Star Wars Eclipse is a new narrative-driven game set in the Star Wars universe from Detroit Become Human and Heavy Rain developer, Quantic Dream. First revealed back in 2021, it's been quite some time since we've seen or heard much about the new game, and we've yet to see anything in the way of gameplay.
But the concept behind it certainly sounds very intriguing. Set in the High Republic era of the Star Wars timeline, Eclipse is described as a action-adventure starring multiple characters that we'll follow in a branching narrative. While Quantic is known for its story-driven games that have branching decisions, CEO Guillaume de Fondaumière has said it promises to be "a different game than anything we've done before".
Fans of a galaxy far, far away have certainly gotten lots of Star Wars goodness in recent years, with the likes of Star Wars Jedi Survivor in 2023 and Star Wars Outlaws in 2024. And for a helping of nostalgia, we've also seen a string of remasters like of Star Wars: Dark Forces and Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles, and the arrival of Andor season 2 on Disney Plus earlier this year.
Happily that looks set to continue thanks to a slate of upcoming Star Wars games in the works, with Eclipse being only one of many to keep an eye out for. While we await further news on the Quantic's new project, read on below as we breakdown all we know so far about Star Wars Eclipse.
Star Wars Eclipse release date speculation
While described as in "early development" at the time of its announcement, late-2021 reports suggested Star Wars Eclipse was apparently at least three to four years away from launch. Now in the fourth year of that bracket, newer estimates place a prospective Star Wars Eclipse release closer to 2026.
Quantic Dream went on to respond to the reports to reaffirm that there have been no delays since no launch date has been confirmed. There's been little to go on beyond that ever since, but, given Quantic Dream's past projects, we expect Star Wars Eclipse to feature on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X at a minimum, with the developer promising a game that "can be experienced in many ways, and puts the destinies of multiple playable characters in your hands".
Star Wars Eclipse trailer
The Star Wars Eclipse trailer to come out of the Game Awards 2021 featured no in-game footage, but is pretty cinematic in its delivery - featuring familiar elements of the Star Wars universe such as speeder bikes, ice planets, droids, Jedi, and a raft of alien species like mon calamari, anomids, and neimoidians. According to the game’s official website, its Outer Rim setting will also include "never-before-seen species and planets to discover."
Star Wars Eclipse gameplay
Star Wars: Eclipse is promising to be a new type of Quantic Dream game. The studio is known for games like Detroid: Become Human and Heavy Rain, adventure which route their gameplay through branching narrative paths and limited input. However, Star Wars: Eclipse is said to be a more traditional action experience, without skimping on all the choice and consequence Quantic Dream is so good at delivering.
The studio says we will "have the power to make choices with consequences thanks to many outcomes in this deeply branching narrative", but we're still yet to see what the gameplay itself may look like.
Interestingly, Quantic Dream actually opened a brand new studio to help support Star Wars: Eclipse. The Paris HQ will be handling the bulk of the writing and story, while the new team in North America – staffed by former Square Enix Montreal, Eidos Montreal, and Ubisoft Montreal developers – will be handling the action and world design.
Star Wars Eclipse story
Star Wars: Eclipse is an "original Star Wars story". It's set to take us to an "uncharted region of the Outer Rim during The High Republic era known as the golden age of the Jedi." That means we'll be heading back hundreds of years before the Skywalker Saga, to a time where Jedi and the Galactic Republic was at its most powerful.
Quantic Dreams says we should expect to find "all-new characters and environments" to the Star Wars franchise, including "never-before-seen species and planets to discover." The studio adds: "This part of the Outer Rim is rife with opportunity – and political tensions that could alter the fabric of peace. What will you do?"
That level of choice will be key to the Star Wars: Eclipse story, particularly as it will allow us to "see the galaxy through the eyes of an ensemble cast of multiple, charismatic playable characters, each with their own morality, personality, motivations, and impact upon each other and the story at large." Encouraged to "weave a tapestry of interlaced destinies", it's sounding like classic Quantic already. "Every decision you make can have dramatic repercussions on your journey," the studio says. "The way of life in the Outer Rim is being threatened and you must define your path."
For a refresher on how Quantic Dream's previous story-driven experience plays, check out our Detroit: Become Human review.
Star Wars: Eclipse screenshots
While we are yet to see Star Wars: Eclipse gameplay, Quantic Dream did release a rather gorgeous in-engine teaser. And from that, the studio has given us a bunch of extremely beautiful Star Wars: Eclipse screenshots, showing off everything from Jedi battles to space exploration and so much more. Check them out in the gallery above.
Star Wars Eclipse development
Star Wars Eclipse was said to be "in early development" back in 2021 when the official website for the game first launched. That initial messaging is still on the site to this day, but by way of a LinkedIn post from CEO Guillaume de Fondaumière - who addressed layoffs at NetEase in early 2025 and offered assurances that Quantic was unaffected - we know that the studio currently has positions open to work on the game, and that the team is still continuing to develop its projects (that includes Eclipse) "at full pace".
Back in 2024, news also surfaced that the lead writer on Star Wars Eclipse left Quantic to found a new studio and work on something "very innovative, very special, and, for now, very secret".
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