The engines are warming up. Dust is rising over Jakku. Somewhere between the wreckage of a Star Destroyer and the remains of an AT-AT, a new kind of Star Wars rivalry is about to begin.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches worldwide on October 6, 2026, bringing high-speed repulsorcraft racing to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. But this is not simply a nostalgic return to podracing. It is a new journey through an underground competition where every vehicle, upgrade and decision can change the outcome of a run.

For fans, that creates a much more interesting question than “Will you play?”

What kind of racer will you become?

A new journey through the Outer Rim

At the center of Galactic Racer is Shade, a mysterious masked competitor who enters the Galactic League in search of revenge and glory. The League is an unsanctioned racing circuit born in the lawless Outer Rim, far from the polished arenas and clear rules of the Core Worlds.

Shade is targeting Kestar Bool, the corrupt champion at the top of the competition. That personal conflict gives the game more than speed: it creates a classic Star Wars underdog story, built around identity, loyalty and the price of ambition.

Shade will not face the circuit alone. Hibi, an Ardennian mechanic, operates a workshop in each planet’s paddock and helps the racer install new parts. Sebulba also appears in the story, connecting the new competition to one of the most memorable racers in the galaxy.

The result feels familiar without being trapped by the past. Galactic Racer remembers the raw danger of podracing, then expands that fantasy into an entire underground culture.

Racing where Star Wars history was made

One of the confirmed settings is Jakku’s Graveyard of Giants, the enormous field of wreckage seen in The Force Awakens. In the film, the remains of the Galactic Civil War became a home for scavengers. In Galactic Racer, that same battlefield becomes an illegal racetrack.

It is a perfect Star Wars location: history is not kept behind glass. It is reused, climbed over, sold for parts and—in this case—turned into a place where a new generation can make its name.

Imagine threading a vehicle between shattered Imperial machinery while the desert sun cuts through a wall of dust. The environment is not merely scenery. It tells the story of a galaxy that keeps moving, even when the ruins of the past are everywhere.

That idea has always been part of Star Wars. A lightsaber can carry the legacy of a Jedi. A helmet can become a symbol. A fallen starship can become somebody else’s road to freedom.

Four vehicle classes and four racing identities

Galactic Racer lets players pilot several kinds of repulsorcraft, including landspeeders, skim speeders, speeder bikes and podracers. Each class suggests a different fantasy—and perhaps a different kind of fan.

The landspeeder strategist

You value control, consistency and the ability to read the course. You would rather choose the right line than gamble everything on one impossible turn.

The skim-speeder risk taker

You want speed with attitude. You are comfortable close to the ground, close to danger and probably close to the edge of what the vehicle can survive.

The speeder-bike duelist

For you, racing should feel personal. Every overtake is a confrontation, every narrow passage is a test of nerve and every rival is only one mistake away from defeat.

The podracer legend

You came for the thunder of the engines. You want the most iconic racing fantasy in Star Wars and you accept the chaos that comes with it. Safe choices are not part of the plan.

There is no universally correct class. That is exactly why this is the first debate the community needs to settle.

Community checkpoint: Landspeeder, skim speeder, speeder bike or podracer—which class are you choosing first, and why?

A run-based campaign where failure matters

The solo campaign uses a runs-based structure. Players choose between different events while moving through the League, gaining upgrades and facing new challenges. Crash too many times and the tour ends.

But defeat does not erase everything. Certain perks and unlocks carry into later attempts, allowing the next tour to begin with new possibilities.

That structure fits Star Wars surprisingly well. Heroes in this galaxy rarely succeed because their first plan is perfect. They fail, adapt, find unexpected allies and return with a better understanding of the fight.

It also gives the community more to discuss than lap times. Which route is most effective? Which parts create the best build? Is an aggressive setup worth the risk? Does the fastest machine actually suit the smartest player?

The game includes Campaign, Scenario and Arcade modes, while competitive multiplayer creates the ultimate testing ground for rivalries. That combination should offer space for both story-driven players and fans who want to prove themselves online.

Customization turns a vehicle into your vehicle

Hibi’s workshop is where parts earned or purchased during a run can be fitted to a repulsorcraft. Those parts provide stat boosts and abilities that support different styles of racing.

This matters because customization is one of the strongest forms of identity in Star Wars.

A starfighter is not just transportation when its scratches tell a story. Armor is not just protection when its colors represent a clan. A lightsaber is not just a weapon when its hilt reflects the person who built it.

Your Galactic Racer machine can serve the same purpose. Performance may come first, but the most memorable builds will probably be the ones that feel like an extension of the player.

Some racers will create clean, precise machines. Others will choose something scarred, loud and barely under control. The community will decide which builds become legends.

Why this game arrives at the right moment

Star Wars gaming has explored war, survival, strategy and the path of the Jedi. Racing opens a different door.

It lets the galaxy feel lived-in.

Not every person in the Outer Rim is waiting to become part of a grand prophecy. Some are mechanics, gamblers, rivals and dreamers. They build machines from whatever they can find and chase a few seconds of glory through places most people would avoid.

That smaller-scale perspective can make the universe feel larger. It reminds us that Star Wars is not only about who controls the galaxy. It is also about the people trying to create an identity inside it.

Galactic Racer also gives longtime fans a bridge between eras. Sebulba and podracing activate immediate memories, while Shade, Hibi and the Galactic League offer something new to care about.

Nostalgia starts the engine. New characters have to win the race.

Build your racer identity before launch

Before October 6, choose your answers to the Selecta Sabers Racer Profile:

1. Your class: landspeeder, skim speeder, speeder bike or podracer?

2. Your strength: speed, control, durability or risky improvisation?

3. Your racing code: win clean, win at any cost, protect your crew or race only for glory?

4. Your alignment: light side, dark side, Mandalorian or independent?

5. Your signature color: blue, green, red, purple or something entirely your own?

Post your five answers and challenge another fan to build a rival profile. When the game launches, return and tell us whether your first race confirmed your identity—or destroyed your plan completely.

And if you want your real-world collection to reflect the same allegiance, explore the Selecta Sabers collection and choose the saber that belongs beside your future racing machine.

The starting line is waiting

Star Wars: Galactic Racer has the ingredients for a fresh kind of adventure: dangerous worlds, customizable machines, an underground community and a masked outsider with something to prove.

Now the galaxy needs its racers.

Will you master every corner through patience? Will you build a machine made for pure speed? Or will you drive like every race is your last chance to become a legend?

Tell us your vehicle class, alignment and signature color in the comments. Then tag the fan you want beside you—or behind you—on the starting grid.