LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment may have shut down Star Wars Galaxies‘ official servers back in 2011, but rogue servers have been making the game playable in an unsanctioned capacity since long before then. That means some of these projects have now been around for more than a decade, while many others have sprung up more recently.
In 2023 SWGEmu and SWG: Legends are the two most popular servers, reviving the game as it was during its 2005 and 2011 iterations respectively. Legends, along with most other servers have made some not insignificant changes to the game’s systems, and have even added a large amount of original content. Until 2021 SWGEmu remained focused on recreating the game exactly as it was before the game’s notorious CU patch, but with the launch of the Finalizer server, they have committed themselves to future content updates as well.
The beauty of rogue servers however is that there is unlimited freedom for different projects to offer player experiences which can appeal to niche tastes. Don’t write off the other servers on this list just on the basis of their somewhat smaller communities. Some of them have done some truly incredible work with Galaxies‘ ageing game engine, adding new areas to explore, a diverse range of fresh character customisation options, and quality of life features which make the game a lot more accessible to modern gamers.
If you’re new to the Star Wars Galaxies community and not sure which server to start on, check out my guide to the best rogue servers for every kind of player.
Servers are listed in alphabetical order with the Star Wars Galaxies (SWG) prefix omitted. Unless otherwise stated Pre-CU servers are running versions of the SWGEmu codebase, while NGE servers are running versions of SOE’s leaked source code. This list is updated monthly along with the Rogue Server Roundup.
An Empire in Flames
Homepage: https://www.empireinflames.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/uvNrseC
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2017
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
Custom Content: Heroics, Themeparks, Quests, Planets, Species, Events, Cosmetics
Highlights: Roleplay QoL features; post-RotJ setting; unique Jedi unlock; huge number of new playable species
Upcoming Content: Mandalorian Enclave; Underworld faction
Aurora
Homepage: https://www.swg-aurora.fr/
Discord: https://discord.gg/hCtknAvqYW
Game version: NGE
Launched: 2021
Active Development? Yes
About: French language server
Awakening
Homepage: https://swgawakening.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/QxQSXwY
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2014
Active Development? Yes (infrequent updates)
Highlights: Tweaked vanilla experience; custom Jedi unlock
Beyond
Homepage: https://swgbeyond.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/ycuQZqA
Game version: NGE
Launched: 2019
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
Custom Content: Heroics, Quests, Professions, Events, JtL, Cosmetics, Species
Highlights: Rare Loot System; Vanguard profession; Tusken Hardmode Heroic; community/event engagement
Upcoming Content: World Boss revamp; Marauder themepark and Heroic
CUEmu
Homepage: https://cuemu.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/HpJR6eUh5Q
Game version: CU
Launched: Closed Testing
Active Development? Yes (infrequent updates)
Highlights: CU emulator based on SWGEmu code.
Dark Rebellion
Homepage: https://darkrebellionrp.wordpress.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/8bgXHvJEsC
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2022
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
About: Heavily customised D20-style roleplay server set in an alternate post-ROTJ timeline.
Evolve
Homepage: https://www.swgevolve.com/
Discord:https://discord.gg/T9HnANuuRN
Game version: NGE
Launched: Open Testing
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
Custom Content: Professions, Species
Highlights: Unique multi-class skill system
Upcoming Content: Unique Mandalorian themepark.
Infinity
Homepage: https://www.swginfinity.com/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/gN22kcG
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2017
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
Custom Content: Themeparks, Quests, Events
Highlights: Mandalorian quest line; Infinity Heritage themepark; Big Game Hunting
Legends
Homepage: https://swglegends.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/ZBXvVDN
Game version: NGE
Launched: 2016
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
Custom Content: Heroics, Themeparks, Quests, Planets, Professions, Events, JtL, Cosmetics
Highlights: Bespin expansion; Star Viper questline; farming and ranching systems; Jedi themepark; huge number of new cosmetic items; community/event engagement
Upcoming Content: New planet – Felucia; Jedi themepark Pt.II
Check out MMO Folklorist’s Legends column An Empire Revisited.
