How to Play Through the Canon Star Wars Games in Order

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Although Star Wars has become a fixture of movie culture over the generations, it's also left a signature stamp on the world of video games. From LEGO spin-offs and NES movie adaptations to pod-racing simulators, it's hard to talk to someone about games they loved as a kid without the words Star Wars cropping up in there somewhere.

And as the series has grown into a powerhouse in the gaming world, so too have video games become a key part of the Star Wars universe as a whole. In recent years, we've seen more and more video games become official parts of the franchise's canon timeline, whether that's Cal Kestis' adventures through a post-Order-66 world in the Star Wars Jedi series or Iden Versio's transformation from Empire trooper to Resistance hero in 2017's Star Wars Battlefront 2.

So, for those looking to catch up with the video-game-exclusive chapters of the Star Wars history books, let's take a look at all of the canon Star Wars games in chronological order.

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Considering Star Wars has been making its way to video game consoles for over four decades at this point, there are a lot of Star Wars games spread across the history of the series. To be specific, there are well over 100 Star Wars games in total, including everything from first-person shooters and tactical strategy games to dance titles and even educational point-and-click adventures.

That's a lot of games, although only a very small selection are part of the series' official storyline. Since Disney wiped the extended universe from the canon, there are now eight games canon to the timeline of the series. Only one of these games won't feature on our chronological list, and that's Star Wars: Uprising. Although the mobile RPG was an official continuation of the Star Wars story, it was closed down back in 2016 due to low player counts and is no longer available.

We also haven't included any of the Star Wars web browser games or titles that act as retellings of the events of the main story, such as the Star