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STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “class-specific voiced narratives” (59 of 106 reviews) and “enjoyable MMO combat and systems” (40); the most common complaint is “restrictive subscriptions and paid unlocks” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“The game has a lot of things to do, top notch voice acting, and story telling, especially at the beginning. Plenty of content that can be extremely challenging and active community/players. With the upcoming DirectX 12…”
“After 10 years this game still gets updates and quality of life improvements. Storylines are A+ . Combat is fun. Really enjoying the return to SWTOR”
“Great game. Good gameplay and story. Only real issue I have is that cartel coins are a bit pricey compared to other free to play paid currencies”
40 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“After 10 years this game still gets updates and quality of life improvements. Storylines are A+ . Combat is fun. Really enjoying the return to SWTOR”
“Great game. Good gameplay and story. Only real issue I have is that cartel coins are a bit pricey compared to other free to play paid currencies”
“this game for me has been a gateway to the mmorpg genre, the story PvE content is casual and easy, for that reason it has become sort of a comfort game for me. the story is definitely its strongest part, i love the…”
15 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“First mmo I've actually enjoyed in a long long time. Havent enjoyed myself this much since my WoW days (unc). The game's got an extremely generous f2p mode with actual tons of content. After 50 hours of somewhat taking…”
“I have thousnads of hours into this game was a founder and returning player. The FTP story takes about 24 hours each to complete the stories and each one is well worth it multiplayer party games are great and the worlds…”
“I love this game! My wife and I first connected because of it, and we're still avid players. Good story, good UI, easy free to play features. I actually don't think I have any significant criticism to offer.”
14 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“The game has a lot of things to do, top notch voice acting, and story telling, especially at the beginning. Plenty of content that can be extremely challenging and active community/players. With the upcoming DirectX 12…”
“First mmo I've actually enjoyed in a long long time. Havent enjoyed myself this much since my WoW days (unc). The game's got an extremely generous f2p mode with actual tons of content. After 50 hours of somewhat taking…”
“I have thousnads of hours into this game was a founder and returning player. The FTP story takes about 24 hours each to complete the stories and each one is well worth it multiplayer party games are great and the worlds…”
14 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“Great MMORPG. I love the full voice acting on all the quests and the variety of classes and story lines. This game is great in everyway”
“a true gem of a video game, for both casuals and die hard fans. - multiple eras of SWTOR - story options and companions - constant updates rotating seasons and seasonal items that return - PVP and PVE content both fun -…”
“I take long breaks from this game but I always find myself coming back to it. Every time I think about jumping into an MMO I always pick this. You get the Old Republic Lore and a great Star Wars experience. Sith or…”
9 of the 106 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game. Good gameplay and story. Only real issue I have is that cartel coins are a bit pricey compared to other free to play paid currencies”
“It's not like it's bad, but the F2P is more like a trial to level 60. Once you get there, you have to pay money of some kind just to not be behind the paywall because, if you don't, the community doesn't really have a…”
“This game is simply one of the best RPG's out there, especially if you love Star Wars. The best part of this game is the initial leveling campaign story for each of the classes. I found that if you kind of treat it like…”
8 of the 106 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Black screen on startup, it seems to be compiling shaders but it never finished and never got to play the game”
“Depending on what you're looking for... this may or may not be for you. Overall, despite its age... I'd say it's worth playing, at least for the story. I would say the worst part of this game is the grind along with the…”
“My playtime on Steam doesn't even begin to say how long I've been playing this. I've played off and on since the beta of this game came out, watching it grow into this ever-expansive game that I still love to this day.…”
6 of the 106 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Depending on what you're looking for... this may or may not be for you. Overall, despite its age... I'd say it's worth playing, at least for the story. I would say the worst part of this game is the grind along with the…”
“Classic Bioware storytelling in the Old Republic era. Keep coming back to replay my favorite origin story, and will keep doing so for as long as this game is operational. Sure, leveling is a grind the first time, yet…”
“Great SOLO MMO (A LOT OF SOLOABLE CONTENT). Is it grindy? There is some grind, but you have a level 80 boost that is quite cheap... Game has insane amount of content - it reminds me ESO (lot of solo content) - its Star…”
4 of the 106 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Graphics are dated but it's a nice old game. Character actually talks which i like and there's a collection of classes or jobs or whatever you call them in this game. Most games don't have as many classes in rpgs like…”
“Excellent game, but I wish Star Wars would bring out a better, up-to-date game with modern graphics and the potential for learning from mistakes made over the years with this game!! Imagine an open-world Star Wars game…”
“If youre both a fan of mmorpgs like WoW and a fan of Star Wars then this is the game for you, its an old game so some things like graphics and smoothness have to be overlooked but otherwise its a great story driven…”
4 of the 106 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I've played SWTOR for a long time, like a long time. I have an unhinged amount of hours in the game. It is an amazing experience and a great Star Wars game. I would argue that it's the best live service Star Wars game.…”
“They removed so much from the loot drops. There used to be a bunch of awesome random drops from different areas to get skins and gear for different classes. Made exploring fun. But they have gutted that and now its just…”
Counted across 106 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game will *always* be worth the install if you miss old-style Bioware storytelling. Some of the best Bioware stories are in this one, including the Imperial Agent, Sith Inquisitor, Sith Warrior, and Jedi Knight storylines. Whether you want to pay money or go further with…”
— a player, Steam review · 277 hrs played“The Best WoW-style MMO isn't Fantasy, it's Star Wars. If you are looking for an MMORPG similar to World of Warcraft, look no further. After spending 70 hours in Guild Wars 2, I realized that while the fantasy setting was fine, the "feel" wasn't what I was craving. SWTOR made me…”
— a player, Steam review · 202 hrs played“Its basically kotor but an MMO, if you're not an MMO fan like me you can pretty much avoid all the MMO stuff and just treat the game as a singleplayer experience.”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Multiplayer · MMORPG · Character Customization · Open World · RPG · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Massively Multiplayer · Sci-fi · Adventure · Space (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * * |
| Achievements | 191 |
| Official site | http://www.swtor.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or later – 64-bit Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz or better Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Star Wars: The Old Republic requires a video card that has a minimum of 1 GB of on-board RAM as well as support for Shader 3.0 or better. Examples include: Intel HD 3000 or better/AMD Radeon HD 7450/Nvidia GeForce 610 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 75 GB available space