

Empire: Total War stands out as one of the best Strategy titles in recent memory.
91
Verdict
91%
Steam
90
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (91% positive from 37K reviews)
Healthy player count of 3,503 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (90/100 critic average)
Engaging multiplayer/co-op experience
No significant drawbacks reported
Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. The fifth instalment in the Total War series, the game was released in 2009. The game, which focuses on the early modern period of the 18th century, was announced at the Leipzig Games Convention in August 2007. Feral Interactive released the game for OS X and Linux in 2014, and for Android and iOS in 2024.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Founding Father
Take one region by conquest, somewhere in the world.
75.5%
unlocked
Expansionist Power
Capture ten regions, anywhere in the world.
53.9%
unlocked
A New Rome
Demonstrate outstanding ability, and capture one hundred regions.
24.5%
unlocked
American Hero
Complete the Road to Independence campaigns freeing the American colonists from British rule!
18.1%
unlocked
Raw Recruit
War sir, is a terrifying experience! Take part in a multiplayer battle.
18%
unlocked
Master of the Americas
Conquer or control all the provinces and regions in the Americas at the same time.
16.5%
unlocked
Bloody Madman
Carve a bloody path to victory: kill a hundred thousand enemies!
14.6%
unlocked
Maharajah of the Indies
Have mastery over all the provinces and regions in India at the same time.
13.4%
unlocked
Polymath
Have your natural philosophers and scientists research all the technologies available to your nation.
13.3%
unlocked
Assassin!
Use your assassins to kill, in unlooked-for fashion, twenty men who hinder your plans.
11.9%
unlocked
Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase
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25th Anniversary Showcase Timings
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Total War 25th Anniversary - More War: EMPIRE 1v1 Battle
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Join us for the Total War 25th anniversary celebrations
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Founding Father
Take one region by conquest, somewhere in the world.
75.5%
unlocked
Expansionist Power
Capture ten regions, anywhere in the world.
53.9%
unlocked
A New Rome
Demonstrate outstanding ability, and capture one hundred regions.
24.5%
unlocked
American Hero
Complete the Road to Independence campaigns freeing the American colonists from British rule!
18.1%
unlocked
Raw Recruit
War sir, is a terrifying experience! Take part in a multiplayer battle.
18%
unlocked
Master of the Americas
Conquer or control all the provinces and regions in the Americas at the same time.
16.5%
unlocked
Bloody Madman
Carve a bloody path to victory: kill a hundred thousand enemies!
14.6%
unlocked
Maharajah of the Indies
Have mastery over all the provinces and regions in India at the same time.
13.4%
unlocked
Polymath
Have your natural philosophers and scientists research all the technologies available to your nation.
13.3%
unlocked
Assassin!
Use your assassins to kill, in unlooked-for fashion, twenty men who hinder your plans.
11.9%
unlocked
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