From spaceships to battle tanks to speeders, jetpacks, and creatures, there are many different types of vehicles in the Star Wars franchise. Some of them are iconic, and some have unique looks, sounds, and methods of movement and traversal. Others are more niche and feature in smaller roles.
Star Wars video games have often tried to capture the essence of the vehicles featured in the movies and TV shows, and on some occasions, have come up with their own vehicles. In these video games, the vehicles are usually used to get from point A to B, to race against others, or to cause havoc and chaos, destroying everything in their path.
9 The Ebon Hawk – Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic
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The Ebon Hawk is not a vehicle the player can control. You cannot fly around the world of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic in it. Instead, the Ebon Hawk acts more like a home or a hub that transports you from one planet to another.
As the game progresses, crew members make it their home too. Plus, you can occasionally man the guns and battle with attacking ships who want to take you down. The lack of control or customization limits the Ebon Hawk, but it is a cool ship, and it feels like home.
8 The Stinger Mantis – Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Like The Ebon Hawk, the Stinger Mantis featured in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a method of traversal from one planet to another. You cannot take the helm and fly it yourself. It also acts as a home for your crew, with areas dedicated to Greez’s plants and flowers and a makeshift bed for Cal in the rear.
The customization options give The Stinger Mantis some added personality and charm. You can alter the colors and patterns on the ship's exterior, making it a personal vessel in a way many other Star Wars vehicles don’t allow.
7 Jedi Starfighter – Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Launched just before the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones was Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter. A sequel to Star Wars: Starfighter, this game has you take on the role of Jedi Master Adi Gallia in her Jedi Starfighter leading up to and including the end events of the movie it was developed alongside.
Jedi Starfighter capitalizes on one of the coolest action sequences in the movie. It lets you control a swift, maneuverable vehicle around space, battling droids and enemies and partaking in the big-scale battle of Geonosis.
6 AT-ST – Star Wars Battlefront 2
There are a lot of vehicles in Star Wars: Battlefront 2. From the classic, iconic AT-ATs to the famed TIE fighters and X-Wings, the game offers a lot of choice and variety from across the Star Wars franchise. But not all the vehicles handle as well as others, and some of them serve limited purposes beyond traversal and combat.
The AT-ST is the standout. This vehicle is not only a cool-looking machine, but it also serves as a faster way of traversing the battlefield. It has a decent degree of maneuverability, and it can do some damage too. Very few of the vehicles in the game can manage all those things.
5 Malakili And His Rancor – Star Wars: Demolition
The Rancor scene in Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi is an iconic one not only because of the impressive creature design and special effects but because of the scene's emotion. After Luke Skywalker defeats the beast, Malakili, the rancor keeper, sheds a tear in mourning, making us care for him and his one-time pet.
Star Wars: Demolition, a Star Wars take on Twisted Metal, allows players to play as both Malakili and the Rancor. While it isn’t canonical, and the game has not aged too well, this was the first Star Wars game that brought the fantasy of riding such a creature to life.
4 Naboo Starfighter – Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
The N-1 Starfighter, also known as the Naboo Starfighter is one of the most iconic vehicles to come out of the prequels. It's slick and stylish, and it’s fast and maneuverable. It’s a vehicle that looks cool, moves well, and shoots better.
In Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, you can mount an N-1 Starfighter and zip around the battlefields just like in the first prequel movie. In Lego form, it helps capture the joy of the scene and the movie's charm. Most importantly, it handles and behaves exactly how you would want and expect it to.
3 The Millennium Falcon – Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
There’s no ship more iconic in Star Wars than the Millennium Falcon. The ship that once belonged to Lando Calrissian, then Han Solo and Chewbacca, and more recently Rey Skywalker, is always a joy to see on screen.
In Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, the Millenium Falcon sequences have you recreate iconic scenes from the movies, twisting and turning, trying to fit the large vessel in between tight gaps and spaces, and battling enemies at the same time. It’s a fast ship, and it doesn’t have a lot of firepower, but it’s always one of the coolest ships to be in command of.
2 X-Wing – Star Wars: Squadrons
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Star Wars: Squadrons is a game all about piloting the various spaceships featured in the Star Wars franchise. You sit behind the stick, or the wheel, you look through the forward viewport, and it makes you feel like you’re in that world. Adding immersion is the VR version of the game, making it an even cooler experience.
While every vessel in the game has its own perks, its strengths, and weaknesses, the X-Wing is the most balanced of the bunch. It’s fast, can move well, has decent firepower, and has some shielding too. It might be the most generic of the bunch, but it's also the most reliable.
1 Podracer – Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
Now this is podracing. Regardless of your feelings on the first of the prequel movies, you can agree that the podracing sequence is thrilling, exciting, and cool. The first video game to bring that sequence into interactive life was Star Wars Episode 1: Racer.
It captured the speed and exhilaration of the podracing scene from the movie. It allowed players to take on the role of various podracers featured in the movie across different landscapes, and it had all the cool sights and sounds and vehicles too. The game was successful enough to get an arcade version as well as a sequel.