Star Wars: The Old Republic

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Release date, Genres, About, Kind of game, Sessions, Story, Exploring, Fighting, Building and creating, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.

• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and MMO. The About text says allies face bosses in Flashpoints and Operations.
• Release date: The page shows 20 Dec, 2011, the original launch. Steam's appdetails gives 2020-07-21, the day it reached Steam.
• Genres: The page calls it a massively multiplayer online game and lists RPG.
• About: The About text describes a Star Wars saga with Jedi, Sith and many planets. Tags include Sci-fi and Space.
• Kind of game: The About text offers Flashpoints and Operations for groups of allies. Tags include Party-Based RPG.
• Sessions: The text says the game has run for more than ten years and keeps getting updates and expansions.
• Story: The text describes eight class stories with full voiceover. Tags include Story Rich and Choices Matter.
• Exploring: The text lists more than 20 planets to explore. Tags include Open World.
• Fighting: The text mentions lightsabers, blasters and boss fights. Tags include Action RPG.
• Building and creating: The text describes a player housing system called Galactic Strongholds.
• Calm and coziness: The text invites players to kick back in a Stronghold between adventures.
• Time to hang out: The text offers a relaxed housing area and queued group missions next to story play. This is a weak lead.
• Unlocks and progress: The text names a level cap of 80, six expansions and ongoing content updates.
• Planning ahead: The text lets players pick a class story and a separate combat style.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Release status: Steam lists the game as released.
• Release date: Steam lists Jul 21, 2020, the day the game reached Steam. The maker's launch date of 2011-12-20 is used, as for other long-running online games in the catalog.
• Platforms: Backs windows only. Steam lists no macOS or Linux build.
• Free base co-op: Steam marks the game free to play, with a subscription and in-game purchases on the side.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Release date, Genres.

• Release date: P577 is 2011-12-20 for North America and Europe, and 2012-03-01 for Australasia.
• Genres: P136 is massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

swtor.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Kind of game, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress.

• Online co-op: The maker describes story missions for groups of four to sixteen players.
• Most players online: Operations are made for groups of eight or sixteen. Flashpoints sit below that.
• Kind of game: Missions are described as group work that takes skills and teamwork.
• Working in sync: Veteran and Master modes need a balanced team of damage, healer and tank roles. Group Finder lets players queue by role.
• Tension and danger: Master Mode is described as not for the faint of heart. Story Mode is the easy way in.
• Getting better: Master Mode asks for both patience and skill and for players at max level with strong gear.
• Planning ahead: Group roles and gear levels decide which mode a team can take on.
• Unlocks and progress: The page says some of the most powerful items in the game come from these missions.

swtor.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Story, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Calls Flashpoints and Operations multi-player content.
• Story: Describes a story-driven saga with cinematic dialogue and full voiceover.
• Free base co-op: Says the story up to a level cap can be played for free with some restrictions.

swtor.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups.

• Free base co-op: The free column gives full rewards from three Flashpoints a week, or a paid weekly pass lifts that limit. Operations need a paid weekly pass. Subscribers get unlimited access.
• Confirmed free setups: Flashpoints are open to free accounts with that weekly reward limit. Operations are left out because they need a pass.

help.ea.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op.

• Free base co-op: EA says free-to-play means playing without any payment, with limits. This page gives a higher free level cap than swtor.com, which does not change the fact.

swtor.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms.

• Platforms: The PC installer needs Windows 10 or later. The Mac installer is an open beta test, so macOS is left out.

swtor.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date.

• Release date: EA's press release dated December 20, 2011 says the game goes live that day.

swtor.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Confirmed free setups, Most players online.

• Confirmed free setups: The 2015 post calls them 4-player Flashpoints, and the harder ones need a full 4-player group.
• Most players online: The same post lists Operations for 8 and 16 players.

denofgeek.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Story, Fighting, Tension and danger, Kind of game, Calm and coziness.

• Story: Den of Geek review from 2015-11-16 praises the story and the class stories as the best part of the game.
• Fighting: Says fights are fairly simple because companions are strong.
• Tension and danger: Says fights in the leveling story are on the simple side. The harder group modes are covered by the maker's own pages.
• Kind of game: Says there was no reason to group up before max level in that era, so group play is an add-on to a story game.
• Calm and coziness: Says the story lets players go at their own pace without fighting over mobs.