{"id":380241,"date":"2026-10-08T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/star-wars-galactic-racer-will-get-6-player-parties-after-launch\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T01:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:51:51","slug":"star-wars-galactic-racer-will-get-6-player-parties-after-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/star-wars-galactic-racer-will-get-6-player-parties-after-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars: Galactic Racer will get 6-player parties after launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/star-wars-galactic-racer.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Wars: Galactic Racer<\/a> is set to raise its online party size from <strong>three players<\/strong> to six in a post-launch update arriving within the first few weeks after release, according to developer Fuse Games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Discord\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9848e854-ffae-11e6-a59d-00163ed833e7\/3298232087\/discord-icon.webp\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Discord<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The studio says more details are coming soon. The move follows immediate backlash from players over the original <strong>three-player cap<\/strong>, which stood out right away because standard online races in Star Wars: Galactic Racer support up to 12 players, while Podracing supports up to 8.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re hoping to race with a bigger group of friends, this is a <strong>solid upgrade<\/strong>. It doubles the number of players who can join the same party without awkward workarounds, even if it still doesn&#8217;t line up with the maximum size in every mode.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players have also been asking for private or custom lobbies for organized races and tournaments, along with <strong>split-screen multiplayer<\/strong>, but Fuse Games hasn&#8217;t announced plans for either feature.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even with those complaints, the anti-gravity racer is off to a <strong>strong start<\/strong>. IGN called Star Wars: Galactic Racer \u201ca fabulous looking and frantically fast anti-grav racer,\u201d other coverage has praised its speed, presentation, and roguelite-style campaign, and reports said it climbed quickly to the top of <a href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Steam<\/a>\u2019s sales charts.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can download and play Star Wars: Galactic Racer now on <strong>PlayStation 5<\/strong>, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amazon-luna.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Luna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2687469370\/steam-icon.webp\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Wars: Galactic Racer is set to raise its online party size from three players to six in a post-launch update arriving within the first few weeks after release, according to developer Fuse Games. The studio says more details are coming soon. The move follows immediate backlash from players over the original three-player cap, which &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/star-wars-galactic-racer-will-get-6-player-parties-after-launch\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Star Wars: Galactic Racer will get 6-player parties after launch&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9351,"featured_media":380240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-380241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9351"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380242,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380241\/revisions\/380242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380241"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=380241"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=380241"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=380241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}