How does ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ tie into the movies and TV shows?

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This article contains spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor‘s release day is finally here, with the game continuing Cal Kestis’ battle against the Empire and providing some exhilarating action along the way. Prior to release, many had been wondering whether the game was going to crossover with any of the ongoing Disney Plus TV shows or movies.

It’s a fair assumption that it would. Survivor takes place five years after Fallen Order in Nine BBY (before the Battle of Yavin in A New Hope). This is at the height of Imperial rule, meaning we have Darth Vader at the peak of his powers, a Rebellion still far from being allied, and the construction of the Death Star very much underway.

Survivor also takes place in the same year as Obi-Wan Kenobi, with some even predicting a cameo appearance from Ewan McGregor. We’ve now rolled credits on Survivor and can reveal exactly how much it ties into the wider Star Wars universe. Major spoilers for the game follow, so consider yourself warned if you read on.

The short answer is that Survivor is very much its own story and doesn’t crossover with many existing Star Wars characters at all. The plot is focused on the relationships between Cal and his friends Merrin, Greez, Cere, and Bode and the game has to fit into a tightly established canon, meaning the conflicts here are interpersonal rather than galaxy-changing.

That’s not to say it’s not strongly informed by previous Star Wars stories though. Cal’s overarching objective is to reach the mysterious planet Tanalorr, which was once occupied by Jedi of the High Republic. Set a few hundred years before The Phantom Menace, this setting has previously been explored in novels and comics. A focus of this story are Jedi Knights