STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™

This game is absolutely fucking fantastic, but it absolutely cannot be recommended. throughout my playthrough I have probably had the game crash close to 100 times. all at very regular instances (go to a new zone? crash every single time you try) but with very easy fixes (just load the autosaves it makes during zone transfer). the worst I'd had to do was reload an earlier save a couple times. but oh my dear god, despite trying for about an hour, finishing the game was literally impossible. as soon as I finish the dialogue [spoiler] redeeming bastila [/spoiler] it crashed. I could list everything I tried but its not important. it's a fantastic game! it really really is. but if you can't even finish the thing based on some arcane whims of the fates themselves I just can't recommend it at all.

A timeless classic. Be sure to avoid mods and set compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Package 2. It's a little buggy but nothing that can't be fixed.

Great story, engaging world, charming graphics, fun as hell. Unquestionably one of the greatest RPGs of all time. The gameplay and how you traverse the narrative still hold up! If you've never played KOTOR, it is a must play.

2nd best Star Wars game of all time. Only because the story of the sequel is even better.

Hands down the greatest star wars game of all time and one of the best RPG games of all time. I loved everything about this game and I'm hoping the remake is still on the table I would love to see this game in a modernized version.

I loved playing this game. It was such an amazing journey through the jank and file management. I loved the story so much and it delivered to everything I wanted form it and more. It's one of the best games I have ever played. Solid 10/10 even though it was difficult to play. The difficulty to play made it that much more meaningful.

This game is old as hell, and because of the 3D environment I'd even say it feels more jank at times than the original Fallout. That being said, this is a pretty good CRPG, and the world of Star Wars is adapted very well both to a gameplay experience and to a tale that feels familiar yet unique from the media that came before (at least, with the movies). A quality game overall, and one I'd recommend if you're a fan of CRPG's and the like. Let's be real though, the real reason you should get this game is because of that PAZAAK baby, hoooo boy (slaps knee) (hollers like a cowboy) lemme tell ya (sits you down despite your protests), I don't care if I waste aaaaall my credits on that shit (starts playing the banjo... poorly), if I see a card game in my RPG's I go fucking bananas, more bananas than when I'm fucking your mo-

Huge game with countless ways to build and still get through it. This is an essential game if you're a gamer and are a fan of the Star Wars movies and series.

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is a classic RPG that masterfully blends rich storytelling, memorable characters, and meaningful choices. Set thousands of years before the films, it offers a fresh yet familiar Star Wars experience. With its deep moral choices and engaging combat, it's a must-play for any sci-fi or RPG fan.

Sure it's an older game and it has issues running on modern hardware. But, every single issue is absolutely worth it to play this game. It is well worth the play for any Star Wars fan, even if this isn't "cannon" anymore.

Dated by today's standard but still a very fun time none the less. Would highly reccomend.

This is my favorite game. I played it when i was 15 in the school, and I'm still playing it 10 years after. Fun, exciting, sometimes challenging. Every time I select a different side, multiple ways to end the game.

Quintessentially one of the best Star Wars game to have ever come into existence. It's a good blend of story telling, action, gambling, racing, and creating your own life through decisions.

The rpg action is more simplistic than its counterparts but it gives the player a different kind of spin on SW universe than the movies. The plot was alright, yet not the best, though both sides of the black and white moral spectrum were well explained. The end section of the game can be a bit frustrating but your best bet is to focus on building a character with (to-hit) bonuses instead of just damage, because the endgame enemies have a high defense. As well as focusing on shielding against jedi powers with the separate power for that before fighting siths. Stasis power is also incredibly overpowered when it works. The worst aspect of this game is the abysmal inventory system, but it has an endless capacity letting you spam the hoarded grenades during those tough fights. Even if you're not a SW fan but just like rpg games then this is still a good game.

Ahead of the curve in many ways for its time. I have some real fond memories of playing this as a kid. One of my first video games. After Disney's acquisition, somehow this falls under their targeted advertising, but I can block it from the firewall without issue from the first boot.

While the graphics are hard to get past and the gameplay is nothing to write home about, the storytelling and interactivity are amazing and this is a must play for any star wars fan

once optimized, is a great reminder of how far current single player games have fallen. This is a very basic game, but it has character to it that new games lack.

A classic, and still a solid contender for "Best Bioware Game" and "Best Star Wars Property" to date. A must play for every lover of Star Wars and D&D based RPGs.

I love this game SO MUCH! While the plug to PC is annoying to play around (i.e. the resolution, the bugs), KOTOR is still better than any game made within the last 3 years. Plus, [spoiler]Sith Bastilla is peak.[/spoiler]

This is THE best Star Wars game out there. But I may be biased as I am a Star Wars EU Hyperfan.

