New information suggests that a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor may already be in development. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor received positive reviews upon its launch in April 2023, with its PS5 version having a score of 85 on Metacritic.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor offers some notable improvements over the 2019 game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. For example, players now have five Jedi stances to choose from, and the world itself is much larger than in the original game. Successful video games getting full sequels is a common practice in the gaming industry, and it looks like a Star Wars Jedi: Survivor sequel may already be in the works.
As reported by Screen Rant, VG247, and Tech4Gamers, developer Respawn Entertainment is hiring for a position on the Star Wars Jedi series of games. The given example highlights the role of Senior VFX Artist on Star Wars Jedi, stating that this position is eligible for remote work. Fans may want to wait for EA to officially unveil this new entry in the series, as things can drastically change during the development process. As Star Wars Jedi: Survivor just came out, this new title is probably years away from release.
Respawn Entertainment is also looking for a Sr. Combat Designer, although this listing simply mentions “Star Wars Team” instead of Star Wars Jedi. VG247 also makes note of Unreal Engine 5 being mentioned as a bonus in the Senior VFX Artist listing, suggesting that the sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor could run on it instead of Unreal Engine 4.
While this information doesn’t outright confirm the new game, it's likely that a new AAA Star Wars Jedi title is being worked on at Respawn Entertainment. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor ended up being more popular than Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on Steam, surpassing its peak concurrent player count at launch.
However, the game’s release was marked by controversy, as gamers reported running into a variety of issues, especially on PC. Since then, Respawn Entertainment has released several updates for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor that aim to rectify these problems. Update 6 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched on June 20, 2023, fixing crashing issues present in the game in addition to a variety of other improvements. The development team has confirmed that more patches are on the way as it continues to work on improving the user experience.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Screen Rant, Tech4Gamers, VG247