About Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is a Strategy game developed by Feral Interactive (Linux), CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, and Feral Interactive (Mac). On 3/4/2009, it was released on the Steam Store by Feral Interactive (Linux), SEGA, and Feral Interactive (Mac).

Players have rated Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition as "Very Positive" out of 36,725 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 33,314 positive reviews and 3,411 negative reviews — an overall 91% positive review rating. Additionally, Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition has earned a metascore of 90 on Metacritic.

It is available for gamers to download and play for $24.99. It can also be purchased through Total War: Imperial Bundle and Total War 25th Anniversary Collection which give a discount off its base price.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.

It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

According to Steam’s category system, Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition supports the following features:

• Save Anytime
• PvP
• Playable without Timed Input
• Camera Comfort
• Co-op
• Stereo Sound
• Stats
• Multi-player
• Single-player
• Steam Achievements
• Steam Trading Cards
• Family Sharing
• Adjustable Difficulty
• Custom Volume Controls
• Online Co-op
• Online PvP
• LAN Co-op
• LAN PvP

From the Steam community, Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition has been tagged with the following user tags:

• Classic
• Great Soundtrack
• Atmospheric
• Multiplayer
• War
• Tactical
• Historical
• Naval
• Turn-Based
• Real Time Tactics
• RTS
• Turn-Based Tactics
• Strategy
• Turn-Based Strategy
• Military
• America
• Grand Strategy
• Adventure
• Action
• Singleplayer

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Related Bundles

Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.

Image	Name	Apps	Packages	Price	Actions
	Total War: Imperial Bundle	14	2	$10.00	View
	Total War 25th Anniversary Collection	20	12	$138.45	View

Related Packages

Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.

Supported Languages

Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

Soures & References

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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition data has been sourced from:

• Valve Corporation. (2025, December 14). Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/10500
• Valve Corporation. (2025, December 14). Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/10500
• Metacritic. (2025, December 14). Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/empire-total-war
• Feral Interactive (Linux). (2023, July 8). Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition. http://www.totalwar.com