LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker saga will feature about 300 playable characters

Star Wars fans are about to meet this spring when LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga comes to Nintendo Switch.

During a recent interview with the official PlayStation Magazine, Dawn McDiarmid, the game’s lead designer, confirmed the number of playable characters you’ll be able to control in this epic saga. There are “around” 300 playable minifigures and “about 800 unique characters” have been built.

“There were about 300 playable characters made for this game, but in total about 800 unique characters were created. Our team of characters did a really amazing job.”

The planet count is just as impressive. There are “23 planets / moons” and 28 unique places to explore.

“There are 23 planets / moons with 28 unique locations that the player can visit, each full of missions, challenges, objects and characters to find. If you have a favorite Star Wars location, you’re likely to be able to visit it in the game.”

The delay also seems to have paid off, with McDiarmid mentioning how the team is allowed to “polish and perfect the systems and features that needed a little more love.”