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	31756523
Last Record Update	19 October 2025 – 21:46:09 UTC ()
Release Date	4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

😎 88.98%

36k reviews

1,655

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

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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)

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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

configuration:

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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

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english

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timestamp	27 August 2025 – 08:48:45 UTC

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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
10504	Windows Empire: Total War executable	15.94 MiB	5.47 MiB
10502	Windows Empire Total War redist	91.54 MiB	0 B
10501	Windows Empire Total War main	15.69 GiB	9.44 GiB
10503	Windows EnglishEmpire: Total War English	332.22 MiB	0 B
10505	Windows FrenchEmpire: Total War French	352.12 MiB	0 B
10506	Windows GermanEmpire: Total War German	360.52 MiB	0 B
10507	Windows Spanish - SpainEmpire: Total War Spanish	356.65 MiB	0 B
10508	Windows ItalianEmpire: Total War Italian	343.22 MiB	0 B
10509	Windows RussianEmpire: Total War Russian	327.89 MiB	0 B
10512	Windows PolishEmpire: Total War Polish	342.43 MiB	0 B
10513	Windows CzechEmpire: Total War Czech	351.71 MiB	0 B
10514	Windows JapaneseEmpire: Total War Japanese	489.11 MiB	0 B
287000	macOS Empire App	85.05 MiB	40.83 MiB
287001	macOS Empire Data	16.34 GiB	9.80 GiB
287002	macOS EnglishEmpire English	332.22 MiB	280.24 MiB
287003	macOS FrenchEmpire French	352.12 MiB	296.84 MiB
287004	macOS GermanEmpire German	360.52 MiB	296.51 MiB
287005	macOS Spanish - SpainEmpire Spanish	356.65 MiB	303.30 MiB
287006	macOS ItalianEmpire Italian	343.22 MiB	290.90 MiB
287007	macOS RussianEmpire Russian	327.89 MiB	300.47 MiB
287008	macOS PolishEmpire Polish	342.43 MiB	291.05 MiB
287009	macOS CzechEmpire Czech	351.71 MiB	295.14 MiB
287010	macOS JapaneseEmpire Japanese	489.11 MiB	324.45 MiB
287011	Linux Empire App	100.65 MiB	827.12 MiB
287012	Linux Empire Data	15.94 GiB	4.30 TiB
287013	Linux EnglishEmpire English	332.22 MiB	1.94 GiB
287014	Linux GermanEmpire German	360.52 MiB	2.12 GiB
287015	Linux FrenchEmpire French	352.12 MiB	114.55 GiB
287016	Linux ItalianEmpire Italian	343.22 MiB	71.06 GiB
287017	Linux Spanish - SpainEmpire Spanish	356.65 MiB	116.84 GiB
287018	Linux RussianEmpire Russian	327.89 MiB	69.09 GiB
287019	Linux PolishEmpire Polish	342.43 MiB	70.65 GiB
319590	Linux CzechEmpire Czech	351.71 MiB	72.74 GiB
319591	Linux JapaneseEmpire Japanese	489.11 MiB	16.94 GiB
319592	Linux Linux Overrides	No size

Total size on disk is 57.80 GiB and total download size is 4.85 TiB.

Total size on disk is 16.12 GiB and total download size is 9.45 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		11084729	25 April 2023 – 10:01:13 UTC
mac_linux_1_3	Mac 1.3 - Use for legacy OS X 10.10 or older systems	11589369	29 June 2023 – 14:51:22 UTC
mac_linux_mp_beta	Mac v.s. Linux MP Support	11589404	29 June 2023 – 14:54:32 UTC
mac_retail_1.4	macOS 10.14.6 or older only	11589424	29 June 2023 – 14:56:01 UTC

Other

Name	Value
overridescddb	1
privatebranches	1

Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition

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Trailer 196936 ↴

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