Summary
This year’s annual Star Wars Day seemingly caused many players to boot up 2017’sStar Wars Battlefront 2on Steam, leading to the highest player count for the game in nearly four years.Star Wars Battlefront 2was around the same time asStar Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi, and served as a sequel to DICE’s 2015Star Wars Battlefrontreboot. While early reactions toBattlefront 2were lukewarm due to controversies surrounding its lootboxes, later updates would add new content and draw players back in.
DICE and EA would eventually discontinue support forStar Wars Battlefront 2in 2020, with many of the gamers who decried its initial 2017 launch now praising it as one of thebetterStar Warsgames of the modern era. Despite this improved reputation,Star Wars Battlefront 2has more or less faded into the background over the past few years, though it still has plenty of fans who like to dive back in for a quick reenactment of classic battles from across all three major branches of theStar Warstimeline.
That number seems to have grown duringthis year’s Star Wars Day, an annual tradition that takes place on May 4 and sees fans celebrate all things set in the Galaxy Far, Far Away. As pointed out by Reddit user Local_Ad_8171 on r/StarWarsBattlefront,Star Wars Battlefront 2recently hit a concurrent player count of 5,583 users on Steam on May 4, marking a 254.5% increase from its previous number. This is also the second-highest player count forStar Wars Battlefront 2, with its all-time peak being 10,489.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Gets Second-Highest Player Count During May 4
This year’s Star Wars Day celebration was the most likely factor for therenewed interest inStar Wars Battlefront 2, and it comes at a very active time for the franchise. Earlier this year,Revenge of the Sithcelebrated its 20th anniversary by returning to theaters, and the acclaimed Disney Plus seriesAndoris in the middle of its second season as of this writing. A new animatedStar Warsseries was also released on Disney Plus on May 4, which also saw special in-game events and content inFortniteandDisney Dreamlight Valleyjust to name a few.
The rest of 2025 looks to be an exciting time forStar Warsfans, withStar Wars Outlawsreleasing a second DLC story expansionon May 15 and a new season ofStar Wars: Visionsset to launch on Disney Plus in October. In the meantime, fans are diving back into the underappreciatedStar Wars Battlefront 2for another round of combat, even as gamers still hope for a new entry in the series someday.
Star Wars Battlefront 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Rush through waves of enemies on Starkiller Base with the power of your lightsaber in your hands. Storm through the jungle canopy of a hidden Rebel base on Yavin 4 with your fellow troopers, dispensing firepower from AT-STs. Line up your X-wing squadron from an attack on a mammoth First Order Star Destroyer in space. Or rise as a new STAR WARS hero - Iden, an elite Imperial special forces soldier - and discover an emotional and gripping single-player story spanning thirty years.Experience rich and living STAR WARS multiplayer battlegrounds across all three eras: prequel, classic, and new trilogy. Customize and upgrade your heroes, starfighters, or troopers, each with unique abilities to exploit in battle. Ride tauntauns or take control of tanks and speeders. Down Star Destroyers the size of cities, use the Force to prove your worth against iconic characters such as Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, or Han Solo, as you play a part in a gaming experience inspired by 40 years of timeless STAR WARS films.
