Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a third-person action-adventure with an
open world hub. Unlike previous Lego games in which players had to advance through the
story in a linear order, players can now choose to start the game from any of the main
Skywalker Saga episodes and complete them in any order they wish. Each episode has their
own hub filled with planets featured prominently in each respective film that can be
visited and explored. Each episode will have five story missions each, a total of 45
levels. Combat has also been revamped, such as lightsaber fights now involving a variety
of combos with light attacks, heavy attacks, and Force moves, and blaster characters
having an over-the-shoulder camera angle featured in many third-person shooter games.
Random encounters will also happen in the game's hub. For example, an Imperial
Star Destroyer will suddenly jump out of hyperspace and send a fleet of TIE Fighters
after the player. Players can choose to engage in dogfights with them or continue onward
to progress the story. The game will have more than 200 playable characters, though TT
Games has said that number will change.
