Star Wars Galactic Racer: All 20 Favors and How to Unlock Them
Following its critical acclaim and an impressive 88 Metascore, Star Wars: Galactic Racer has thrust sci-fi racing back into the limelight. Developed by Fuse Games, the title doesn’t just revive the high-speed thrills of 1999 podracing: it wraps them around an unforgiving roguelite structure. In this high-stakes campaign, surviving canyon runs and climbing the leaderboard hinges directly on mastering the game’s most vital meta-progression system: Favors.
Favors are powerful tactical pacts forged with underworld syndicates, legendary pilots, and shady mechanics across the Outer Rim. Whether you need to prevent catastrophic Ramjet meltdowns or pocket extra credits from reckless wagers, here is the complete breakdown of all 20 Favors in Star Wars: Galactic Racer, their exact unlock requirements, and how Campaign Tours work.
How Campaign Tours Work: The Roguelite Loop Explained
Unlike standard linear racing campaigns, Star Wars: Galactic Racer structures its progression through Tours. Each Tour represents a self-contained run governed by specific roguelite parameters:
- League Entry Tokens: Entering any Tour consumes a League Token. Wrecking out of too many events or failing qualifying benchmarks eliminates you from the Tour and costs you that token.
- Semi-Procedural Event Pools: While the overarching planetary progression follows a set path, individual race types, rival encounters, field tests, and sidebets reshuffle on every single run.
- Temporary Parts vs. Meta-Progression: Any speeder parts, temporary chassis tuning, and transient abilities purchased during a Tour vanish once the run concludes. However, earned meta-credits, unlocked Racer Styles, and, crucially, your unlocked Favors remain permanently logged in your career dossier.
For more background on the gameplay pedigree and reception, read our in-depth feature on Star Wars Galactic Racer Metacritic reviews and podracing mechanics.
Understanding Favors: Loadout Strategy and Upgrades
Before launching out of the docking bay, you can equip up to three Favors simultaneously (which immediately unlocks the A Few Good Folks achievement). Your Favor loadout is locked for the entire duration of the Tour, making your pre-race build decisions paramount.
Each Favor grants substantial passive benefits: dampening engine overheat, boosting collision resistance against aggressive rivals, enhancing scrap dealer discounts, or boosting purse payouts on sidebets. Completing designated on-track performance milestones during an active Tour will upgrade your equipped Favors, turning modest boosts into race-winning advantages.
Every Favor in Star Wars: Galactic Racer and How to Get Them
There are 20 Favors to track down across the galaxy. The table below lists each Favor name, its affiliated character or syndicate, and the exact unlock requirement needed to secure it in your Logbook.
| Favor Name | Character / Faction | Unlock Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Clandestine Aid | Darius Pax | Available by default at the start of Campaign |
| Mad Genius | Hibi | Available by default (unlocks Inspired by Animals trophy) |
| Gadgeteer | Neutral | Complete 6 Time Trial Field Tests |
| Feet First | Sebulba | Complete Act 1 in the Campaign |
| Old Greats | Sebulba | Complete all Tales of Podracing events |
| Team Vranki | Hutts | Reach Derven Acos with a Satisfactory rating from the Hutt Backer |
| Deeper Pockets | Brokers | Reach Derven Acos with a Satisfactory rating from the Broker Backer |
| Bloody Bounty | Pirates | Reach Derven Acos with a Satisfactory rating from the Pirate Backer |
| Preferred Customer | Scrap Dealer | Purchase 4 Parts from the clandestine Scrap Dealer |
| Smuggler’s Hope | Neutral | Complete 6 Ramjet Field Tests |
| Fan Club | Lyren Shok | Defeat Lyren Shok in a Head-to-Head Rival race |
| Racer Roulette | Biddy Blas | Temper Biddy Blas’ ego in a Mystery Encounter |
| Victorious Loser | Griff Halloran | Defeat Griff Halloran in a Head-to-Head Rival race |
| Unassuming Prodigy | Neutral | Complete 2 Precision Field Tests |
| Silent Defiance | Sen Fira | Defeat Sen Fira in a Head-to-Head Rival race |
| Underhanded Upperhand | Malis Vazosk | Make a deal with Malis Vazosk in a Mystery Encounter |
| Second Chance | Katja Mox | Impress Katja Mox in a Mystery Encounter |
| Family Legacy | Ary Quill | Defeat Ary Quill in a Head-to-Head Rival race |
| High Roller | Fola Kanjen | Defeat Fola Kanjen in a Head-to-Head Rival race |
| Brutal Calm | Neutral | Complete 2 Battling Field Tests |
Collecting all 20 Favors triggers the coveted Maybe We Can All Be Friends Someday! achievement, a critical milestone on your path to 100% completion.
The 14 Racer Styles: Tailoring Your Driving Philosophy
Along with Favors, your chosen Racer Style defines your handling baseline and influences what replacement parts vendors offer during a run. There are 14 distinct styles to unlock throughout the campaign:
- Survivor: The defensive baseline designed to absorb heavy impacts in congested canyon turns.
- Brawler: A wrecking-ball configuration tailored for offensive drivers seeking Takedown bonuses.
- Redliner & Ramjet Rider: High-risk, high-reward profiles engineered to push Ramjet thermal thresholds without instantly combusting.
- Tech Expert & Engineer: Focused on tactical ability uptime, ion discharges, and purging crippling debuffs.
- Afterburner & Slipstreamer: Pure velocity builds, one capitalizing on raw straight-line thrust (unlocked after 35 Tour wins) and the other on drafting behind opponents (40 wins).
- Clean Racer: Rewards pristine, contact-free laps (unlocked after 60 Tour wins).
- Weaponised: The ultimate combat loadout, unlocked exclusively by becoming the Galactic League Champion.
Campaign Tips for Trophies and Flawless Runs
To maximize survival rates and speed up your trophy cleanup, keep these essential tactics in mind:
- Double Down on Rival Sidebets: Backers and bookies frequently offer pre-race sidebets against your primary Rival. Beating them under specific parameters provides substantial credit boosts that let you buy out legendary speeder parts at Hibi’s shop.
- Respect the Ramjet Thermal Gauge: Holding the Ramjet trigger delivers blistering speed, but letting heat levels max out causes an instant, race-ending explosion (triggering the tongue-in-cheek Risk, No Reward trophy). Feather the boost through technical turns.
- Cultivate Backer Reputation: Ending a Tour with an "Excellent" rating from your syndicate sponsor unlocks permanent perks and paves the way for the prestigious Pride of Gathleon trophy.
By pairing the right Racer Style with a carefully curated three-Favor setup, you will be well equipped to conquer the most treacherous circuits in the Outer Rim.
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