Honestly, the more we see of Galactic Racer, I need it injected straight into me veins! Star Wars hasn’t had a great racing game in quite some time and I can only replay Episode 1: Racer so many times, so I’m really hoping how fun and engaging Galactic Racer looks in these trailers translates into when we get to play it. Given Fuse Games’ workers backgrounds, it certainly seems like we’ll be in store for quite the ride when this drops sometime in 2026 (was hoping for a date reveal, but maybe with next trailer). The kinetic feel of the races, the gorgeous details and landscapes, and the destructive system are itching all the right spots, so hopefully that release date comes sooner than later. The new gameplay trailer ends with the briefest tease of podracing in action, showing Sebulba chasing down poor Ben Quadinaros (sorry, not the Ben everyone was hoping would come back, but this one has his fans too!), and I might just be finally okay with putting Episode 1: Racer down. Head below for two screengrabs of Sebulba’s return and a new poster!
Alongside the podracing glimpses, we also saw another new planet for the game, Lantaana, the lush jungle looking one, which joins Jakku, Ando Prime, and the other new location, Sentinel One. And well, of course Tatooine, given the podracing video and screenshots so far! Seriously, besides in the movie itself, I don’t think podracing has ever looked this good. Even after I got the Analogue 3D, basically a modernized version of the N64, Episode 1: Racer doesn’t look THAT nice. Can’t wait to see more and play it soon!
According to the official Galactic Racer website, it looks to be skipping Switch 2 (for now) and out at least on PC, PS5, and Xbox sometime in 2026. We’ll have more coverage, and very likely a review, once it arrives! Follow Fuse Games on Bluesky as well for updates!
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