Lucasfilm Games

Star Wars: Starfighter

Game First reported release Feb 19, 2001

Game details

First release year: 2001

Platforms

Genres

action game
flight simulation video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Store genres

Action^*
Simulation^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

Action^*
Votes · historical
66^*
Simulation^*
Votes · historical
53^*
Space^*
Votes · historical
35^*
Sci-fi^*
Votes · historical
24^*
Singleplayer^*
Votes · historical
21^*
Flight^*
Votes · historical
19^*
Classic^*
Votes · historical
9^*

System requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10^*
Processor alternatives
350 MHz Pentium II, Athlon class, or equivalent CPU^*
Memory
64 MB RAM Required. 128 MB RAM Required for Windows 2000 and XP.^*
Graphics alternatives
16 MB DirectX 8 compatible PCI or AGP video card DirectX®: DirectX 8.0 or greater^*
Storage
620 MB Sound: 16-bit^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Processor alternatives
350 MHz Pentium II, Athlon class, or equivalent CPU^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Graphics alternatives
16 MB DirectX 8 compatible PCI or AGP video card^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
20^*
Community confidence
good^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Lucasfilm Games
LucasArts^*

Publishers

Lucasfilm Games
LucasArts^*
Lucasfilm^*
Disney^*

Release history

2001-02-19
Date precision
Exact date
2002-01-21 · Microsoft Windows^*
Release date
2002-01-21^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

Steam^*
Release date
Jul 8, 2009^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields

Windows minimum processor requirement

350 MHz Pentium II, Athlon class, or equivalent CPU^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

16 MB DirectX 8 compatible PCI or AGP video card^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

1^* GB

Name

Star Wars: Starfighter^*

Release year

2,001^*

Windows minimum processor requirement

Windows · Minimum

Processor alternatives: 350 MHz Pentium II, Athlon class, or equivalent CPU^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Windows · Minimum

Graphics alternatives: 16 MB DirectX 8 compatible PCI or AGP video card^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

Windows · Minimum

Memory: 1 GB^*

Specifications 2 · 7 fields

Developers · Microsoft Windows

LucasArts: LucasArts^*

ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows

ESRB · Microsoft Windows

Classification: T - Teen^*

Genres · Microsoft Windows

flight simulation video game: flight simulation video game^*

Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Maximum players (mode unspecified): 1^*

Platform

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows^*

Publishers · Microsoft Windows

LucasArts: LucasArts^*

Release date · Microsoft Windows

2002-01-21 · Microsoft Windows

Release date: 2002-01-21^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Microsoft Windows^*

Specifications 3 · 35 fields

Achievements · historical

0^*

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

44^* min

Features

Single-player^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Developers

LucasArts^*

DLC count · historical

0^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

100000 - 200000^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Store genres

Action^*
Simulation^*

Linux support · historical

No^*

macOS support · historical

No^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

23^* min

Metacritic score

71^*

Name

STAR WARS™ Starfighter™^*

Negative reviews · historical

312^*

Peak ccu

2^*

Positive reviews · historical

365^*

Price (historical; currency unreported)

2.99^*

Publishers

LucasArts^*
Lucasfilm^*
Disney^*

Recommendations

494^*

Store release date · historical

Jul 8, 2009^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game website · historical

http://www.lucasarts.com^*

Windows support · historical

Yes^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Partial Controller Support: Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

LucasArts: LucasArts^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Simulation: Simulation^*

Linux support · historical

Linux

Supported: No^*

macOS support · historical

macOS

Supported: No^*

Publishers

LucasArts: LucasArts^*
Lucasfilm: Lucasfilm^*
Disney: Disney^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Jul 8, 2009^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Windows support · historical

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Specifications 4 · 21 fields

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

56^* min

Ccu

2^*

Developer

LucasArts^*

Historical discount

0^* %

Store genres

Action^*
Simulation^*

Historical US original list price

599^* US cents

Languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

19^* min

Name

STAR WARS Starfighter^*

Negative reviews · historical

312^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

100,000 .. 200,000^*

Positive reviews · historical

365^*

Historical US price

599^* US cents

Publisher

LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney^*

Community tags · historical

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Simulation: Simulation^*

Languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

Action: Action^*
Simulation: Simulation^*
Space: Space^*
Sci-fi: Sci-fi^*
Singleplayer: Singleplayer^*
Flight: Flight^*
Classic: Classic^*

Tags votes

Action

Votes · historical: 66^*

Simulation

Votes · historical: 53^*

Space

Votes · historical: 35^*

Sci-fi

Votes · historical: 24^*

Singleplayer

Votes · historical: 21^*

Flight

Votes · historical: 19^*

Classic

Votes · historical: 9^*

Specifications 5 · 25 fields

Features

Single-player^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Developers

LucasArts^*

Store genres

Action^*
Simulation^*

Free to play · historical

No^*

Metacritic score

71^*

Name

STAR WARS™ Starfighter™^*

Windows requirements

OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 Processor: 350 MHz Pentium II, Athlon class, or equivalent CPU Memory: 64 MB RAM Required. 128 MB RAM Required for Windows 2000 and XP. Graphics: 16 MB DirectX 8 compatible PCI or AGP video card DirectX®: DirectX 8.0 or greater Hard Drive: 620 MB Sound: 16-bit ^*

Platforms

windows^*

Historical price currency

USD^*

Discount percentage (historical)

0^*

Historical store price

$5.99^*

Publishers

LucasArts^*
Lucasfilm^*
Disney^*

Recommendations total

491^*

Coming soon · historical store status

No^*

Store release date · historical

Jul 8, 2009^*

Interface languages

English (full audio), French (full audio), Italian (full audio), German (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio)^*

Type

game^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Partial Controller Support: Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

LucasArts: LucasArts^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Simulation: Simulation^*

Windows requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier

Operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10^*
Processor alternatives: 350 MHz Pentium II, Athlon class, or equivalent CPU^*
Memory: 64 MB RAM Required. 128 MB RAM Required for Windows 2000 and XP.^*
Graphics alternatives: 16 MB DirectX 8 compatible PCI or AGP video card DirectX®: DirectX 8.0 or greater^*
Storage: 620 MB Sound: 16-bit^*

Platforms

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

LucasArts: LucasArts^*
Lucasfilm: Lucasfilm^*
Disney: Disney^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Jul 8, 2009^*

Interface languages

Specifications 6 · 17 fields

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

partial^*

Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

playable^*

Store genres

Action|Simulation^*

Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27

9,015^*

Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27

good^*

Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27

20^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

gold^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam release year · historical

2,009^*

Title

STAR WARS Starfighter^*

Coming soon · historical Steam listing

No^*

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support: Partial^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27

Compatibility category: Playable^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Simulation: Simulation^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27

Community Linux compatibility tier: Gold^*
Reports: 20^*
Community confidence: good^*

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