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Star Wars: Hunters Goes Offline on October 1st, Final Update on April 15th

Ravi Sinha — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:55:30 +0000

Less than a year after launch, Zynga’s Star Wars: Hunters is shutting down. Its final content update will go live on April 15th, while servers shut down on October 1st. Since it’s a competitive shooter with no offline mode, it will effectively become unplayable.

Before the final content update, Season 5 will be extended by another three weeks, with old events and shop bundles returning. In-game purchases will become unavailable on April 15th while a new Hunter, Tuya, goes live for all players free. Other content will also become available, with further details still pending. However, you can look forward to all stages and modes rotating continuously.

Star Wars: Hunters is available for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Check out our review of the launch version, which we gave a seven out of ten. A PC version was also in the works, though it’s looking even less likely than ever due to the end-of-service announcement.

Star Wars: Hunters Launches for PC in Early Access on January 27

Shubhankar Parijat — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:11:46 +0000

Disney has plentiful AAA Star Wars games in development across a number of major studios at any given moment, but it’s not just the AAA scene where the IP has a strong presence. Earlier this year, Star Wars: Hunters launched for the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, bringing a free-to-play hero shooter dressed in Star Wars garb to the masses, and soon, the game will be available to even more players.

Publisher Zynga has announced that Star Wars: Hunters is also coming to PC. More specifically, it will launch for Steam in early access on January 27, a couple of months from now. Prior to that, the company will also conduct a playtest from December 13-16, and then another one the following month from January 10-13, with sign ups open for both playtests now.

The game is confirmed to feature cross-play and cross-progression, while Zynga is also promising improved visuals, custom keybindings, and more for PC players. All Star Wars: Hunters players can also expect a new hero and map soon, in the form of Coruscant Underworld and Glikkin respectively. Check out the PC announcement trailer below.

In our review of the game, we awarded it a score of 7/10, saying, “Star Wars: Hunters is a surprisingly fun hero shooter wrapped around a somewhat aggressive live-service model. The shooting dynamics are great and the levels are filled with some nice Star Wars fanservice.” Read the full review through here.

Star Wars: Hunters Launches on June 4th

Ravi Sinha — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:28:28 +0000

Out of nowhere, Zynga has announced a release date for Star Wars: Hunters, its free-to-player third-person competitive multiplayer shooter. Developed by NaturalMotion and BossAlien, it launches on June 4th for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android, with pre-downloads available now. Check out the latest trailer below.

Star Wars: Hunters sees players controlling a selection of bounty hunters competing in the Arena. Each falls into one of three categories – Damage, Support and Tank – with balanced team compositions necessary for success. Stages include Ewok Village on Endor, Mos Espa Podrace on Mos Espa, the Dune Sea Outpost on Tattooine, and Death Star Crossfire, a space between an all-out battle between the Rebels and Empire.

There are four modes, from Squad Brawl, where the first team to reach 20 eliminations wins, to Power Control, where controlling the most zones for the longest is key. Stay tuned for more details on Star Wars: Hunters in the coming weeks and check out the official website.