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Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition

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App ID 10500
App Type Game
Store Name Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Developer , ,
Publisher SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Franchise Total War
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Warscape Engine
Last Changenumber 31756523
Last Record Update 19 October 2025 – 21:46:09 UTC ()
Release Date 4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😎 88.98%
36k reviews
1,971
In-Game
+4
💡 Strategy 📜 Historical 🪖 Military 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

Steam price history

Current Price $24.99
Lowest Recorded Price $2.50 at -75% 29 September 2025
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Additional Information

Developer CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
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gamedir Empire Total War
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GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/10500/
developer_url http://www.creative-assembly.co.uk/
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript installscript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
g4w_Type 2
g4w_GDF empire.exe
RetailAutoStart Yes
suppressims Yes
RequireNTFSPartition Yes
Publisher SEGA
Store Release Date 4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 18 November 2022 – 10:44:43 UTC () (1668768283)
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Detected Technologies (?) Warscape Engine, Bink_Video SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, Lua SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 31 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4335340
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:17 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes

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