
Part of this expansion will see a variety of new weapon types to unlock throughout the game, as well as Ghost of Tsushima-esque combat stances to efficiently dispatch different types of foes. Players compared the lightsaber gameplay to that of FromSoftware titles such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, rather than the typical hack-and-slash mechanics of past Star Wars titles, and Respawn seems keen to expand upon the systems already in place. Jedi: Fallen Order was praised for its challenging lightsaber combat that required timing and skill to master. Trailers showed more brutal, cinematic lightsaber combat with several sequences of battle droids being dismembered in Jedi: Survivor as Cal has become a more adept fighter over the years. Either option would allow players to experience distinct and different power sets in Jedi: Survivor from Kestis if true, but nothing has been confirmed by Respawn yet. Others have speculated that players may even be taking control of an Inquisitor who could use the Dark Side of the Force, which would show an alternative perspective to the rise of the Empire. There has been speculation that Cal Kestis will not be the only playable character in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, with many fans speculating that the second playable character could be Cal's potential love interest, the magick-wielding Nightsister Merrin.

Kestis will also be facing new adversaries in the form of the hulking, armored Gen'Dai Rayvis in Jedi: Survivor, who believes the Jedi should be extinct, and a mysterious Pau'an Imperial senator. Several new characters have been revealed for Jedi: Survivor, such as a mysterious white-haired figure recovering in a Bacta tank, and a new ally called Bode Akuna, who will be an AI companion character with characteristics akin to that of lovable rogues Han Solo or Poe Dameron.
