The title of Respawn Entertainment's next Star Wars game after Star Wars Jedi series coming to a close, developer Respawn is apparently looking in a new direction, and is gearing up to announce its next Star Wars-set title.

That title is Star Wars: Zero Company, according to a new report from MP1st, which doesn't cite a source for this revelation. The game is expected to be officially revealed during Star Wars Celebration, happening later this month from April 18–20 in Chiba, Japan. While we know relatively little at this early stage, the newly revealed title and MP1st's investigation into the release provide a little more context.

Everything We Know About Star Wars: Zero Company

Details Uncovered For Codenamed Project Bruno

Way back in 2023, an earlier MP1st investigation revealed details of one of Respawn's ongoing projects, a game then codenamed Star Wars: Bruno. The results consisted of a series of in-engine screenshots of the game, featuring a main menu displaying an image of an R2-series droid. Further screenshots showed something completely different from Star Wars Jedi: an isometric view of a tactical strategy game, featuring playable characters in Mandalorian armor.

Further screenshots also revealed that the game was planned to feature variable victory conditions, in at least one case requiring the player to rescue a prisoner. There was also to be a hub area that players could return to in order to gear up their characters and choose new missions. It all adds up to what sounds more like a strategy game than a Soulslike, and frankly, Zero Company is a fitting title for something in that genre, where you might play an entire platoon instead of just one character.

It's all but officially confirmed that Respawn is working on a Star Wars strategy game, and if MP1st's reports are accurate, this could very well be it. The bio on the X (formerly Twitter) page for Bit Reactor, a team within Respawn, still says it's working on "a new AAA title set in the legendary Star Wars universe." Bit Reactor's website And, on March 14, Lucasfilm games tweeted this:

With a coming up at Star Wars Celebration, it certainly seems like Bit Reactor is gearing up to reveal its Star Wars strategy game. Only time will tell whether Zero Company is its real title.

When Will Respawn's Third Star Wars: Jedi Game Come Out?

Cal Kestis' Final Ride Could Still Be A Long Ways Away

Whatever Bit Reactor is working on, it certainly doesn't sound like the planned third entry in the Star Wars Jedi series. But when is that one finally coming out? Well, it could still be some time. We know next to nothing about Star Wars Jedi 3 - not even its proposed title. Based on the four-year gap between Fallen Order and Survivor, the third game will probably take a similar length of time to develop. That'd put the third Jedi game out somewhere in 2027, though I wouldn't be surprised if it were bigger, better, and took a little longer.

Still, there's some hope (a new hope, if you will) knowing that Respawn has a in store for Star Wars Celebration. There's a non-zero chance that Respawn could share some kind of Star Wars Jedi news this month. I wouldn't get my hopes up, though. If anything, it'll probably be a brief teaser that only includes a release year if we're very, very lucky. I expect the direct sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is still a ways off, but Respawn's strategy game could be enough to hold me over.

Sources: MP1st (1, 2), Bit Reactor/X, Bit Reactor, Lucasfilm Games/X