‘It Is Nonetheless in Growth. That is All I Can Say’ — Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic Remake Dev Points Replace 5 Years After It Was Introduced

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Saber Interactive’s long-running growth of its Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic remake is confirmed to nonetheless be underway.

In a current interview with IGN, the chief artistic officer of Saber, Tim Willits, answered our query relating to the venture’s future with a brief however easy: “Sure, it’s nonetheless in growth. That is all I can say.”

The information shall be of aid to the hordes of loyal followers of the now-classic RPG initially developed by Mass Impact and Dragon Age studio, BioWare. The trendy reimagining was first revealed approach again in 2021, however nothing has been formally seen or heard of it within the 5 years since.

A report in December 2025 from Recreation File revealed that Aspyr was not main growth on the remake, however that the reins had reportedly been handed over to Mad Head Video games, the crew behind the upcoming Hellraiser: Revival.

That very same article additionally claimed that plans are usually not solely in movement for the KOTOR reimagining, however a remake of its sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic 2, had additionally been mentioned.

“Juliet was the codename for a venture the place we have been going to do a full remake of KOTOR II with trendy artwork, trendy gameplay, you understand, maintain the story and the characters and the final — the final content material of KOTOR II, however remake it for contemporary {hardware} and trendy machines with up to date graphics and all these form of issues,” mentioned Douglas Reilly, Lucasfilm Video games vp. “It was one thing we have been discussing with Aspyr.”

Whether or not these full plans for remakes of the Knights of the Outdated Republic collection ever come to fruition is but to be seen; nonetheless, it seems like growth remains to be urgent on in the case of Saber’s work on the unique.

This all comes after the reveal of Star Wars: Destiny of the Outdated Republic on the 2025 Recreation Awards, a model new single-player RPG set in a galaxy far, far-off, led by former KOTOR director, Casey Hudson. Do you suppose we’ll be taking part in this new sport earlier than the Knights of the Outdated Republic arrives? Tell us within the feedback beneath!

For extra from our interview with Saber’s Tim Willits, you’ll find some new particulars in regards to the upcoming John Wick sport, and the information that excessive horror sport Hellraiser: Revival has secured its ESRB ranking.

Simon Cardy is a Senior Editor at IGN who can primarily be discovered skulking round open world video games, indulging in Korean cinema, or despairing on the state of Tottenham Hotspur and the New York Jets. Comply with him on Bluesky at @cardy.bsky.social.

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