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Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition

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 30038883
Last Record Update 13 July 2025 – 20:54:51 UTC ()
Release Date 4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

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

Additional Information

Developer CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
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gamedir Empire Total War
metacritic_name Empire: Total War
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metacritic_score 90
NoServers Yes
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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 ()
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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review_score 8
review_percentage 90
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_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
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

Categories

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timestamp28 August 2024 – 16:48:22 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

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