Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Where the lightsaber combat finally clicked: three stances, real momentum, and duels people still pick apart two decades later. The shooter chapters at the start test your patience before Kyle gets his saber back. It sits at 89 on Metacritic for good reason. Ten dollars on Steam and GOG, and Aspyr ported it to Switch and PS4.
- Released
- 2002
- Developer
- Raven Software
- Genre
- Shooter
- Platforms
- PCXboxGameCube
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The Jedi Knight games ranked: Jedi Outcast edges Dark Forces II for the top spot
Kyle Katarn's five games, ranked on review scores, where you can buy them and how well they run today. Jedi Outcast wins by a hair over Dark Forces II, and the whole series costs $24.06 on GOG this week.
How to run Jedi Outcast on a modern PC: four console commands, one mod launcher, and the multiplayer that never died
Jedi Outcast is $9.99 on Steam and GOG and runs on Windows 11, but it starts in 640x480 and frames its cutscenes wrong. The four commands that fix it, the free Remastered mod that fixes everything else, why JK2MV is how you play online in 2026, and what to do about Steam Deck.
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