Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) is considered one of the most popular parts of the Star Wars universe. However, there has been much commotion surrounding its successor KOTOR II, which could have a planned version for appeasement.
What happened around KOTOR and its successor? While the release of KOTOR went smoothly without major negative headlines, KOTOR II faced significant criticism. The successor was reportedly released in such a rush that planned content had to be cut.
Accordingly, fans took it upon themselves to release a mod that attempts to restore the missing content as best as possible. The mod’s release was a complete success. On Steam, it achieved 5 out of 5 stars with 15,640 reviews (as of December 9, 2025).
Later, the announcement of a port of KOTOR II for the Nintendo Switch followed on YouTube. Here, the end of the trailer already advertised content from a “restored content DLC”. Fans were certain: These are the originally cut contents.
However, ultimately the Switch port was released without the promised content. A class action lawsuit followed, demanding the contents (to be read on GameStar).
The critical point: Now new court documents have come to light, in which the well-connected journalist Stephen Totilo reveals new information about a glimmer of hope for fans via Game File.
Cancelled DLC for Star Wars could still come
What caused the release failure of the DLC? The lawyers of Disney and Lucasfilm were unsure about copyright issues. It was likely difficult to incorporate the work of the modders into a commercial product without creating precedents for modding rights.
The developer studio wanted to release the DLC but was stopped by the rights holders.
What can fans hope for? On one hand, the document from March 2025 reveals that the official remake of KOTOR, which has already been revealed, was still in progress at that time. Since 2023, there had been silence regarding the remake. Due to the numerous project and studio closures at Embracer, some fans even speculated about the end of the KOTOR remake.
On the other hand, for fans of part 2, it’s exciting: At the beginning of the year, there was a roadmap for a complete remake of KOTOR II. Under the code name Juliet, the project was supposed to release with all content, as noted in a comment by Lucasfilm VP Douglas Reilly:
Juliet was the code name for a project where we wanted to completely remake KOTOR II, with modern graphics, modern gameplay, but keeping the story, the characters, and the overall content of KOTOR II. It was supposed to be a remake for modern hardware and modern machines, with updated graphics and all those things. That was something we discussed with Aspyr.
After the release of KOTOR, whenever it may be, a remake of KOTOR II could also follow, considering all the cut content.
Keep in mind that this information is from March 2025. The roadmap may still have changed internally since then, and projects could even be canceled. It remains to be seen when release dates for the games will be made public.
If the single-player games do not get released, fans of the Star Wars universe still have the MMORPG. Star Wars: The Old Republic is still one of the highest-rated games. In December 2025, it even secured the top position on Steam: The 10 MMORPGs on Steam with the best ratings in December 2025
