HomeTotal War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac) · published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac) · released Mar 4, 2009 · demo · data updated Oct 23, 2026
by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac)
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Released Mar 4, 2009 · Demo available
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 89% positive of 21,421 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 56,034 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $19.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 105 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 123 | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 133 | 24 |
| Jan 2026 | 96 | 20 |
| Feb 2026 | 99 | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | 105 | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 115 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 102 | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 92 | 15 |
| Jul 2026 | 127 | 18 |
| Aug 2026 | 97 | 15 |
| Sep 2026 | 88 | 12 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 870k – 2.3M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $6.8M – $23M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 21,421 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 41–107 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Naval | 1 in 240 games |
| Grand Strategy | 1 in 102 games |
| Turn-Based | 1 in 65 games |
| RTS | 1 in 45 games |
| Great Soundtrack | 1 in 46 games |
| Military | 1 in 42 games |
| Real Time Tactics | 1 in 42 games |
| Historical | 1 in 35 games |
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