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Star Wars: X-Wing is the first LucasArts DOS computer game set in the Star Wars universe, as well as the lead title in the X-Wing combat flight simulator game series. The player's character flies starfighters, including the eponymous X-wing, for the Rebel Alliance as part of a narrative that precedes and parallels the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Storyline
Players assume the role of a Rebel pilot fighting the Galactic Empire before and during the climactic battle of the first Star Wars film. The story consists of three tours of duty of 12 to 14 operations each; although the tours can be played out of order, operations within each tour are played linearly. Briefings, cutscenes, and in-flight messages advance the plot. Additionally, a limited edition of the game came packaged with a 96-page novella, The Farlander Papers by Rusel DeMaria, that provides story information. The novella, later made part of Prima Publishing's strategy guide, presents a pilot name Keyan Farlander as the player's character for most of the operations.[2]
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News
Star Wars: X-Wing and MechWarrior veterans release In The Black, a "serious" space combat sim with Newtonian physics - Rock Paper Shotgun
Rock Paper Shotgun · 5/5/2026
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DualShockers · 5/5/2026
XWVM, the X-Wing mod that lets you play the Star Wars classic remade in Unity, is finally available to download - PC Gamer
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Kotaku · 4/28/2025
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Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Star Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty - B-Wing
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter - Balance of Power
Star Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty - Imperial Pursuit
Star Wars: TIE Fighter - Collector's CD-ROM
Star Wars: TIE Fighter - Special Edition
Star Wars: X-Wing - Collector's CD-ROM
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DLC & Expansions
Star Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty - B-Wing
DLCStar Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty: B-Wing was the second expansion pack for the Star Wars: X-Wing video game, providing new missions for players.
Jan 1993
Star Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty - Imperial Pursuit
DLCIt is the dawn of the rebellion. The Old Republic is gone. The Senate has been abolished. The Jedi Knights have been exterminated. Now the Emperor seeks to crush the last remaining opposition. Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion? Suit up, climb aboard your own personal X-Wing and prepare to fight for your life. Out-maneuver the evil Empire's TIE fighters and Star Destroyers and blast them into oblivion. Includes STAR WARS: X-Wing and all Tour of Duty expansions: Imperial Pursuit and B-Wing.
Jan 1993
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