How Star Wars Zero Company blends XCOM with Mass Effect

48.4K views • Mar 26, 2026

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Star Wars Zero Company surprised us. When @EAStarWars invited PC Gamer to be one of the first outlets in the world to play their new game, Ted Litchfield went in with high expectations - a Clone Wars tactics game made by former XCOM and Jedi Survivor devs is a slam drunk - but even these were surpassed. It blends the familiar combat of XCOM with sumptuous third-person action-adventure storytelling, and a healthy dose of Mass Effect style RPG management, and could be a game of the year contender.

00:00 - Intro
01:01 - A Clone Wars story
02:41 - Mass Effect style RPG elements
04:42 - Third-person action-adventure meets XCOM
05:38 - Who is making Zero Company?
08:57 - Combat feels deep
10:55 - Even named characters can die
12:08 - All astromech squad? Sure!
13:09 - Final thoughts

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