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Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition

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Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition

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

Strategy Historical Military Grand Strategy Turn-Based Strategy
Last tracked players
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3,637
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90.8% positive
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Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: EMPIRE, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release:

Take on the Warpath Campaign and lead one of 5 new Native American factions in an epic war to defend your lands and drive out the invaders.

Build up your armies with the Elite Units of the East, Elite Units of the West, Elite Units of America and the Special Forces Units & Bonus Content packs, which together add over 50 elite new units.

Total War: EMPIRE Definitive Edition offers hundreds and hundreds of hours of absorbing gameplay and every bit of content made for the game. See below for full details.



About Total War: EMPIRE
Control the land, command the seas, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Total War: EMPIRE takes the Total War franchise to the eighteenth century Age of Enlightenment a time of political upheaval, military advancements, and radical thought, captured in stunning detail.
Total War: EMPIRE introduces a host of revolutionary new features, including true 3D naval combat. For the first time in the Total War series, you will be able to intuitively command single ships or vast fleets upon seascapes rich with extraordinary water and weather effects that play a huge role in your eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat. After pummelling your enemy with cannon fire, close in to grapple their ship and prepare to board, taking control of your men as they fight hand-to-hand on the decks of these wooden behemoths.
In addition, Total War: EMPIRE will see further enhancements to the Total War series’ signature 3D battles and turn-based campaign map. Real-time battles will pose new challenges with the addition of cannon and musket, challenging players to master new formations and tactics as a result of the increasing role of gunpowder within warfare. And the Campaign Map, the heart of Total War introduces a variety of new and upgraded elements, including new systems for Trade, Diplomacy and Espionage with agents; a refined and streamlined UI; improved Advisors; and a vastly extended scope, taking in the riches of India, the turbulence of Europe and, for the first time, the untapped potential of the United States of America.


About The Warpath Campaign
A new detailed North American Campaign Map expands the Total War: EMPIRE experience, with 5 brand new Native American factions, new units and technologies.
Experience battles in the new Warpath Campaign and lead one of the 5 new factions in an epic war to defend your lands and drive out the invaders. Or take these units and their unique strengths into multiplayer battles.
• 5 New Playable Factions including the Iroquois, Huron, Plains, Pueblo and Cherokee nations.
• Expanded North American Territories - A new, more detailed North American Campaign Map featuring new regions and a new start date.
• New Elite Units including Mohawk Elite Warriors, Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, Navajo Scout Warriors and many more.
• Two New Agent Types - Infiltrate enemy territory with the new Shaman unit and sabotage the opposition with the cunning Scout.
• 18 New Tribal Technologies including Spirit Medicine, the Call of the Wild and Dreamwalking creating a brand new tribal technology tree.
• New Winning Objectives for each of the playable factions.


About Elite Units of the East
The Elite Units of the East adds 12 new elite units to the Maratha and Ottoman factions and expands the map further East than any previous Total War game.
Most of these soldiers' expertise developed on the battlefield - some are fearsome brigands, others of them are drawn from a strong academic background, learned warriors.
They will provide a vast array of tactical options: intimidating and cowing your enemies.
• Haydut Irregulars (Ottoman Empire)
• Wallachian Boyars (Ottoman Empire)
• Bosnian Panduks (Ottoman Empire)
• Circassian Armoured Cavalry (Ottoman Empire)
• Armenian Archers (Ottoman Empire)
• Libyan Kuloglu (Ottoman Empire)
• Palestinian Auxiliaries (Ottoman Empire)
• Cairo Janissaries (Ottoman Empire)
• Mounted Nizam-I-Cedit (Ottoman Empire)
• Rajput Zamindars (Maratha)
• Poligars (Maratha)
• Barawardi (Maratha)


About Elite Units of the West
The Elite Units of the West introduces 14 completely unique units from all the major Western factions. Featuring all new infantry and cavalry units, equipped with the best weapons and having undergone the most rigorous of training, the Elite Units of the West bring even more options on the battlefield to all tacticians seeking to defeat their enemies.
• Hungarian Grenadiers (Austria)
• Horse Guards (Britain)
• Swiss Guards (France)
• Blue Guards (United Provinces)
• Gardes du Corps (United Provinces)
• Guard Grenadiers (Poland-Lithuania)
• 2nd Hussars (Prussia)
• Bosniaks (Prussia)
• Frei-Korps (Prussia)
• Gardes à cheval (Russia)
• Siemenovski Foot Guards (Russia)
• Walloon Guards (Spain)
• Legion of the United States (United States)
• US Marines (United States)