myswg
Homepage: https://www.swgemu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217130
Discord: https://discord.gg/kzc46Rz
Game version: NGE
Launched: 2018
Active Development? Yes (infrequent updates)
Highlights: Intended for solo gameplay
New Beginnings
Homepage: https://swgnewbeginnings.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/RSSQ3xkVek
Game version: NGE
Launched: 2022
Active Development? Yes (infrequent updates)
Custom Content: Themeparks, Quests, Cosmetics
Highlights: Expanded content implementation
Upcoming Content: Additional race options, quests, new planet – Taanab.
ProjectSWG
Homepage: https://projectswg.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/BWhBx4F
Game version: CU/NGE
Launched: In Public Testing
Active Development? Yes
About: Emulation project. Attempting to rebuild the game with custom content and systems.
Reckoning
Homepage: https://swgreckoning.com/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/XfzfdZ4u
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2015
Active Development? Yes (infrequent updates)
Highlights: Tweaked vanilla experience; NGE item implementation; custom Jedi unlock
Restoration
Homepage: https://swgr.org/
Discord: https://discord.gg/swgr
Game version: CU
Launched: 2021
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
Custom Content: Cosmetics
Highlights: CU-era combat and profession system; community engagement; Server Progression System; custom Jedi unlock
Upcoming Content: Project Roadmap
Resurgence
Homepage: https://swgresurgence.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/PJpnKM7TNg
Game version: NGE
Launched: 2022
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
Custom Content: Themeparks, Quests, Events, Cosmetics
Highlights: Expanded content implementation
Upcoming Content: Unique new planet
Rogue One
Homepage: http://www.swgrogueone.net/
Discord: https://discord.gg/n82x6JEbYN
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2019
Active Development? Yes (infrequent updates)
Custom Content: Quests, Professions, Species
Highlights: Two unique dungeons; custom crafting professions
Sentinels Republic
Homepage: https://swgsremu.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/cEMtM99wwc
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2016
Active Development? Yes (infrequent updates)
Custom Content: Heroics, Themeparks, Quests, Planets, Events, Cosmetics
Highlights: 8 unique planets; new playable species; regular event schedule
Sunrunner II
Homepage: https://swgsunrunner2.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/q6mHDqR
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2019
Active Development? Yes (frequent updates)
Custom Content: Heroics, Quests, Planets, Species, Events, Cosmetics
Highlights: 12 unique planets + integration of modified expansion planets; 11 new playable species
Upcoming Content: Expanded Mandalore content; unique Jedi, GCW systems
Check out MMO Folklorist’s Galactic Flyby of Sunrunner II.
SWGEmu
Homepage: https://www.swgemu.com/
Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/JH3t7Qh
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: In Public Testing
Active Development? Yes (Finalizer server)
About: Emulation project. Almost complete rebuild of the game as it was before the CU patch. In development for well over a decade. Will maintain vanilla and custom content servers once 1.0 milestone is reached. The Basilisk server was shutdown in 2022 with Finalizer acting as the new primary test server.
Tarkins Revenge
Homepage: https://home.tarkinswg.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/kgY3zHdzQE
Game version: Pre-CU
Launched: 2019 (Formerly operated as SWGCanon and later Tarkin/TarkinII)
Active Development? No
Custom Content: Quests, Species, Cosmetics
Highlights: NPC-city player housing; roleplay QoL features
Upcoming Content: Expanded Mandalore content; unique Jedi, GCW systems
Related Projects:
Expanded
Homepage: https://swgexpanded.fandom.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/wEENHws
About: Creating custom content that other public and private servers can implement for their own use. Content includes custom quests and cosmetics.
TCGEmu
Homepage: https://www.swgtcg.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/QXS7UcxeZB
About: In-development emulator of the Star Wars Galaxies: Trading Card Game