Lucasfilm wants more Star Wars games like Zero Company and Galactic Racer

Star Wars games have had a good year, and Lucasfilm Games wants more of the same. After two well-received releases from independent studios, the company says it has changed how it picks developers. "We've tried to be more flexible about who we're willing to take pitches from," Lucasfilm said, according to PC Gamer.

Two very different hits

The two games behind the strategy look nothing like a typical Star Wars blockbuster:

• Star Wars Zero Company from Bit Reactor is a turn-based tactics game that GameSpot compares to XCOM.
• Star Wars Galactic Racer from Fuse Games is a roguelite racer that Eurogamer likens to Burnout.

Eurogamer notes that both came from independent studios. Recent Star Wars games had mostly gone to much bigger companies, such as Ubisoft with Star Wars Outlaws.

Not every game needs to be a blockbuster

The message from Lucasfilm is that a Star Wars game doesn't need a huge budget to succeed, as PC Gamer puts it. Neither of this year's hits centers on Jedi or the usual action-adventure formula, Push Square points out.

More on the way

Lucasfilm teased that more is coming, with Push Square reporting the company has "surprise" titles in the pipeline. None of the reports name upcoming projects yet.