Star Wars Zero CompanyMetacriticStar Wars Zero Company is out today, the new turn-based strategy game set in the “Twilight of the Clone Wars.” Reviews have come in for the Bit Reactor Star Wars release, and as it stands, it is one of the highest-scoring AAA Metacritic-rated games of 2026. But more importantly, has hit a wild Star Wars game milestone.Star Wars Zero Company currently has an 86 on Metacritic with 41 reviews in for the PC version of the game. While that places it among the highest-scored big games of 2026, but it also has another stunning data point: It’s the highest Metacritic-scoring Star Wars game in 22 years. Seriously, check the list out, and this only spans the last decade:Star Wars Zero Company (2026) – 86Star Wars Outlaws (2024) – 75Star Wars: Hunters (2024) – 56Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection (2024) – 58Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (2023) – 85LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022) – 82Star Wars Pinball VR (2021) – 81Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) – 79Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (2020) – 79Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series (2020) – 69Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (2019) – 79Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – 68LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016) – 78Star Wars Battlefront (2015) – 73Star Wars Zero CompanyBit ReactorThat’s just over 10 years, and we can pause here for a game that ties Zero Company, Angry Birds Star Wars, believe it or not. Though I don’t exactly want to count that, as I probably wouldn’t have counted, say, Star Wars Pinball, plus it has far fewer reviews in. If we keep going, we land all the way back in 2004, where the legendary Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – Sith Lords also has an 86. The first game to truly beat it? The original Knights of the Old Republic with a 94 in 2003. Wow.Is Zero Company a better game than, say, Jedi Survivor? That is subjective, and we’re only talking about a point difference here. But clearly, this is one of the best Star Wars games in the saga’s history to some extent, and if turn-based strategy is your genre, this is clearly something to pick up. The game has quite literally launched as I write this, so we’ll see how its player numbers do today. It’s certainly not going to be one of the biggest sellers of the year, but it is obviously quite an accomplishment in its own right.As for what’s next? The closest release is Star Wars: Galactic Racer out just over a month from now. We also know a third “Jedi” game is supposed to be coming at some point. Fate of the Old Republic further down the line. Star Wars Eclipse after that. But as shown, it’s pretty hard to make a great Star Wars game these days, and we’ll see if Zero Company can hold this spot.Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.