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Empires

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App ID 17740
App Type Game
Store Name Empires Mod
Developer
Publisher Empires
Supported Systems Windows Linux
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 29749691
Last Record Update 25 June 2025 – 20:52:29 UTC ()
Release Date 28 July 2008 – 17:10:00 UTC ()
😎 81.93%
1k reviews
1
In-Game

Unique strategy/first person shooter mix: One commander on each team plays from above, choosing research, placing buildings and giving orders. The rest fill the role of soldiers on the ground, with four distinct classes to choose from and customizable vehicles to drive.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Empires
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metacritic_name Empires Mod
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NoServers No
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developer_url http://www.valvesoftware.com
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
LoadAllBeforeLaunch Yes
workshop_visible Yes
RequiredAppID Source SDK Base 2006 (215)
ReleaseState released
Publisher Empires
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 28 July 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/UH6Sc6B
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Free to Play (37), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 28 July 2008 – 17:10:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 28 July 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1217228400)
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2022 – 17:47:44 UTC () (1667065664)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 86
Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, Bink_Video SDK, Discord SDK, FMOD SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, OpenVR SDK, SDL SDK, cURL 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 does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  • 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
  • Note: This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 20 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8658619
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 1 February 2013 – 22:03:37 UTC (), in changelist #175947
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Russian Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Swedish Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes

Tags

🔫 FPS 🌐 RTS 🥊 PvP 🔫 Shooter 💡 Strategy 🏠 Base Building 🙌 First-Person 💥 Action RTS 🗺️ Top-Down 🧊 3D 🚜 Tanks 👥 Team-Based 🏎️ Vehicular Combat 💥 Action 🏦 Economy 🏋️ Class-Based 📊 Resource Management ⚔️ Combat 🕹️ Multiplayer 🆓 Free to Play

Categories

Online PvP LAN PvP Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Includes level editor Includes Source SDK Multi-player HDR rendering PvP

Assets

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timestamp29 October 2022 – 17:49:01 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 1 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 126 all-time peak 30 March 2011
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Store data

  • 5,488 followers
  • 898 positive reviews
  • 141 negative reviews
  • 86.43% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 344 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 81.93% SteamDB Rating
  • 898 86.4% positive reviews
  • 141 13.6% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Empires right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing Empires on Steam.

Empires had an all-time peak of 126 concurrent players on 30 March 2011.

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