It is no secret that the commercial reception of action adventure title Star Wars Outlaws was found disappointing by Ubisoft.
According to VGC, the game only managed to be the 47th best-selling game in Europe. For context, this means that the much older Star Wars Jedi: Survivor sold more than Outlaws in 2024.
This is contrast to expectations for Star Wars Outlaws, which got quite a bit of positive attention thanks to its trailers, as well as the fact that it was being developed by Massive.
Critical reception, however, was lukewarm. Even our own review gave the game a score of 6, citing the game’s rough stealth mechanics and instant-fail gameplay sections as its biggest sticking points.
This poor reception has had quite a few consequences, and might be one of the big reasons for Ubisoft founders, the Guillemot family, looking for a buyout in order to stem its falling stock prices.