On September 19, 2019, it was announced that "Jedi Academy" would be re released on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in "early" 2020, to coincide with the re release of "Jedi Outcast", which was re released in December of 2019, for multiple platforms. On March 26, 2020, "Jedi Academy" was re released on PS4 Consoles with updated controls for modern hardware, and a fully functional multiplayer component directly mirroring the original's. Following Disney's decision to close LucasArts on April 3, 2013, the developers at Raven Software released the source code for the game on SourceForge under GNU GPLv2 licensing. A few days after release, the source code disappeared from SourceForge without explanation. SourceForge later explained to media outlet Kotaku that Raven Software had requested its removal. Kotaku speculated this was due to the presence of licensed code, such as for the Bink Video format from Rad Game Tools, that was not intended to be made public. Based on the source release from Raven, "Jedi Academy" is maintained by the JACoders group as OpenJK. Both the PC and Xbox versions of the game were well received. The PC version holds an aggregate score of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on thirty-five reviews, and 80.18% on GameRankings, based on fifty-one reviews. The Xbox version holds aggregate scores of 76 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on thirty reviews, and 75.22% on GameRankings, based on forty-five reviews. Positive reviews praised the fact that, unlike in "Dark Forces II" and "Jedi Outcast", players could use a lightsaber from the beginning. Game Over Online scored the game 92% and commented that "You start instantly with your lightsaber, rather than wading through six painfully bland FPS levels to get your lightsaber as you did in "Jedi Outcast"". Critics lauded the lightsaber interface and player customization options. Ernie Halal of Gaming Age gave the game an A-, writing, "You choose not only the gender and race of your character, but also which powers and fighting styles to develop [...] Third person adventure games rarely offer that much customization." Critics noted that, despite its age, the "Quake III" engine was used well. "PC Gamer UK", who scored the game 70 out of 100, wrote "the engine, which although hardly groundbreaking any more, perfectly evokes the glow of the lightsaber and the grimy, metallic backgrounds of the films."