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11 STAR WARS Zero Company is developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, and published by Electronic Arts. Bit Reactor leads the project, with Respawn and Lucasfilm Games working alongside the studio.
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33 A Studio of Tactics Veterans
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55 Bit Reactor was founded by Greg Foertsch, who spent years as an art director at the studio behind the modern XCOM games before starting the company. Many of the team came from that same turn-based-strategy background, and that pedigree is visible throughout the design. Foertsch leads the studio and directs the project, while Aaron Contreras serves as narrative and cinematic director. The team's experience in the genre is part of why the game leans so heavily on cover, action points, and permadeath.
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77 By the studio's own account, roughly twenty of the developers came from turn-based-strategy backgrounds, joined by others whose credits range from God of War to Elder Scrolls Online. Greg Foertsch was an original member of the XCOM studio's art department, and lead designer James Brawley spent eight years there as a level and technical designer before the two reunited at Bit Reactor.
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99 Key Credits
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1111 RolePersonGame Director (Bit Reactor)Greg FoertschNarrative and Cinematic DirectorAaron ContrerasSenior Producer (Respawn)Jim VessellaExecutive Producer (Lucasfilm Games)Orion KelloggArt DirectorDaanish SyedTechnical DirectorRyan McFallComposerGordy HaabCreature DesignTerryl Whitlatch
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1414 Electronic Arts first announced an untitled Star Wars strategy game from the studio in early 2022. The game was unveiled as STAR WARS Zero Company in April 2025 at Star Wars Celebration in Japan, shown as a turn-based tactics title set during the Clone Wars. A gameplay trailer arrived during Summer Game Fest in June 2026, pulling back the curtain on combat, the Den, and the squad, and revealing a confirmed appearance by Jedi General Anakin Skywalker.
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1616 Closer to release, Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games lined up a cast and developer panel for Star Wars Zero Company at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026, billed as an extended look at the story and the squad, with Bit Reactor developers and members of the voice cast taking part.
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1818 Tone and Influences
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2020 The developers have framed Zero Company as a gritty, grounded war story told from the perspective of expendable professionals rather than heroes of legend. The team has cited the political intrigue of Andor and Rogue One alongside the varied arcs of the Clone Wars as tonal touchstones. High production values and cinematic presentation sit on top of the tactics foundation, with the aim of a game that feels authentically Star Wars while telling a story the saga has not told before.
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2222 Music
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2424 The original score is composed by Gordy Haab, a Grammy-winning composer. The soundtrack is set to release on August 27, 2026 through Walt Disney Records, the same day as the game.
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26+Music and Voice
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28+Gordy Haab composes the score. Dee Bradley Baker voices Trick and the Clone Troopers, and Bit Reactor has said the full cast will be named in the run-up to the game's Comic-Con appearance.
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30+Technical and Support Decisions
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32+DecisionDetailCutscenesMostly rendered in real time so player customization carries into story scenes, with a few pre-rendered exceptionsMod supportNone plannedMonetizationNo microtransactions plannedPost-launch contentNothing announced
33+The team has framed the real-time cutscene choice as a customization decision rather than a technical one: it mattered to them that the character a player builds is the character they see.