STAR WARS Zero Company™

The Clone Wars’ final, uneasy days provide a strong backdrop for a more deliberate kind of Star Wars conflict: small squads, ugly choices, and missions where surviving matters as much as winning. You command Zero Company through an original single-player campaign as Hawks, a former Republic officer drawn back into service to confront a growing danger. Rather than focusing on galaxy-spanning heroics alone, the story follows specialists working in the shadows while the wider war begins to fracture. The mood is grittier and more grounded than an arcade blaster, with cinematic stakes filtered through the pressure of field command.

Combat runs on turn-based tactical positioning, asking you to plan movement, manage abilities, use cover and terrain, and exploit openings created by your squadmates. Missions include frontline operations and investigative work, while a home base gives you room to prepare personnel and adapt plans between deployments. Hawks can be shaped through combat specialization and visual customization, and the rest of the roster can mix established Star Wars archetypes with original recruits, including scoundrels, astromechs, and Jedi. Operatives develop skills over time, build relationships in battle, and unlock team combinations that reward careful squad construction rather than brute-force tactics.

Its strongest hook is the attempt to combine character-driven Star Wars storytelling with the flexible squad-building appeal of modern tactics games. Changing battlefield conditions and consequential choices aim to make campaigns feel less scripted, while customizable loadouts and classes encourage repeat runs with different team identities. Fans of XCOM-style turn-based encounters who want a galaxy far, far away setting should find plenty to like, especially if they prefer planning and roster management over reflex shooting. Newcomers can approach it for the cinematic Clone Wars premise, while tactics veterans are likely to get the most from experimenting with synergies, specialists, and riskier mission decisions.