11. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Wii U)
Also on 3DS, this brought the third trilogy into the Lego world on a generation of consoles which enabled a graphical fidelity that hadn't been seen before. For the first time, you'd see scuffs and light bouncing off the plastic bricks — quite the upgrade if you'd previously only experienced the charming Lego Star Wars games on DS or Wii.
It's a solid, slapstick romp through the beats of the movie and captures the spirit of adventure well.
10. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Wii)
Also on 3DS and DS, LEGO Star Wars III features some ingeniously designed battles, action sequences, puzzle, and platforming bits in the vein of the other Lego games. They've always been targeted at younger players, but their humour and personality is enough to keep other gamers entertained for the (admittedly short) duration if you enjoy gaming in a galaxy far, far away.
The basic gameplay is, well, basic, but the opportunity to take control of virtually any character you could hope for makes up for the lack of variety somewhat, and if you're a compulsive collector of bricks, coins, and galactic trinkets, this should be right up your alley.
9. Star Wars Episode I: Racer (N64)
Based on the best bit of The Phantom Menace (apart from the Darth Maul bits and all the soundtrack), Star Wars Episode 1: Racer tapped into the same vein of high-octane antigrav racing as WipeOut and F-Zero X.
While not quite as smooth or accomplished, it utterly captured the energy of the movie sequence and threw in a deep upgrade and trading system and a dual-handed, two-pad control scheme more closely mirroring the onscreen pod controls, which really let you relive the thrill of boosting past Sebulba, Ben Quadinaros, and... erm, the rest.
The Game Boy Color got a limited top-down version, but the N64 iteration is one of the best games ever to bear the Star Wars brand. Watto’s banter and post-race rendition of the Cantina theme are also excellent. Happily, a Switch port of the game is now available with some HD spit polish and a lovely smooth frame. Utinni!
8. Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Switch eShop)
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster brings back this 1995 'Doom clone' in style — another resounding success for Nightdive Studios (who also handled the excellent Quake and Quake II remasters, among others). It returns LucasArts' curious, nostalgia-laced FPS with loads of new bells and whistles, including enhanced gameplay, revamped visuals, and a wealth of accessibility options.
This is easily the best way to experience Dark Forces and revisit an oft-forgotten era of Star Wars before the prequel trilogy - and before the sequel trilogy booted the Expanded Universe out the 'Legends' airlock.
7. Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (GCN)
The best thing about this game is the other games it features. Included on the disc is almost the entirety of Rogue Leader now playable in split-screen two-player mode. It also features the original Atari Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi arcade games. These alone make it worth picking this game up if you see it cheap.
Rebel Strike itself, though? Hmm. Factor 5 decided to throw platforming sections into the mix for this sequel, but their lacklustre execution dragged down the entire experience and was lightyears away from the quality of the arcade-style flight gameplay. Consequently, Rebel Strike is a game of great highs and crushingly-dull lows. You think the on-foot sections might be passable, then you play them and realise no, they're just terrible. Delete the marquee game from the disc, though (at least the on-foot bits), and this is actually a fine Star Wars package.
6. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Switch)
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a stellar experience, a great big celebration of everything Star Wars.
The upgrades to the series' core gameplay here — the combo-focused combat, flashy space battles, boss encounters, over-the-shoulder shooting action, and cover system — all combine to make this the best Lego Star Wars has ever felt to play.
Throw in a humongous open-world setting that's bursting at the seams with secrets and collectibles and you've got an absolute smorgasbord of all things Star Wars to dig into. Yub nub.
5. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
Combining the original two Lego Star Wars trilogies from the GameCube era, the now-misleadingly named LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga offers hours of low-barrier family fun with dozens of playable characters blasting and lightsaber-ing their way through galactic locales, all to the sound of John Williams' iconic score.
This Danish plastic take on the series was infused with charm from the beginning. Reimagining key scenes from the six movies in silent slapstick (and with DS versions of all of them scaling the games down in a generally admirable fashion), the Lego characters and the comedic, playful tone of the entire game made it a great co-op experience to blast through with friends or younger relatives.
The moveset might be small, but that can't be said for the roster. We can honestly say that leaping around with a Force-infused Yoda (who usually hobbles with a cane) like some crazy, laser-sword-wielding frog is some of the most fun lightsaber combat we've ever engaged in.
It might lack depth, and the fancy-pants new version on Switch might be better overall, but the original 'complete' Lego Star Wars remains hugely accessible and it still brings a smile to our face.
4. Star Wars Outlaws (Switch 2)
Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 is a very fine port of a solid Star Wars game. Kay Vess's story may over-utilise tried and tested gameplay mechanics, it may not bring anything new or hugely exciting to the table, but what it does do is give you a well-crafted world stuffed full of lore through which to explore, sneak, and forge your own path.
With solid performance and good looks in both docked and handheld, and motion controls and cross-saves thrown in for good measure, this is an easy recommendation for Switch 2 fans of Star Wars.
3. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64)
Factor 5's first foray into the cockpit of a Rebel fighter, Rogue Squadron gave N64 owners some real fodder to use in playground arguments about which consoles had the best games. With the Expansion Pak plugged in, this was a real looker for the time, and the console's spindly analogue stick suited its arcade-y flight mechanics perfectly. With plenty of audio dialogue and all the customary Star Wars sound effects, this was a cracking game which still holds up well today.
Its GameCube sequel prettified the visuals (and still looks gorgeous all these years later), but the base mechanics in the N64 original still feel fantastic, so if you're looking for a galactic dose of quality flyboy action, Rogue (Squadron) One is standing by.
2. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (GCN)
The N64 original put an arcade-y spin on Star Wars flight games like X-Wing but its sequel took things to a whole other level.
A GameCube launch title and technical showpiece (alongside Wave Race: Blue Storm), Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader blended original space missions with key moments from the classic trilogy and really showcased the capabilities of the console.
The visuals and audio are still impressive — most impressive — today, and the feeling you get from locking S-foils by squeezing the analogue trigger down to a click and blasting into vast space battles against dozens of enemy fighters is the closest we've come to feeling like we're 'in' the movies.
It's challenging, too. Turns out that finding tiny whining spacecraft against a starfield backdrop is hard (let alone hitting the damned things!), but the tight controls and authentic feel of Factor 5's game make finally nailing that wily TIE worth the effort.
Other games have come close, but Rogue Leader is still the benchmark for flight-based Star Wars games on consoles. Given the chance, we'd jump on an HD re-release faster than a mynock on a power cable. Red Five standing by.
Phew! We had a bad feeling about that, but that last dozen or so games gave us new hope for the future of Star Wars in interactive form. And we got through without a single mention of Baby Yoda! Sorry, Grogu.
Best Star Wars Games FAQs
Don't put your lightsaber away just yet. If you need help using the force or just want to know more about Star Wars video games, we've got some answers to the most common questions from readers.
How many Star Wars games are on Switch?
At the moment, there are 14 Star Wars games available on Nintendo Switch. This includes LEGO games and Star Wars Pinball, but excludes the various bundles you can pick up on the eShop.
Many of these are rereleases and remasters of classic Star Wars games from the past, so the Switch is the perfect place to get a nostalgic Star Wars kick.
Is Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on Switch?
Nope, Respawn's Star Wars Jedi series isn't playable on Switch right now.
Both Jedi: Survivor and Fallen Order are critically-acclaimed Souls-likes with a heavy focus on exploration and combat. You can play them on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC consoles, but not on Switch. In the meantime, check out reviews on both games from our sister site Push Square, linked below.
Is a Switch 2 port off the cards? Probably not. Though Respawn was recently hit by a number of layoffs, so we're not sure what the situation is there.