Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY·published by SEGA

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment90

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

21,294en

37,442 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Mar 4, 2009

Price

$24.99

Velocity

4.5/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈1M

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$5.0M

Based on 37,442 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,086 post-launch reviews

52%102 rev

<2h

65%66 rev

2-10h

87%1,135 rev

10-50h

91%2,476 rev

50-200h

91%2,810 rev

200h+

92%3,497 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+26pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 11 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2009.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 20%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 0%

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