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Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
By Lucasfilm Games, released 1 Jan 2001
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- Classic Mac OS
What it is
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a real-time strategy game from Lucasfilm Games, released in 2001. Players command armies from factions including the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans and Royal Naboo. Battles span land, sea and air, with single-player campaigns, skirmishes and multiplayer matches. The game also includes resource management and technology upgrades, and its Scenario Editor lets players build custom single- or multiplayer campaigns using Star Wars units and settings. The Clone Campaigns add-on brings in the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Galactic Republic across 14 missions based on Attack of the Clones characters, vehicles and locations. Steam lists single-player, multiplayer, PvP and shared/split-screen PvP, as well as Steam Cloud and Remote Play Together. The game is listed for Windows, macOS and Classic Mac OS, while its Steam platform listing is Windows.
What players like, and what they don't
- Commands six listed factions
- Battles span land, sea and air
- Scenario Editor supports custom campaigns
- Includes multiplayer and shared/split-screen PvP
- Steam Cloud support
- Steam lists Windows only
- Clone Campaigns content is an add-on
Who it suits
It suits players who want Star Wars-themed real-time strategy across several factions and battle environments. The campaign tools and multiplayer options also fit groups who want to create or play custom scenarios together.
Galactic Battlegrounds combines faction-based strategy with campaigns, skirmishes and custom scenarios. Its Steam feature list includes several ways to play with others, though Steam lists Windows as its platform.
