PC gamers can finally play a Star Wars game completely free years after launch

A ‘NEW’ Star Wars game is now available to PC gamers in early access, years after its initial release.

Following a successful closed beta, players can jump into the popular game completely free.

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A turn-based free-to-play RPG, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is now available to PC players, too[/caption]

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes first launched in 2015 as a mobile game, and now, almost nine years later, its seeing a PC release.

The new PC version brings improved graphics, doubled frame rate at 60fps, and support for keyboard and mouse.

Galaxy of Heroes is available in early access via the EA App and supports crossplay with gamers on mobile.

If you’ve played the game on your phone before, you can continue right where you left it off on PC, and switch between devices at will, thanks to cross-save support.

In Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, players engage in turn-based battles featuring characters from the Star Wars universe.

As you win battles, you unlock more heroes to pick for your squad, and the developers promise accelerated progression coming with this PC release.

Of course, as with any other free-to-play game, there are microtransactions for those who want to skip the grind and pay to progress faster.

In terms of content, the PC version has everything you will find in the game on iOS and Android.

Galaxy of Heroes gets regular updates with new content every two weeks and bigger events every quarter.

To play Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, you will need an EA account and must download the EA App on your PC.

For now, there are no plans to bring the game to consoles like PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch.

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