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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 39323160
Last Record Update 29 September 2026 – 23:11:27 UTC ()
Release Date 4 March 2009 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😎 88.95%
38k reviews
1,360
In-Game
+10
💡 Strategy 📜 Historical 🪖 Military 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy

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

Steam price history

Special Promotion, ends 8 October 2026
Current Price -75% $4.99
Lowest Recorded Price -75% $2.50 29 September 2025
Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar -75% $4.99 $4.99 $2.50 -75% $2.50
Indonesian Rupiah -75% Rp 34750 $1.94 -61.06% $1.26 -75% Rp 22600
Philippine Peso -75% ₱124.75 $1.99 -60.08% $1.40 -75% ₱88.00
Vietnamese Dong -75% 56000₫ $2.15 -56.83% $1.42 -75% 37000₫
Thai Baht -75% ฿74.75 $2.22 -55.42% $1.45 -75% ฿48.90
Malaysian Ringgit -75% RM9.75 $2.38 -52.16% $1.61 -75% RM6.60
Chinese Yuan -75% ¥ 17 $2.53 -49.19% $1.67 -75% ¥ 11.20
Taiwan Dollar -75% NT$ 99 $3.10 -37.83% $2.19 -75% NT$ 70
Japanese Yen -75% ¥ 497 $3.14 -36.89% $1.73 -75% ¥ 274
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Singapore Dollar -75% S$4.62 $3.61 -27.63% $1.90 -75% S$2.44
Chilean Peso -75% CLP$ 3622 $3.68 -26.06% $1.57 -75% CLP$ 1550
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LATAM - U.S. Dollar -75% $3.74 $3.74 -25.05% $2.00 -75% $2.00
MENA - U.S. Dollar -75% $3.74 $3.74 -25.05% $2.00 -75% $2.00
SASIA - U.S. Dollar -75% $3.74 $3.74 -25.05% $2.50 -75% $2.50
Polish Zloty -75% 14,75zł $3.79 -24.01% $2.72 -75% 10,60zł
Mexican Peso -75% Mex$ 69.75 $3.81 -23.51% $1.69 -75% Mex$ 31.00
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Costa Rican Colon -75% ₡1825 $3.99 -20.01% $2.18 -75% ₡1000
Colombian Peso -75% COL$ 13725 $4.12 -17.29% $2.10 -75% COL$ 7000
New Zealand Dollar -75% NZ$ 7.48 $4.19 -15.89% $2.41 -75% NZ$ 4.30
Australian Dollar -75% A$ 6.23 $4.31 -13.44% $2.77 -75% A$ 4.00
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Canadian Dollar -75% CDN$ 6.74 $4.74 -5.00% $2.11 -75% CDN$ 3.00
Norwegian Krone -75% 49,75 kr $5.16 +3.61% $2.43 -75% 23,40 kr
British Pound -75% £3.99 $5.26 +5.60% $2.64 -75% £2.00
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Euro -75% 4,99€ $5.61 +12.47% $2.81 -75% 2,50€
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Swiss Franc -75% CHF 4.97 $5.99 +20.06% $3.49 -75% CHF 2.90
Israeli New Shekel -75% ₪19.75 $6.42 +28.85% $3.38 -75% ₪10.40
Russian Ruble N/A N/A $1.18 -75% 99 ₽
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Additional Information

Developer CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
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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 ()
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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: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 31 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4335340
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:17 UTC (), in changelist #196282
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

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

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timestamp20 November 2025 – 13:56:00 UTC

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