Video games are the only reason to be excited for Star Wars in 2026

It’s Star Wars Day today but is there reason enough to celebrate? (Lucasfilm)

Between Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Zero Company, video games have become the most promising reason to stay invested in the galaxy far, far away.

Ever since Star Wars was first released in 1977, its existence as a franchise has been closely entwined with video games. It started with 1982’s The Empire Strikes Back tie-in on the Atari 2600, and the Star Wars arcade game a year later, and ever since then there’s been a steady stream of action games, flight sims, strategy titles, and much more.

Fast forward to 2026, and Star Wars as a franchise is in a strange place. Enthusiasm for n...