Star Wars: Galactic Racer Is Officially Free For Millions Today

Published Oct 6, 2026, 8:42 AM EDT

Nicholas Becher is a gaming journalist with an MFA in Creative Writing from FAU. With extensive experience playing video games, he covers all forms of gaming content at Screen Rant, from breaking news to the latest fan theories. Most-played games range from Clair Obscur to Civ to Elden Ring to Halo 2 and beyond. 

If you still haven't had a chance to dive into the newly released pod-racing game, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, there's a great opportunity to grab it for free. The game officially launches today, bringing one of the franchise's most beloved and action-packed features into the spotlight with a modern take on racing across the galaxy.

Galactic Racer taps directly into the legacy of The Phantom Menace and the classic Star Wars: Episode I Racer, giving players another chance to experience the dangerous, breakneck racing that helped make pod-racing such a memorable part of the franchise. Its arrival gives Star Wars fans something very different from the lightsaber-driven action of the Star Wars Jedi series or the tactical squad combat of the recently released Star Wars Zero Company.

Better yet, millions of players can jump into the brand-new racer on launch day without paying anything, making this an especially good opportunity to see what Galactic Racer has to offer.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is already likely to be a major hit among longtime fans, but its launch also marks a first for Amazon Luna. According to a press release:

"Today, in a first ever event, Star Wars: Galactic Racer is launching on Amazon Luna day and date with all other platforms! And best of all, on Luna, Prime Members can play the single-player campaign for free."

That means anyone with an active Amazon Prime membership in a region where Luna is supported can start playing the campaign today at no additional cost. Rather than purchasing the game on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, or PC, Prime subscribers can stream it through Luna, opening Galactic Racer to an enormous potential audience on launch day. Amazon confirms that the Luna version has arrived alongside the worldwide October 6 release and is available now.

The biggest advantage is that Luna's cloud-based approach removes the need for dedicated gaming hardware or even a lengthy download. Players can instead stream the game to compatible devices they already own. The promotion potentially puts Galactic Racer in front of hundreds of millions of Prime members worldwide, although availability ultimately depends on whether Luna operates in a player's region.

The timing of the promotion coincides with Amazon's annual Prime Big Deal Days event, which also kicks off today. Running October 6–7, the 48-hour sale gives Prime members access to millions of deals across electronics, gaming, toys, home goods, and plenty of other categories.

October 6 is a great day to be a Prime member, particularly for Star Wars fans. Alongside the thousands of products discounted for Big Deal Days, subscribers can effectively add a brand-new Star Wars game to their launch-day plans without making another purchase, but can also snag Star Wars Outlaws for free as well.

ScreenRant's James Lynch awarded Star Wars: Galactic Racer an 8/10, describing Fuse Games' run-based racer as an "instant genre classic." The review particularly praised the sheer sensation of speed, alongside a surprisingly immersive campaign and extensive vehicle customization.

The game's run-based structure also means victories and mistakes carry considerably more weight than they might in a conventional arcade racer. Lynch highlighted how quickly Galactic Racer can shift between the exhilaration of pulling off a difficult overtake and the frustration of crashing and losing progress, creating genuine stakes during races. More importantly for Star Wars fans, the game apparently succeeds in capturing the fantasy of possessing Anakin Skywalker's almost supernatural racing ability.

Prime members have no excuse not to give Star Wars: Galactic Racer a shot while its entire single-player campaign is available through Luna at no additional cost, and even if you intend to purchase the game for another platform or were on the fence about grabbing this one, it's a great chance to try the game out first before buying it for PC or console.

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