Summary
Gameplay footage and artwork have surfaced for Star Wars: Magellan. It was a canceled AAA action RPG from Echtra Games that let players play as a Jedi or a Mandalorian. MP1st published material from a former studio artist’s portfolio. The footage shows shoot and loot combat and an NPC bond system. Classes include The Hunted Jedi and Exiled Mandalorian. Magellan was in development with NaturalMotion for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5 as a Zynga-published follow-up ambition beyond Star Wars Hunters, and was scrapped when Zynga shut Echtra in 2025—joining a long list of unreleased Star Wars games.
Key Points
- Echtra Games (San Francisco; ex-Blizzard founders; Torchlight 3 in 2020) was building Magellan after Zynga’s acquisition and never shipped another title before closure.
- Shown Jedi toolkit includes lightsaber deflection of blaster fire and Force push; the Mandalorian uses jetpack hops/hover and a flamethrower.
- On-screen class labels include “The Hunted Jedi” (Twi’lek) and “The Exiled Mandalorian” (caped fighter nicknamed Triggerman).
- Enemies in the footage include Stormtroopers, droids, and large mechs, plus destructible explosive barrels.
- Planned platforms were PC, Xbox, and PS5; Zynga was also publisher of the arena shooter Star Wars Hunters.