About Elite Units of America
The Elite Units of America adds 15 new elite units to the American, British and French factions of Total War: EMPIRE. In the last half of the 18th century, the political upheaval from thirteen of British Colonies in North America ultimately led to the 1776 Declaration of Independence and changed History forever. The 15 units have all played a major part in the American Revolution. Though their background owes a lot to European military traditions, their identity is tied to the destiny of the United States and gave these men courage and audacity like no other soldier on the battlefield.
• 1st Delaware (United States)
• 1st Maryland (United States)
• 2nd Continental Light Dragoons (United States)
• 2nd New York (United States)
• 33rd Foot (Britain)
• Brunswick Dragoons (Britain)
• Hessian Grenadiers (Britain)
• King’s Royal Regiment of New York (Britain)
• Lee’s Legion (United States)
• Morgan’s Provisional Rifle Corp (United States)
• Pulaski’s Legion (United States)
• Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment (France)
• Royal Welch Fusiliers (Britain)
• Company of Select Marksmen/Fraser’s Rangers (Britain)
• Tarleton’s Light Dragoons (Britain)


About Special Forces Units & Bonus Content
The Special Forces Units introduces six of the most influential military forces of the 18th Century. True to the period, these exclusive elite units become available on the campaign map via a certain faction or once a specific geographical region is under control. This pack also includes three more exclusive Elite Units.
• HMS Victory
• Rogers' Rangers
• Ottoman Organ Gun
• Ghoorkas
• Corso Terrestre Guerillas
• Bulkeley's Regiment
• Death's Head Hussars
• The USS Constitution
• The Dahomey Amazons

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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

  • Supported OS: Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® or greater or AMD® Athlon® equivalent CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP,) 2 GB RAM (Vista™)
  • Graphics: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible hardware accelerated video card with shader version 2.0 support, 256 MB video memory
  • Display: Minimum screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels
  • Sound: Directx9.0c compatible sound card
  • Hard Drive: 15 GB free hard disk space formatted as NTFS
  • Peripherals: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard

Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

macOS

Minimum

  • OS: macOS 10.15
  • Processor: 1.1 GHZ Intel Core M or greater
  • Hard Disk Space: 22GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 512MB, AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • Hard Disk Space: 24GB
  • Additional Notes: The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
  • * All 13” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012
  • * All 15” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012
  • * All 12” MacBooks released since Early 2016
  • * All MacBook Airs released since Mid 2012
  • * All Mac minis released since Late 2012
  • * All 21.5” iMacs released since Late 2012
  • * All 27” iMacs released since Late 2012 *
  • * All 27" iMac Pros released since Late 2017
  • * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013

* 2017 and 2019 models with an AMD Radeon Pro 570, 575, 580, 570X, 575X, 580X require macOS 10.15.2 for official support.

NOTE: ONLINE MULTIPLAYER IS NOT AVAILABLE ON macOS

Pre 10.15 Users:

Players using a version of OS X before 10.15 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘Mac_Retail_1.4 - macOS 10.14.6 or older only' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.9.5 up to 10.14.6.

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Steam OS or Ubuntu 14.04.1 (64 bit required)
  • Processor: 2GHz
  • Memory: 4GB Memory
  • Graphics: 512MB*
  • Hard Drive:18GB HD space
  • Other Requirements: Nvidia 600 series+, AMD 6000 series+, Intel Iris Pro.
  • IMPORTANT: Requires 64bit OS to play.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Steam OS or Ubuntu 14.04.1 (64 bit required)
  • Processor: 3 GHz
  • Memory: 8GB Memory
  • Graphics: 1GB*
  • Hard Drive: 18GB HD space
  • Other Requirements: Nvidia 700 series+, AMD R7 series+
  • IMPORTANT: Requires 64bit OS to play.
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
USK rating
12
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
16
Content warning
This content shows violence of a graphical nature within historical settings.
Achievements
30
Metacritic
90
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Stats, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Czech
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

camera comfort custom volume controls stereo sound playable without timed input adjustable difficulty save anytime
Structured language support (8)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
FrenchYesNoNo
ItalianYesNoNo
GermanYesNoNo
Spanish - SpainYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo
PolishYesNoNo
CzechYesNoNo
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Achievement progress Rarity & completion patterns

Achievement Difficulty

Global unlock percentages are not exact completion or retention metrics.

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Achievements measured
30
Hunter score
71.1 / 100
SteamIQHQ inference from rarity and count
Progression analysis
Achievement rarity is available, but milestone order is not defensible.

Rarest achievements

Into the Breach! 0.6%
The "Chevaux de Frise" 0.6%
Observe Diplomatic Niceties 0.8%
Command of the Ocean 0.9%
Marshal's Baton 1%

Difficulty distribution

Ultra rare (<1%)4
Very rare (1–5%)7
Rare (5–20%)16
Uncommon (20–50%)1
Common (50%+)2
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Value Score

Great Value — 76th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 76th percentile. Priced as Market at $19.99.

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Player Count Top 47%
Growth Rate Top 67%
Value Ratio Top 24%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition worth buying right now?
Wait — $19.99. Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
When does Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition go on sale?
Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Is Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition free to play?
Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition costs $19.99 on Steam.
What genre is Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition?
Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition is a Strategy game.
Who developed Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition?
Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition was developed by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY and published by SEGA.
What platforms does Total War: EMPIRE - Definitive Edition support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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