
The levels were designed to represent actual bases, mines, facilities, and other known places from the Star Wars™ universe, like Star Destroyer interiors, Jabba's ship, Coruscant, etc. Each mission had its own briefing and objective. Unlike many other Doom-based games, Star Wars™: Dark Forces attempted a realistic approach: the missions followed a specific storyline, sometimes cut up by scenes to progress the narrative.

Kyle Katarn, a formal Imperial Stormtrooper must join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, and re-take the Empire from the inside, one battle at a time. The evil Empire is secretly building a massive army to complete their arsenal of domination and render their reign of terror unstoppable. Through many struggles, the Rebel Alliance has learned of a new Imperial battle station, the Death Star, with enough power to destroy an entire planet.

The Empire stretches its evil clutches across the galaxy, consuming planets with devastating results.
