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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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5-Bit Reactor was founded in 2022 by developers with deep experience in turn-based strategy, and that pedigree is visible throughout the game's design. Greg Foertsch leads the studio and directs the project, while Aaron Contreras serves as narrative director. The team's background in the genre is part of why the game leans so heavily on cover, action points, and permadeath.
5+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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7+Key Credits
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9+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
710 Announcement and Reveal
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9-The game was first announced in April 2025 at Star Wars Celebration in Japan, where it was shown as a turn-based tactics title set during the Clone Wars. A later gameplay showing in 2026 pulled back the curtain on combat, the Den, and the squad, and revealed a confirmed appearance by Anakin Skywalker.
12+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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1114 Tone and Influences
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13-The developers have framed Zero Company as a gritty, grounded war story told from the perspective of expendable professionals rather than heroes of legend. High production values and cinematic presentation sit on top of the tactics foundation, and the team has leaned on established Star Wars lore to ground its planets and factions. The aim is a tactics game that feels authentically Star Wars while telling a story the saga has not told before.
16+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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1518 Music
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17-The original score is composed by Gordy Haab, a Grammy award-winning composer. The game's soundtrack is set to release on August 27, 2026 through Walt Disney Records, the same day as the game itself.
20+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.