Star Wars Galactic Racer price, editions and PC requirements ahead of 6 October

Star Wars Galactic Racer price: $59.99 and two upgrades

The Star Wars Galactic Racer price is set at $59.99 for the Standard Edition, with matching list prices of 49.99 pounds and 59.99 euros, according to publisher Secret Mode's release-date announcement. The game launches on 6 October 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and pre-orders are open. Steam also lists the base game at $59.99 and shows the page as coming soon, so there are no Steam user reviews yet.

That puts it $10 below the $69.99 that has become common for big-publisher releases this autumn, including the new Call of Duty and Ace Combat 8. It is a smaller, more focused racer from a studio of about three years old, and the price reflects that. Two further editions sit above the base game, and the Collector's Edition is the only one that ships physical goods.

Editions compared: Standard, Deluxe and Collector's

Every edition includes a free bonus livery in a platform-specific colour and a player banner background for multiplayer. The Deluxe Edition costs $79.99 (64.99 pounds, 79.99 euros) and adds three bonus vehicles in the Kor Sarun variants, three arcade events, a deluxe livery pack, a deluxe player banner pack and a digital art book. Steam lists a separate Deluxe Upgrade, which is useful if you buy the base game first and change your mind.

The Collector's Edition costs $159.99 (139.99 pounds, 159.99 euros) and is a physical release. Beyond the Deluxe content it adds a Kor Sarun: Darc X landspeeder model, a physical Galactic League banner, two pilot patches, a physical art book, and a custom slip cover and steelbook case. Our view: the Deluxe Edition is the only upgrade that changes what you can do in the game, and the vehicles and events are the part to weigh. Everything else in the Collector's box is for display.

What kind of racing game is it?

Steam describes Galactic Racer as a runs-based, high-stakes reinvention of racing set in the lawless Outer Rim after the fall of the Empire. The setting is the Galactic League, an unsanctioned racing circuit that syndicates bankroll. You play as Shade, a lone racer chasing revenge and glory, and the pitch is 'No Force. No prophecy. Just skill, strategy, and the will to rise.'

The store page promises slam, shunt and takedown racing across varied circuits in landspeeders, speeder bikes, skim speeders and podracers, each class with distinct physics. It also lists a story-driven campaign of shifting alliances and strategic PvP grudge matches where reputation carries over. Secret Mode lists a player count of 1 to 12. The 'runs-based' phrasing is the part worth watching: it suggests a structure closer to a roguelite loop than a plain championship, but the store copy does not spell out how runs are structured, so we will not guess.

Who is Fuse Games, and what does the Burnout comparison mean?

Fuse Games was founded in 2023 by former members of Criterion Games, the studio behind the Burnout series. Before that, several of its developers worked with Lucasfilm on vehicle combat for Star Wars Battlefront in 2015 and Star Wars Battlefront II in 2017, according to the game's Wikipedia entry. Steam lists Fuse Games as developer and Secret Mode as publisher.

That lineage explains the Burnout comparison in GamesRadar's review headline: 'True to its Burnout legacy, blisteringly fast space racing keeps me coming back to the grid.' We were only able to open the headline, not the full review text, so we are not quoting a score or the reviewer's criticisms. As of 2 October 2026 we are treating the early press as a good sign rather than a verdict, and the Steam rating will be the next signal once the game is out.

Star Wars Galactic Racer PC requirements

Steam lists only a minimum specification. It asks for Windows 10, an Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 12 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia RTX 2060, Intel Arc A580 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT with 6 GB of video memory. Storage is 50 GB, and an SSD is required. Those numbers are lighter than Ace Combat 8's 150 GB install, so most gaming PCs from the last five or six years should be in range.

The page does not list a recommended spec or performance targets, so we cannot say what frame rate the minimum hardware delivers. Steam's tags show full controller support, adjustable difficulty, camera comfort options, subtitle options and DualSense support, and the page says a gamepad is recommended. If you are choosing a platform, the console and PC editions share the 6 October date and the same $59.99 base price, and cross-platform multiplayer is listed.

What this means before launch day

The practical takeaway is that the price decision is simple and the edition decision is not. If you want to race at launch, $59.99 gets the full game, and the free livery and banner come with every edition. Pick the Deluxe Edition only if three extra vehicles and three arcade events appeal, and treat the $159.99 Collector's Edition as a purchase for fans of the physical items.

This is a launch-week preview of facts rather than a review, and we have not played the game. Check reviews and the Steam rating after 6 October, and remember that store pages can change: the prices and edition contents above were taken from Secret Mode's announcement and the Steam listing as of 2 October 2026.