Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition

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App ID	10500
App Type	Game
Store Name	Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Developer	CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher	SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Franchise	Total War
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Warscape Engine
Last Changenumber	29697852
Last Record Update	23 June 2025 – 06:09:13 UTC ()
Release Date	4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

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35k reviews

1,955

In-Game

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

Additional Information

Developer

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY

metacritic_url

pc/empiretotalwar

gamedir

Empire Total War

metacritic_name

Empire: Total War

icon

empty string

metacritic_score

NoServers

Yes

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/empire-total-war?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

primarycache

10501

state

eStateAvailable

serverbrowsername

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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

g4w_GDF

empire.exe

RetailAutoStart

Yes

suppressims

Yes

RequireNTFSPartition

Yes

Publisher

SEGA

Store Release Date

4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

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)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
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logo_position ↴
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width_pct	35
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name_localized

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review_score

review_percentage

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

configuration:

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requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

20 March 2013 – 07:42:17 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

8 Languages	Interface	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

Assets

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LinuxClientIcon

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small_capsule

english

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header_image

english

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library_assets_full

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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Assets

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community_icon	dc10f7bad53d3d922c196d116b1c5d6a4b274768.jpg
page_background_path	app/10500
timestamp	28 August 2024 – 16:48:22 UTC

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