Star Wars, as massive of a series as it is, can often be the source of debate and discussion in the age of the internet. No matter how one currently feels about the state of Star Wars, there's no denying the impact it's had on pop culture and the creators of entertainment products in various mediums.
From the lightsabers and Jedi to the interesting alien designs and storytelling elements, Star Wars has its fingerprints on many of the things people love. The world of video games is home to licensed Star Wars games, but it also has plenty of big-budget and indie games that are inspired by Star Wars at their core.
8 Bloodborne
Sure, saying that a game rooted in cosmic horror was inspired by the likes of Star Wars may feel like a stretch, but that's not the part of Bloodborne that has it landing on this list. The combat in this beloved FromSoftware title is rather intimate and feels like a violent dance of sorts. That's very much the way modern-era lightsaber fights come across, and is most often felt when the choreography is at its absolute best.
Throw in the fact that Yarnham feels like a place rooted in a fight between morally gray subjects looking for answers to questions in relation to the universe and how they fit in, and the idea that it was even slightly inspired by Star Wars isn't too far of a reach.
7 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Humans can sometimes revert to their single-track caveman brains and simply be entertained by visually stimulating actions. There's a lot of complexity to lightsaber duels, but at the end of the day, it's cool to just see two people fight with laser swords.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was a weird departure for the series, but fans were surprised to realize how fun and action-packed the game's combat system was. Sure, sword fighting existed long before the days of George Lucas bringing Star Wars to life. The frantic and cinematic approach to it, though, feels uniquely Star Wars in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
6 Halo: Infinite
The Sith in Star Wars are the source of evil and villainy in the universe. Realistically speaking, though, everyone believes they are the hero of their own story. The Banished in Halo: Infinite feel as if they're owed for what they've endured and will stop at nothing to overcome the Master Chief.
Along his journey throughout the game, Master Chief starts to discover that things aren't as they seem and information regarding ancient history isn't exactly as it seems. A science fiction story about good versus evil, and the moral gray area that exists between, is apparent in Halo: Infinite and is distinctly Star Wars.
5 Fallout 4
This entry will contain spoilers for Fallout 4, so if that's an issue please stop reading now. At the beginning of Fallout 4, players come to learn that they were frozen in time, and upon waking up in the modern era, their sole focus is finding out what happened to their baby child.
Throughout the game, players get hints as to what could have possibly happened, but as it turns out, the player's child ends up being the main villain of the story. Explaining why this was likely inspired by Star Wars is rather apparent, considering how Luke Skywalker learns of his relationship with Darth Vader and how that eventually plays out.
4 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
These days, the internet is full of hordes of older Star Wars fans who are upset that the series hasn't aged alongside them. The reality is that the series was, and forever will be, aimed at their main demographic: children.
Sure, Star Wars tackles morality, human expression, and self-doubt, but at the end of the day, it is a backdrop for entertaining science fiction action that captures the heart and imagination of kids and kids at heart. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the newest entry in the series for the PS5, and feels like it is rooted in the fun parts of science fiction kids are drawn to. It's a blast to play and is a good time for all ages.
3 Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a western RPG, so on the surface, it's hard to see how it could be inspired by Star Wars in any way. A lot of it has to do with Rockstar Games delivering a story epic that spans many years and follows the journey of characters somewhat destined to both rise and fall.
Star Wars is ultimately a tale about a relationship between a father and a son. Though they weren't blood-related, Arthur Morgan and Dutch van der Linde had that type of relationship. The former serves as Red Dead Redemption 2's protagonist, and the latter morphs into the primary antagonistic force that leads to the downfall of the entire Van der Linde Gang.
2 Destiny
What separates Star Wars from Star Trek is that Star Wars is very much science fantasy, whereas Star Trek leans into pure science fiction. Destiny, despite being a first-person shooter, is the closest thing genre-wise that the gaming world has gotten to Star Wars, without actually being a Star Wars game.
It also is a beautiful blend of fantasy and science fiction. A lot of its vocabulary and naming conventions harken to ancient mythologies and fantastical creatures, as opposed to being rooted in scientific definitions and logical deduction. From the early days, developer Bungie even went as far as to say they wanted Destiny to be a universe as large and expansive as that of Star Wars.
1 Mass Effect 2
Considered by many to be the best science fiction video game or game series of all time, it's hard not to point to Mass Effect as drawing inspiration from Star Wars. The beauty of Bioware's Mass Effect is that it feels both like Star Trek and Star Wars in its approach to science fiction.
The powers and focus on morality are the parts that connect to Star Wars in a major way. Mass Effect 2 happens to be the perfect blend of action and narrative role-playing elements in the trilogy, but any of the three could land on this list.