Never got to play it as a kid but playing it now as an adult is still pretty dope, really the star wars rpg ive always wanted

Best Star Wars game I've ever played. Story is incredible, and while the gameplay is a little dated it's pure fun from start to finish. Highly recommend this to any Star Wars fan, especially those who are exhausted with Disney's constant failures. This game is a breath of fresh air, I wish I had played it sooner.

when it runs properly, its amazing. i have to run the game in windows vista to avoid crashing.

player movement gets blocked constantly game crashes so you need to save every few minutes npc speech scenes can be very slow and you will miss a lot of dialogue

Kotor feels like an ancient ruin with cracked pigment lines along the long dusty halls. All of its flaws shining from sun beams through the fallen roof of a forgotten estate. It feels advanced for its release date but by modern standards it feels like an indie game you could pick up for $5, It’s feels like your grandparents closet, it’s filled with memories you cherish and you can’t just let it fade into existence. It’ll never be as good as it was, and that’s just something you’ll have to accept. you’re playing for nostalgia or to see the beginnings of a renowned company. It's comforting, it’s easy going and feels like a kiss from a grandparent. It makes you warm and fuzzy but also it’s kind of sad from seeing something stray so far away from its former glory. You have to be gentle and just take it one step at a time. Being open to a good story and just seeing where it goes is the best advice I could give. You’ll know if this game is for you in the first hour. If it doesn’t feel right, it’s because it isn’t. It’s got a great amount of jank, but it’s also got a huge amount of passion and care. Putting anything under a microscope in regards to KOTOR absolute overkill. There's horrors lurking right below the surface that could easily ruin a good time, thinking on them for just a mere second reanimates some ugly 2000’s game designs, and not the cool ones. There isn’t anything to shine a light on, the sun is blaring and it's 115 degrees. The models are heinous, ugly and way too blocky but we won’t judge the game for the ages it’s passed through. The voice acting for the time is great but by today's standards it's less than ideal. Some mechanics from gamings past is meant to stay buried deep in the coffin, Clunky combat is the big one for me. It’s overdrawn and doesn’t feel satisfying or has any real weight behind it. It feels like numbers going down. Not being damaged or hit. Which really, felt like the case for games of the period. On the plus side of battles, animations are still fantastic and you can see how much work went into the Melee actions. They add a lot to the combat and by far they're the thing that holds up the most. Having a duel play out real time is great when you're not constantly missing attacks. When you do go on a miss streak it's pretty infuriating. Sometimes the luck just isn't on your side and when it does happen it gives you a massive sense of unfairness. Luckily I didn't run into this issue that often. It didn't ruin my overall experience but I just wish it wouldn't happen to begin with. This came out in 2003. Morality in games just wasn't a thing yet. THIS is the tester. A precursor to a better system. You can see the groundwork for dragon age and mass effect. You can see how it evolved into some of the greatest classics. The gameplay is ripped from any traditional table top. DC’s and armor rating. One attack at a time for each character. It's simplistic but engaging enough to keep it from being boring. If you liked the first Witcher this will keep you entertained. Kotor is ugly, honestly! I could even consider it hideous by today’s standards but man does it got character and charm. It's a trope filled piece of Star Wars fan fiction. It’s goofy, doesn’t take its writing as seriously as other games which is great. It doesn't have to be an epic space opera akin to mass effect. It’s surface level battle of good and evil. Bad being bad and good being good you're either nefarious or a godly paragon, it’s boring but by the standards of 2003 it’s insanely far ahead. There is ONE more option which is the worst of the choices, a middle ground, YUCK. You can be boring and have a slightly Grey outlook but it's near non-existent. Grey doesn't really have to exist when the writing is so much one side or the other, and you know what. It doesn't have to exist. This is star wars after all. It’s always about good vs evil. Kotor is meant to be celebrated. It's a predecessor to mechanics of the most beloved games ever made. It's an ancient relic with brittle bones, barely able to walk, but when it does hold a stride it runs with it for as long as it's weak bones can support it. it’s up to you to decide if you’ll help hold it up through the marathon or just call it quits on grandpa and move on to the next thing from a bygone age of gaming.

its an old favorite of mine from the OG Xbox and had to get it here on PC as well its such an amazing game ever for how old it is I still love it a lot

Crashes a lot, but as long as you save all the time, it's tons o fun

Originally owned this game on my old Xbox. Absolutely one of my all time favorites! Even better with modding capabilities. Highly commended to anyone who loves Star Wars sci fi or RPGs

cool and nice game with good story twist was done well and i don't think there is anything bad about this game

great story and multi choice so its also very repayable

One of the best games I've ever played. I have 145 mods installed and did a full 30 hour play through with little if any technical issues in 2025 which is impressive for a game that is over 20 years old. Combat is dated, but still fun for me. The main story, side quests, companion dialogues and side quests, and just overall feel are some of the best I've seen in a cRPG.

