{"id":1814727,"date":"2026-03-08T18:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1814727"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:04:11","slug":"saber-pops-up-to-once-again-remind-us-that-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-is-still-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1814727","title":{"rendered":"Saber pops up to once again remind us that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is &#8220;still in development&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Saber pops up to once again remind us that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is &#8220;still in development&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;That&#8217;s all I can say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/kotor_darth_revan.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Concept art showing Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic antagonists Darth Revan and Dark Malak together, in a chamber of some kind, Lightsabers drawn. Revan is masked.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"kotor_darth_revan.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>BioWare<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-08T18:04:11+00:00\">March 8, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/saber-pops-up-to-once-again-remind-us-that-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-is-still-in-development?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          4 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"74174e76-f9db-4767-8e9a-b19c2bd7ce3b\" data-name=\"Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Remake\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake\" title=\"Follow Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake\"><br \/>\n  Follow Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Yes, Saber Interactive&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic\">Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic<\/a> remake is still on the way.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/it-is-still-in-development-thats-all-i-can-say-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-dev-issues-update-5-years-after-it-was-announced?_gl=1*1x6fi8m*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzQ5Mjc5MDkwLjE3NzI3OTc0MjI.*_ga_BBZCZLHBF6*czE3NzI4MDU0ODAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzI4MDU0ODAkajYwJGwwJGgw\">IGN<\/a>, chief creative officer of Saber and former co-owner, director, and level designer of id Software, Tim Willits, was coy with the details, but did say: &#8220;Yes, it is still in development. That&#8217;s all I can say&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-announced-for-ps5\">first announced for PlayStation 5 and PC<\/a> back in 2021, with developer Aspyr at the helm. Since then, however, the project has been dogged by rumours of behind-the-scenes difficulties, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-in-serious-trouble-and-delayed-indefinitely\">report in 2022 claiming it was &#8220;in serious trouble&#8221;<\/a> and &#8220;delayed indefinitely&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after that, it was confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embracer-confirms-aaa-project-has-switched-studios-following-report-of-kotor-trouble\">Warhammer 40K: Space Marine developer Saber Interactive had taken over development duties<\/a>, but still nothing has been seen of the project since its initial unveiling. More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-reportedly-not-in-active-development\">reports of its apparent demise<\/a> surfaced in 2023 &#8211; although those were quickly rebuffed &#8211; and the project&#8217;s future was called into question again in 2024 when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embracer-to-sell-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-developer-saber\">Saber Interactive split with parent company Embracer Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By the time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/warhammer-40k-space-marine-3-is-already-in-the-works-and-its-promising-an-even-more-immersive-experience\">Saber announced it was starting up development on Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-kotors-troubled-remake-still-coming-suggests-studios-latest-comments\">Willits took to social media to reassure fans that its other announced games remain unaffected<\/a>, but there&#8217;s been very little detail since.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, it seems Willits is no more willing to give us more information now than he was back then, but given KOTOR&#8217;s lengthy and troubled development pipeline, at least we know the project is still alive.<\/p>\n<p>Question is, will we get it before the upcoming Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic? Veteran developer and director, Casey Hudson, recently told us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/no-we-dont-have-to-wait-until-2030-for-star-wars-fate-of-the-old-republic\">not to &#8220;worry about the &#8216;not till 2030<\/a>&#8216; rumours \u2013 game will be out before then. I\u2019m not getting any younger!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Yes, Saber Interactive&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic\">Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic<\/a> remake is still on the way.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/it-is-still-in-development-thats-all-i-can-say-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-dev-issues-update-5-years-after-it-was-announced?_gl=1*1x6fi8m*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzQ5Mjc5MDkwLjE3NzI3OTc0MjI.*_ga_BBZCZLHBF6*czE3NzI4MDU0ODAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzI4MDU0ODAkajYwJGwwJGgw\">IGN<\/a>, chief creative officer of Saber and former co-owner, director, and level designer of id Software, Tim Willits, was coy with the details, but did say: &#8220;Yes, it is still in development. That&#8217;s all I can say&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-announced-for-ps5\">first announced for PlayStation 5 and PC<\/a> back in 2021, with developer Aspyr at the helm. Since then, however, the project has been dogged by rumours of behind-the-scenes difficulties, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-in-serious-trouble-and-delayed-indefinitely\">report in 2022 claiming it was &#8220;in serious trouble&#8221;<\/a> and &#8220;delayed indefinitely&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after that, it was confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embracer-confirms-aaa-project-has-switched-studios-following-report-of-kotor-trouble\">Warhammer 40K: Space Marine developer Saber Interactive had taken over development duties<\/a>, but still nothing has been seen of the project since its initial unveiling. More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-reportedly-not-in-active-development\">reports of its apparent demise<\/a> surfaced in 2023 &#8211; although those were quickly rebuffed &#8211; and the project&#8217;s future was called into question again in 2024 when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/embracer-to-sell-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-developer-saber\">Saber Interactive split with parent company Embracer Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By the time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/warhammer-40k-space-marine-3-is-already-in-the-works-and-its-promising-an-even-more-immersive-experience\">Saber announced it was starting up development on Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-kotors-troubled-remake-still-coming-suggests-studios-latest-comments\">Willits took to social media to reassure fans that its other announced games remain unaffected<\/a>, but there&#8217;s been very little detail since.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, it seems Willits is no more willing to give us more information now than he was back then, but given KOTOR&#8217;s lengthy and troubled development pipeline, at least we know the project is still alive.<\/p>\n<p>Question is, will we get it before the upcoming Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic? Veteran developer and director, Casey Hudson, recently told us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/no-we-dont-have-to-wait-until-2030-for-star-wars-fate-of-the-old-republic\">not to &#8220;worry about the &#8216;not till 2030<\/a>&#8216; rumours \u2013 game will be out before then. 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