Action · July 8, 2009

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ (2009)

local_offer-50% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend14.1k recommendations

Chaos has erupted throughout the galaxy. As leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon. Innovative Squad Control System - With intuitive and smart squad commands, the simple touch of one button easily controls your squad to perform complex commands and strategic maneuvers. Multiple Gaming Mode - Choose the single-player option and command a squad of four that you can dispatch at will. Or, choose the multiplayer option and play with up to sixteen players online in different multi-player modes. Prelude to Episode III - Encounter new vehicles, locations and enemies from the upcoming film.

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Position in Action

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	16.0k Steam reviews	Top 29% in Action
Positive rating	96% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic	78/100	Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Engagement hours	4 h average	Top 78% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

FPS · 430
Action · 421
Tactical · 352
Sci-fi · 298
Singleplayer · 294
Shooter · 261
First-Person · 223
Classic · 218
Multiplayer · 199
Great Soundtrack · 177
Space · 157
Atmospheric · 157
Epic · 138
Team-Based · 131
Adventure · 130

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 16.0k reviews

15.4k positive · 642 negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.6/10

Curator recommendations

14.1k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (4)

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Full audio (4)

English
French
German
Spanish - Spain

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

Multi-player
PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP

Community

Steam Cloud
Remote Play Together

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release date	Jul 8, 2009
Developer	LucasArts
Publisher	LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney
Base price	$4.99 -50%
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

brief (under 5 hours)

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Typical completion time

2-week avg

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