Because the game came out in 2003, many players in the modding community have taken it upon themselves to remaster aspects of the game through mods and cosmetic updates. The player's choices account for Revan's alignment as either on the dark or light side of the Force. In the game, players take on the role of Revan, a former dark lord rehabilitated by the Jedi Order 4,000 years before the events of A New Hope.

Widely considered BioWare's Magnum Opus of RPGs, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic still manages to prove itself a classic even in 2020, a full 17 years after its initial release.