile, with a Kinetic Burst. Skim speeders are the most agile and use Knife Edge for tight turns. Podracers are the fastest and least forgiving, with ramjets and airbrakes, per the official Star Wars site’s September 29 vehicle guide. Podracers are playable in Arcade, where the PlayStation Blog’s writer raced as Sebulba on Tatooine. Sources differ on how they fit the story campaign, so we do not state their campaign role.
Are reviews out, and is this a review?
Reviews are now appearing ahead of the October 6 unlock, but this is a buying guide and gives no score or verdict. Everything above comes from store pages, official announcements and hands-on previews.
What should you re-check on launch day?
On October 6, 2026, re-check the pre-order wording, bonus status, store prices and Collector’s Edition availability. This guide is written for the days before launch, so its pre-order language stops applying once the game is out.
How we verified this
Prices come from the storefronts’ own data, read on October 2, 2026. Steam’s storefront data and the PlayStation Store page both show $59.99 for Standard and $79.99 for Deluxe, and the two agree with each other. We could not open the Xbox Store or Epic Games Store listings, so no price from either is used and the article says so.
The Collector’s Edition price is reported, not store-confirmed. It does not appear on Steam or the PlayStation Store. The $159.99 figure comes from press coverage of the April 30 announcement, and several outlets’ headlines round it to $160. The official game site and the developer’s Steam announcement list the contents, but we found no price on either. We present it as reported and recommend confirming it at a retailer.
Deluxe format differs between sources, and we followed the storefronts. Steam and the PlayStation Store sell a digital Deluxe at $79.99, while the official site’s edition chart marks one Deluxe item, the steel case with sleeve, as physical only. We describe Deluxe as available digitally and the steel case as a retail extra, and we do not call Deluxe physical-only.
The podracers’ role in the story campaign is unresolved across sources, so it is left unstated. Official materials list podracers as one of four vehicle classes, and Sony’s own hands-on played one in Arcade while its campaign demo covered three speeder classes. Other coverage and developer comments point in different directions on podracing in the main story, and we found no single authoritative statement.
Naming differences were settled in favor of what both storefronts agree on. Steam and the PlayStation Store spell the Deluxe skim speeder’s name differently, so the article names no Deluxe vehicle individually. The Darc X landspeeder, named identically on both and in the developer’s own announcement, is the only individual vehicle named.
One secondary report gives a different release date in its text. A retail-news article headlines October 6 but says October 8 in its body. Every store page and official post we read says October 6, which is the date used.
Console install details are unconfirmed. The PS5 size of roughly 36 GB and an October 4 preload come from a single secondary report citing a PlayStation file-size tracking account. Neither appears on a store page we could open, so the article attributes them rather than stating them as fact.
Reviews exist and are deliberately not used. Review coverage began appearing around October 1 to 2, 2026. This page cites no scores and offers no verdict. Gameplay descriptions rest on the official game site, store feature lists and one hands-on preview from Sony’s own blog (June 25, 2026), so the campaign structure described reflects a single preview build.
Source count. Steam storefront data and developer announcements, the PlayStation Store page, the official game site, several posts on the official Star Wars site, the developer’s own news page and the PlayStation Blog hands-on make six first-party or primary sources. Secondary press was used only for the Collector’s Edition price and the console file-size item, and both are labeled as reported.
Still moving at write time. The Collector’s Edition price, Xbox and Epic pricing, the PC unlock hour, console preload timing, any day-one patch, any price for the Deluxe Upgrade add-on, and whether the pre-order bonus continues after launch were unresolved on October 2, 2026. No sales, discount, subscription-catalog or price-forecast statements appear on this page, and no betting odds, spreads or win-probability models appear anywhere on it.