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Star Wars: Galactic Racer launch and initial updates

Star Wars: Galactic Racer, developed by Fuse Games in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games and published by Secret Mode, has launched on October 6, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Amazon Luna. The title received strong critical acclaim, earning a Metascore of 88, making it one of the highest-rated Star Wars games in over two decades. Set in the New Republic era within the lawless Outer Rim, era, the single-player campaign, titled Galactic Tour, Tour utilizes roguelite mechanics. Players mechanics where players control a racer named Shade in an unsanctioned league, choosing various events to unlock upgrades and abilities. While vehicle-specific upgrades are lost upon failure, permanent progression carries over between attempts. Shade. Players can customize vehicles using over 300 different parts. The game features parts across four types of repulsorcraft: types: landspeeders, speeders bikes, skim speeders, and podracers. Gameplay emphasizes risk management, allowing players to ram rivals for higher rewards. The title has received strong critical reception, earning a Metascore of 88. While praised for its high-speed gameplay and unique genre blend, some PC users have reported a lack of key remapping options. Additionally, players have noted issues regarding multiplayer lobby limits and the absence of a quick-race mode. In response to player feedback, Following launch, Fuse Games announced they are working on updates to increase multiplayer team sizes addressed technical and improve customization options. On October 12, the developer gameplay feedback through several updates. An initial hotfix (version 1.004.003) was released the first hotfix, version 1.004.003, for PC and consoles on October 12 to address general stability and crashing issues. While the hotfix aims to resolve stability and crashing, several known though issues persist, including rare autopilot errors, potential save file corruption notifications, such as UI scaling problems on Steam Deck and Steam Deck, matchmaking difficulties, camera glitches difficulties persisted. On October 26, the developer released a major quality-of-life update. This patch expanded multiplayer party sizes from three to six players and adjusted the in-game economy by increasing credits earned during spectating, online multiplayer tours from 4,000 to 6,000. For PC users, the update introduced new keyboard layout options and PC-specific issues regarding fullscreen display modes removed the ‘exit game’ option from the multiplayer menu to prevent accidental closures. Other fixes included spectator camera refinements and app switching. a resolution for a PS5-specific issue. Regarding development history, development, Creative Director Kieran Crimmins noted that the team utilized used a physical board game prototype—using prototype—utilizing paper, Post-it notes, and dice—to validate the ‘emotion’ and satisfaction of the roguelite progression and reward systems before committing to digital engine implementation.

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  1. 2026-10-26 05:32 UTC Star Wars: Galactic Racer launch and updates
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