ActionIs STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™ worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Star Wars fans who want mission-based space combat
- Players seeking a campaign with 50 single-player missions
- Groups looking for customizable multiplayer space battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a small, tightly focused game rather than a campaign spanning 50 missions and several spacecraft
- Players who prefer fixed scenarios over configurable battles with selectable ships, targets, and ship counts
- Players looking for a climbing, puzzle, or platforming game
Our take on STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™
Its defining structure is the combination of a 50-mission story campaign with skirmishes that let players set the ships, targets, and other conditions for each conflict.
What is STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™?
Follow a family defending its trading business while becoming involved in the conflict between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance.
The campaign contains 50 single-player missions, including covert assignments and a final assault on the second Death Star during the Battle of Endor. Piloted ships include the Millennium Falcon, X-wings, A-wings, B-wings, Y-wings, and Corellian transports. A skirmish mode lets players define conflicts by selecting ship counts, ship types, targets, and other parameters. The game also includes multiplayer options, allowing space-combat scenarios beyond the story campaign.
How STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™ plays
- 01Story campaign
- The single-player campaign follows a trading family drawn into the war and includes 50 missions.
- 02Multiple spacecraft
- Playable craft include the Millennium Falcon, X-wings, A-wings, B-wings, Y-wings, and Corellian transports.
- 03Custom skirmishes
- Players can configure ship numbers, vessel types, targets, and other parameters for single-player or multiplayer battles.
- 04Battle of Endor
- The campaign culminates in an assault on the Empire's second Death Star.
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STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™: platforms & release
Is STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™ worth it?
It is worth it if: star Wars fans who want mission-based space combat. Skip it if: players seeking a small, tightly focused game rather than a campaign spanning 50 missions and several spacecraft.
Where can I download STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™ on?
Windows only.
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