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‘Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic’ Revealed at The Game Awards as KOTOR Successor; Director Says It Will Arrive Before 2030

Led by KOTOR creator Casey Hudson at new studio Arcanaut, the collaboration with Lucasfilm Games is an early-stage, choice-driven single-player RPG for PC and consoles.

Overview

  • Positioned as a spiritual successor rather than a direct sequel, the game features an all-new story and characters set near the end of the Old Republic era.
  • Arcanaut Studios is developing the title in partnership with Lucasfilm Games under Hudson, who directed the original Knights of the Old Republic and the Mass Effect trilogy.
  • No release window was announced, and the team says development is still early, though Hudson pushed back on ‘2030’ speculation by saying it will launch before then.
  • The teaser shows a lightsaber-wielding protagonist with companions and a droid aboard classic-era ships, with cinematic scenes reported as captured in Unreal Engine 5.
  • Disney Games chief Jay Ong and Lucasfilm Games GM Douglas Reilly publicly endorsed the project, and Arcanaut is continuing to hire for senior roles.