Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the racing game from developer Fuse Games and publisher Secret Mode, released on October 6 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, MassivelyOP reported. It also launched the same day on Amazon Luna, where Prime members can stream the single-player campaign at no extra cost.
The game is set early in the era of the New Republic and centers on the Galactic League, an unsanctioned racing circuit in the Outer Rim, according to GameSpot. The game's own description organizes play into runs, with players piloting a range of speeders and podracers, and both MassivelyOP and GameSpot describe it as built on roguelite mechanics.
Modes
The single-player story casts players as Shade, a mysterious figure who takes on the fledgling league. GamesIndustry.biz reported that it sits alongside an Arcade mode of shorter, time-focused events with set objectives, and a Scenario mode of longer events with different rule sets and characters. Multiplayer includes online podracing, quick races and a tour mode, which MassivelyOP described as the game's marquee multiplayer option.
GameSpot noted that Fuse Games was founded by developers who previously worked on the Burnout and Need for Speed series. The game is priced at $60 and held a Metacritic score of 88 at the time of GameSpot's report.
Day one on Luna
On Luna, Prime members can play the campaign along with the Arcade and Scenario modes. Gattis said the release makes day-one play on Luna "a reality for the first time."
"Luna players can jump into the single-player campaign the moment it launches without needing to own a console or wait for a lengthy download," Jeff Gattis, Amazon's head of gaming, told GamesIndustry.biz. "If they're a Prime member, they already have it at no additional cost."
Luna launched in the US in 2022 and reached the UK, Germany and Canada the following year, and in July it became part of Amazon's Prime Video service in the UK and US. Including add-on subscriptions such as Ubisoft+ and linked storefront libraries, its catalog holds more than 100 games. Gattis told GamesIndustry.biz the service is aimed at people who play games but do not own dedicated gaming hardware, and who favor approachable games built on large, well-known properties.
