Fuse Games rolled out the Star Wars Galactic Racers update on October 22, and update 1.005 immediately changed how many players can stack into an online session. The patch raises party size from 3 players to 6 players, a clean doubling that shifts the game’s group play from small sessions to something closer to a full squad night.
October 22 in Galactic Racer
Update 1.005 lands as a quality-of-life release across all platforms, not a narrow fix for one device or one mode. That matters because the change is broad enough to touch every player base at once, while still focusing on usability rather than content expansion.
For people already playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer online, the practical change is simple: more friends can join the same party without splitting into separate groups. The developer also framed the patch as the first step toward addressing mouse and keyboard feedback, which gives this release a clearer timeline than a routine tuning pass.
AZERTY and layout presets
The keyboard side of the update is more specific than a generic control tweak. Fuse Games added multiple keyboard layout presets to support AZERTY keys and left-handed and right-handed play, giving mouse and keyboard users a set of layouts instead of forcing one default arrangement.
Key rebinding support is planned for a future update, so this patch stops short of the full control customization many players asked for before October 22. That leaves the current release in an awkward middle ground: the game now accommodates larger online groups and more keyboard setups, but the deeper remapping option is still coming later.
Respawn and DICE ripple
The timing sits alongside separate reporting that a new rumor has gained traction around Respawn and DICE collaborating for Star Wars Battlefront 3. That chatter is not part of this patch, but it keeps Star Wars games in the middle of a larger series conversation while Fuse Games keeps Star Wars: Galactic Racer moving with smaller, player-facing updates.
For now, the takeaway is straightforward. If your complaint was party size, update 1.005 already fixed that by doubling online multiplayer to 6 players; if your complaint was control flexibility, the game has only reached the first step, and the full rebinding option is still waiting for a later build.
