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Build without labels
Classless progression
Mix and match skills across more than twenty trees. Your build is defined by the expertise you earn—not a class selected at character creation.
The next generation of Star Wars Galaxies
The galaxy evolved.
This is modern SWG.
SWG Evolve carries the depth and freedom of Star Wars Galaxies onto a truly modern platform—64-bit client and server, Vulkan rendering, native Linux support, and rebuilt systems from the engine to the endgame.
Free to play · Community driven · Built to evolve
8Characters per account
NewPlanets
NewContent
WeeklyLive events
This is modern SWG
The galaxy you remember.
Built for what comes next.
Evolve carries the identity, depth, and freedom of Star Wars Galaxies forward. It is a next-generation platform where the engine, gameplay systems, and galaxy can keep advancing together.
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Combat Evolved
A deeper combat system
CU-inspired depth meets level 90 content, rebuilt attributes, revitalized skill trees, and abilities created specifically for Evolve.
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A world with history
The full galaxy, expanded
Build a city, master an economy, chase rare loot, explore the ground game, or launch into space. The sandbox is still yours.
Engineered for the next generation
The technology behind modern SWG.
Modern SWG requires more than new content. Evolve advances the technology underneath the entire experience so the game can look better, run better, and keep moving forward.
01 / Architecture64
64-bit from client to server
A modernized 64-bit foundation built beyond the original platform's constraints, including the first-ever native Linux client for Star Wars Galaxies.
02 / RenderingVK
Vulkan backend
Modern rendering technology with in-engine, ReShade-style visual controls and graphical tuning sliders.
03 / ServicesJ
Modern Java services
A current server-side application platform designed for maintainability, performance, and the next generation of development.
04 / Data26ai
Oracle Database 26ai
A modern enterprise data foundation powering the persistent systems and live galaxy data behind Evolve.
No fixed professions
Build a character that is actually yours.
Expertise is earned through play and spent across revitalized skill trees. Combine disciplines, adapt your role, and keep evolving as your ambitions change.
- + Mix skills across traditional profession boundaries
- + Grow your level through trained expertise
- + Use new abilities and modernized attributes
BrawlerMelee expertise
24 points investedBuilt for the players
Modern SWG deserves modern tools.
Live game data, searchable systems, and build planning—all in the same visual language as the new Evolve home.
Live resources
Track every spawn
OQ CD DR PE
Expertise
Plan your build
Skills · paths · share
Galaxy maps
Cities, POIs & players
Planet telemetry
Marketplace
Search live vendors
Items · price · planet
Connected to the live galaxy Search current data from Evolve.
Launch tools From the forums
Latest from Evolve.
Official announcements, community stories, and development changes—pulled directly from the sections that matter most.
Announcements
Official news and major project updates.
New Website Launch!
The Next Generation of SWG Has a New Home Today, we are proud to officially launch the new SWG: Evolve website . This redesign is more than a visual update. It was bui…
Read articleThe Imperial Response Event. Saturday July 18th 7pm EST
This is a SWG: Evolve PvE Event Star Wars Galaxies Imperial Military Personnel Only The Rebel Alliance made a grave mistake attacking Coronet, and the Emperor demands…
Read articleCommunity Updates
Events and stories from around Evolve.
Last Chance for Empire Day/Remembrance Day Activities
Greetings Evolve! Just a friendly reminder to finish up your Empire/Remembrance Day quests/content. The event will be ending next week (10 August) during our weekly re…
Read articleRYATT TRAIL MAYHEM EVENT - Sunday August 2nd, 7pm EST
Exlpore the Ryatt Trail on Kashyyyk during this Original SWG Evolve Event! We will travel from the Common paths to the Shadow Lands, facing Dangerous Kashyyyk mobs the…
Read articlePatch Notes
The latest changes arriving in the galaxy.
Chapter 6.1 - 07/04/2026
Infrastructure & Engine Modernization Server & Core Technology Fully migrated the game server to a 64-bit architecture while maintaining compatibility with all existin…
Read articleChapter 6: Rise of The Mandalorians
Chapter 6: Return of the Mandalorians Patch Notes New Content Heroic: Death Watch Star Destroyer (Hardmode) Heroic: Undead Army (Hardmode) Heroic: Revanite Revenge (Ha…
Read articleChoose your pursuit
There is no wrong way to live in this galaxy.
Combat
Shape a build no fixed profession could contain.
Crafting
Read the resource cycle and control a living economy.
Space
Build your fleet and take your story beyond the surface.
Community
Find a guild, build a city, and leave your mark together.
Built together
A server is code.
A galaxy is its people.
Join veteran players, first-time explorers, crafters, pilots, city builders, and the team that keeps Evolve moving forward.