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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 29697852
Last Record Update 23 June 2025 – 06:09:13 UTC ()
Release Date 4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😎 89.09%
35k reviews
1,934
In-Game

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

Additional Information

Developer CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
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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
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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

Tags

💡 Strategy 📜 Historical 🪖 Military 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy ⚔️ War 🤔 Tactical 🌐 RTS 🕹️ Multiplayer 👤 Singleplayer 🎲 Turn-Based 🚢 Naval 🌎 America ▶️ Real Time Tactics 💥 Action 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🌫 Atmospheric 🕒 Classic 🗺️ Adventure

Categories

Single-player Online PvP LAN PvP Online Co-op LAN Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Stats Family Sharing Multi-player PvP Co-op

Assets

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timestamp28 August 2024 – 16:48:22 UTC
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Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option
Executable Empire.exe
Launch Type Unspecified
Operating System   windows
1. Launch
Executable Empire Total War.app
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch
Operating System   macos
2. Launch
Executable Empire.sh
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch
Operating System   linux

Configuration

Key Value
usemms 1
contenttype 3
installdir Empire Total War
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