STAR WARS: Galactic Racer launched today and its campaign structure is not what most racing game veterans will expect. Forget a traditional season or championship ladder. The game runs on a Tour-based roguelite loop where every run is its own journey, and understanding how that system works before you queue up will save you a lot of frustration. Here is everything you need to know.
What are Tours in Star Wars: Galactic Racer?
Tours are the backbone of the campaign. Each one represents a fresh run through a series of racing events, and entering one requires spending League Entry Tokens. Think of them as your lives for that run. Spend them all by crashing out too many times or failing to finish in the top three during an Eliminator event, and your Tour ends immediately. You start over.
The structure creates real stakes. Every race matters because a bad result chips away at your token supply. A single bad Eliminator finish can end a run that was otherwise going well, which keeps the pressure on from start to finish.
How does the reward loop work during a Tour?
Between events, you collect four main resource types:
- Credits for purchasing new Parts and Abilities
- Tuning Points for upgrading specific aspects of your build
- Kit Points and Racer Styles for further customization
- Favors that unlock new Abilities mid-run
Parts attach to your vehicle and provide a range of effects. Abilities give more targeted benefits and can be unlocked or upgraded as you push deeper into a Tour. The catch is that Parts, vehicle upgrades, and Abilities selected during a run are all lost when that Tour ends, regardless of whether you finish successfully or get eliminated.
What does carry over is the opportunity to spend on permanent upgrades at the end of a Tour. This is how your overall account progresses across multiple runs. Each Tour you complete, win or lose, feeds into a long-term progression layer that gives you a stronger baseline for the next attempt.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Tours Explained
How many Tours are there, and does the order change?
The number of Tours is unlimited. The planetary order within a Tour is fixed, but the specific events that populate each run are randomized every time. That means no two Tours play out identically, and the decisions you face mid-run will always feel at least partially fresh.
This randomization is the system's biggest strength. Because the event lineup reshuffles at the start of every Tour, there is no single optimal path to memorize. You adapt to what the game throws at you, which is exactly what the roguelite format demands. Check the exact release date and start times guide if you are still waiting to get in.
How do Tours work in multiplayer?
The Tour format carries over into multiplayer, but with two key differences. Multiplayer Tours are shorter than their campaign counterparts, and Tuning Points earned during a multiplayer run cannot be used for permanent vehicle upgrades afterward. Every multiplayer Tour starts from a clean slate, so the long-term progression layer that exists in campaign is absent here.
| Feature | Campaign Tours | Multiplayer Tours |
|---|---|---|
| League Entry Tokens required | Yes | Yes |
| Planetary order fixed | Yes | Yes |
| Events randomized | Yes | Yes |
| Tour length | Full | Shorter |
| Permanent upgrades available | Yes | No |
| Tuning Points carry over | No (mid-run only) | No |
What carries over between Tours?
Understanding exactly what persists and what resets is the most important thing to internalize before your first run.
What resets at the end of every Tour:
- Parts attached to your vehicle
- Vehicle upgrades selected during the run
- Abilities chosen mid-Tour
What persists:
- Permanent upgrades purchased at the Tour's conclusion
- Overall account progression tied to completed Tours
The loop is designed so that even a failed Tour is not wasted. Credits and resources earned along the way feed into the permanent upgrade screen, meaning every run moves the needle even if you never cross the finish line of the final event.
For a full breakdown of edition pricing and what each version of the game includes before you commit, the pre-order editions and bonuses guide covers everything. For more tips and deep dives as the meta develops, the full Star Wars: Galactic Racer strategy guides collection is the place to bookmark.
