The game is set in the Star Wars universe, five years after the fall of the Galactic Republic and rise of the Galactic Empire (as depicted in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith), and follows a young Jedi Padawan named Cal Kestis as he is hunted through the galaxy by the Empire, all the while attempting to complete his Jedi training and restore the now wiped out Jedi Order.
The game was announced during E3 2018, with a more detailed reveal during the Star Wars Celebration in April 2019. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics and sold more than eight million copies by the end of January 2020.
