How the 7-Year-Old Star Wars Battlefront II Just Set a New Player Record
Once nearly buried by controversy, Battlefront II is hitting new highs, seven years after launch.
Star Wars Battlefront II—the 2017 reboot—just hit a new all-time player count on Steam. In 2025. While it's true that the game wasn't available on Steam at launch, the feat is still impressive. It's also part of a bigger story: after years of being mostly abandoned, Star Wars Battlefront II has suddenly surged in popularity.
