KOTOR spiritual successor Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced
A new action-RPG that is being framed as the spiritual successor of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic has been officially announced by Lucasfilm Games.
A new Star Wars role-playing game positioned as a spiritual successor to Knights of the Old Republic has been officially unveiled at The Game Awards 2025.
Titled Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, the single-player action-RPG is being developed by Arcanaut Studios, a newly formed team led by Casey Hudson - best known as the director of the original KOTOR and BioWare’s Mass Effect trilogy.
The project is being made in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games and is set during the final days of the Old Republic era, a period largely untouched by recent Star Wars games.
While not a direct sequel, Fate of the Old Republic clearly draws inspiration from KOTOR’s legacy.
Players will take on the role of a Force user navigating a galaxy in transition, with the story shaped by player choice and moral decisions that pull characters toward the light or the dark side.
Lucasfilm Games has said the aim is to deliver a cinematic, choice-driven experience rooted in character, consequence and exploration.
Hudson described the project as a chance to revisit the core ideas that defined KOTOR, updated with modern technology and design.
The game director explained the team’s focus is on player agency, emotional storytelling and immersive world-building, rather than nostalgia alone.
Speaking with the official Star Wars website, he said: “Our goal is developing the kind of games I love making: emotionally powerful, cinematic adventures driven by player agency, narrative depth, and immersive world-building.
“Conversations between our team and Lucasfilm Games led to an incredible opportunity to return to Star Wars, and once again we can hardly believe we’re working on such a special project.”
Lucasfilm Games vice president Douglas Reilly echoed that sentiment, noting that the Old Republic era offers creative freedom without the constraints of the main film timeline.
He said: “To create a new RPG that lives up to that devotion was something that we have had to be very careful with.
“Casey’s expertise in crafting deep, long-term storytelling and building immersive, choice-driven worlds is second to none, and we are fortunate to have the game director of one of the most beloved Star Wars games of all time return to the galaxy far, far away.”
Arcanaut Studios was founded specifically to pursue projects of this scale and style, and Fate of the Old Republic is still in early development.
No platforms or release window have been announced yet, but Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will likely launch on PC, Xbox and PlayStation.
