Star Wars: Squadrons is the latest free game on the Epic Games Store – and it’s well worth picking up while you can. If you’ve ever wanted to know how it feels to pilot a Star Wars spacecraft and head into battle with a ragtag group of mates, this is your shot.
While originally marketed as a VR title, because of its locked first-person cockpit view, the game is fully playable in non-VR mode, and features a hearty single-player story campaign. Alongside the story of intergalactic warfare, you can play through a range of exciting, objective-based skirmishes that can be played with AI or other real players.
Given Squadrons is currently free for everyone with an Epic Games account, it’s likely this multiplayer mode will soon be bustling with newbies and veterans alike. It’s a game best played against real-life rivals, for the excitement factor and for that hard-won…