One of the best Star Wars games ever. Story is still great, RPG aspects are great, the only downside is gameplay but if you're OK with turn based combat you won't hate it. Just get a widescreen mod and KOTOR Community Patch and try it!

Star wars Kotor, is one of the best Star wars themed games you can find on the market, Even for its aged graphics and unfamiliar controls when you start playing, the longer you play the more it becomes second nature. and the inclusion of Darth Revan, Is something i personally believe some other star wars games should have tried to include within their own games, even as a cosmetic item or as an actual NPC you can interact with.

Great game,though it is stitched together by thoughts and prayer,if you wish to play it,know that you will have to learn to circumvent many bugs and glitches

The game that asserted Bioware as the master of modern RPGs. A gripping story, well written companions, interesting locations, and a perfect amount of depth within the gameplay. KOTOR is loved for a reason.

This game is FANTASTIC, the start isnt very appealing I will admit the combat seems weird but genuinely you start to enjoy it, the start of the game Taris feels boring and you are going to itch for a light saber, but going through the mission the game is enjoyable and the game is extremely engaging the story alone is worth it I highly recommend I went a few years after buying not playing the game because I got turned away by the dated combat system but recently after giving it a chance i have zero regrets

one of the greatest RPGS of all time. the star wars lore is just the topping on the cake. if you enjoy RPGs of any kind, this is a must play classic.

A classic in nearly every sense of the word. Has some janky parts as would be expected from a game from Bioware in this era but overall a great experience.

This is an Xbox game with no controller support, one. How is it that the original version released three years earlier had better resolution, graphics and controller support on xbox? While moving on a random part of the map, WASD will just completely die, leaving your character immobile. The only way to fix this is to save the game and reload the save. Easy fix, right? Try doing this every five minutes. You read that right, your player character becomes immobilized on average every 5-10 minutes. Playing on an RTX4060, and this game thats nearly 20 years old will CRASH MY COMPUTER. Why? Because GRASS is enabled under graphics settings. GRASS! At random points, the grass that supposedly exists beneath totally colonized cities with paved metal streets will glitch through textures and these long, streaking bleeding textures will borealis their way across the skyline, crashing your performance. This is a god awful monstrosity of a masterpiece I wish I could re-live from my childhood. My best advice is to save your money, buy an external controller and buy the iOS version on the mobile store, as it runs way smoother. The ONLY reason I went for the PC version is because on mobile, there is no console command or mods to give you the dark side Revan's Star Forge robes early on, which is my favorite look in the game. Two thumbs way the hell down. What the actual f**ck is this garbage?

It feels old now, a lick of paint in a remaster wouldn't go amiss but one of the best Star Wars games.

Ever since I played this game for the first time on my xbox 360, I've loved it, so i decided to buy it on pc and yet again I am reminded of how good of a game it is, a great story with interesting lore and characters, it is a great introduction into the old republic era of star wars and initially took me by surprise about how great it was, despite being seperate to all of the movies.

Played it as a kid when it was new, still holds up today! Its a bit simplistic, graphics ofc arent the greatest, its a little buggy, but other than that its still a really fun, satisfying Star Wars DND game.

An all time classic with a great story of redemption and forgiveness.

Great story, pretty good characters.

Great game, if you can get it to run correctly. I had to go to my local computer store and pay 20 dollars to get them to help me figure out the display settings on my pc to be able to run this game. There is no cloud storage, even though it says there is. If you have an old xbox you would be better off playing it on that. Great game though. The lore is great. The graphics is obviously something you have to get used to. Can't wait to play KOTOR 2

Well this is a fantastic game from my childhood. I love it but the game breaking bugs I've encountered means my 13 hours I put into my character are for nothing... I can't get off of the wookie planet lol. Great game held together with toothpicks sadly.

Great to revisit one of the top games ever! Includes the lost (on xbox) DLC. Runs great.

A lot of back tracking compared to kotor 2, combat a lot more buggier but still a great game. The story seems well finished and complete compared to kotor 2

Still one of the greatest Star Wars games of all time. I will say I noticed a bug that sometimes after combat you won't be able to move. You can actually just save and reload and it'll fix it.

If you like clunky 2000s gameplay and a fan of RPGs, then this game and its sequels are a must play. You don’t even need to watch the Star Wars movies to play. 👍