Star Wars Strategy Game Developer Bit Reactor Want Game to Have Unique Visual Language, be Accessible to Newcomers

Bit Reactor are hard at work on their new Star Wars strategy game, and while they can't share any secrets about the development process, they discuss their design philosophy as they explore a galaxy far, far away.



Talking to PC Gamer, Bit Reactor technical director Ryan McFall (who previously worked on the XCOM reboot series), has stated that one of his goals for the new game is to explore the strategy genre in a way that defies conventional expectations:

The title was previously described by publisher Electronic Arts as a real-time strategy (RTS) title, and it appears that McFall is choosing not to stick with that label because what he and the team at Bit Reactor are coming up with is something new, not just for this franchise, but the strategy genre as a whole. Star Wars has had an extensive history with the genre, starting in 1996 with the 4X title Star Wars: Rebellion before moving on to the RTS realm with Star Wars: Force Commander, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, and Star Wars: Empire at War, the last two of which got expansion packs.



In addition, art director Danish Sayed has stated that a key goal of the game is to have a unique visual language that allows the title to be accessible to those who are not already familiar with the strategy genre, presenting the game in a way that doesn't immediately overwhelm players who are experiencing a strategy game for the first time:

The untitled Star Wars strategy game from Bit Reactor is part of Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment's continued commitment to Star Wars titles. The teams under those divisions have worked on games like Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor, and it is presumed that a third game in that series will be developed. There were plans for a first-person shooter title, but they were eventually scrapped - though Bit Reactor has stated that their game will not meet that fate.



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