Which company developed the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies?

Sony Online Entertainment developed the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies.

The Windows game launched in 2003 as a collaboration between Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts, with SOE handling development and online operation while LucasArts published it. It was designed as a persistent Star Wars world rather than a linear single-player adventure.

Players could pursue varied careers and activities, including combat, crafting, trading, exploration, and social professions. The game’s open-ended structure helped it stand apart from more conventional Star Wars action titles, and expansions broadened its planets, vehicles, and story content.

A frequent mix-up is naming LucasArts as the developer. LucasArts was the publisher and license holder; Sony Online Entertainment was the development studio. ArenaNet, Cryptic Studios, and BioWare developed other online role-playing games, but none of those companies developed Star Wars Galaxies.