STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 878 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

LucasArts · Action · Feb 8, 2017

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.09−65%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 74 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 878 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is present and interesting, but overall, the story only exists to facilitate the gameplay, which is a good thing.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
HOWEVER, I assure you, this bias is NOT nostalgia based, I still regularly play this game on my N64 and I honestly feel that the gameplay holds up, even today.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are relatively the same all-be-it with a better draw distance and sharper image and also running at 60 fps which can be a good and bad thing.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, some of the blaster sound effects and songs played sound great and give you that warm and fuzzy "Star Wars" vibe.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From third-person action combat to flying iconic ships like the *Millennium Falcon* in space battles, the variety keeps the game fresh.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story57 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Performance26 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Combat16 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
60% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
61% still recommend
Graphics
77% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Bugs
45% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend
Crashes
43% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$2.09$5.99−65%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $2.09

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