Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

I love this game wish it had new graphics and the forts were not so buggy other wise 8/10 recommend

good but dead game
no workshop support and mod browsers make your files crash

This is just about the best Total War ever made. Too bad it is not remade and expanded upon like the Warhammer installments. It would be well worth it, I do believe.

best totalwar game best time period but very buggy and lag a bit of content i will love to see a empire 2 cus this is a good game when it is bad and if it become good it will be a fantastic game

Pure brain ecstasy it is -Yoda. This game has a well rounded balance of war based combat while keeping accurate to results and statistics. In this game you can't just win a battle by spamming a certain troop over wise you'll get crushed, however if you are overwhelmed there still is a fair opportunity to make something of it. The tax system is good but not as good as "Rome total war", however the nobility/citizens tax system is interesting and works. The rebellion system is hugely improved from it's predecessors and the building system is still detailed and engaging; with a fun improvement of regional buildings and upgrades. Trade is improved and diplomacy although sometimes unfair, is logical. Factions are time accurate however they never follow historical tense which is funny. Battles are fun and turns are addictive. superb game 10/10

can spam musket balls and fireballs at natives...10/10 game

first total war game i ever played. so much fun, and also very nostalgic. i highly recommend this entry to the TW series.

best game ever for people who like history,battle and stratigey games

AI nations declare war on you all at once, no breathing space whatsoever. You have to somehow survive with nothing. It's an annoying game that gives you no chances and throws everything at you all at once, presumably because a niche selection of players moaned to devs about the game being too easy so now we have to suffer with extreme AI difficulty even on a normal mode of difficulty.

One of, if not the best total war series game. Even with the subpar maps, pathfinding and the rest.
The game is enjoyable with or without mods. Artillery is king, diplomacy? non-existent, fun? unlimited. Buggy and bad? every town or fortress siege battle makes or breaks the immersion.

Harder difficulty settings only make the AI some kind of morale gods.
Naval battles are, well, how would I put it.. stupid at best?

I'm still waiting for Empire 2 total war, but for now, i'll stick with the modded empire to pass time.

alot less demanding of graphical power id say it never overheats my cheap laptop lol
also at the price its the best bang for bucm id recommend the mobile version for any total war player its actully better in most ways from dilomacy less ai agression pointless agression i mean and a new tech system lol still cant type very fast or correct and now im not seeing auto correct so yea i hope this works

IT's a fun game even now in 2025! I love putting battle difficulty on easy and simply dominating, NGL!

This was the first Total War game that I ever bought. There are still some bugs and exploits as to be expected with a Creative Assembly game, however this is still my favorite game in the series. The scale is unmatched, but I wish that there were more regions in each theater, as it doesn't make much sense that France or Spain are only made of a single province essentially. The game is starting to get a bit dated, and Napoleon holds up better graphically. I would still recommend giving a campaign a try.

good, fun, and worthwhile.
probably not for 30.00$, but still. I find that it's generally fun to play, especially for an older game.
maybe if you can, it'd be a better purchase for napoleon total war, but if not, then just play this.

2025 and still no option to scale the UI. It is unreadable at resolutions that are normal for today's PC's. Hundreds of posts on this and not a peep from the developer or publisher.

FIX SO YOU CAN PLAY MANUAL BATTLE IN THE MULTIPLAYER CAMPAIGN! its a useless add to the game if you cant choose to play manually. The feature of a multiplayer campaign is only good if you can always choose to play a battle manually otherwise its a joke of a thing to add and just makes the whole thing feel worthless and not enjoyable at all, hard pass on the game until its fixed

As someone who owns almost every Total War ever. This is without a doubt one of my all time favorites, Empire was the first Total War game i played and it made me love the franchise. Great game

I like muskets. Indeed has muskets. This game makes you feel like a tactical genius at times when deploying a much smaller force and winning. Other times this game makes you look real dumb. Very fun would recommend

A brilliant game made in an era of peak intellectual freedom in the gaming community. I doubt they could make the game again due to its "problematic" built-in historical reality (Europeans dominating the globe), but it would be great to see a new release w/ a larger map

AI diplomacy makes this game unbearable as any faction aside from Great Britain.

Either you play this game on normal or lower, in which case it is dull due to the ease with which you walk over your opponents, or you play on a harder setting and watch the AI make diplomatic choices that make zero sense.

Nothing like playing as Prussia and watching Austria declare war on you the same turn the Ottoman Empire seizes Vienna and threatens every one of their last provinces. Who do the Austrians attack with those 3 full stacks capable of recovering the heart of their empire? That's right... Prussia!

In what effing world...

Add in the idiotic replenishment method, overpriced units and buildings, and a ridiculously broken economy which doesn't sustain the military necessary to fend off bordering opponents who all refuse to fight one another and will concentrate on you... or they'll be at war with one another and still manage to target you while ignoring each other entirely...

Wish I wouldn't have wasted the money. Learn from my mistake, don't waste your money on this game.

the game is very fun and addictive. The real characters you get to play make it that much better. All around fun game and very interesting.

This game is a great real time strategy game! It even teaches you on the history of the American Revolution in its Road to Independence campaign story. However, some prefer to play this game with Darthmod. And so do I. But still, it's a great game. 10/10 recommend especially if you want to learn more on the Road to the Revolution.

This one of my favourite total war games out of all the ones I do have, its fun to just spam arty at the bots. Though if you are gonna buy it, wait till a sale because its not really worth it otherwise. So to finish I believe that this game is worth playing

Best game ever. Total war is the best franchise ever and this is where I started with the franchise, I have way to many hours on this game. Napoleon is the best in this era of warfare but the fun of reliving the Revolutionary experience is great. Im downloading it again after many years to relive it after getting to three kingdoms. The newer series don't have artilary like this.

Love this game, even better with Empire 2 mod!

Use Darthmod to play as Portugal and destroy jeets in Goa

This game is awesome. If you love history and want to command troops from everything from the French-Indian War to the Medieval Times in Europe? This is the game for you. Even the Revolutionary War can be experienced! Again, this game is awesome!

So great! Similar to the map aspect of Eu4 Ck3 or Victoria 2, but so much better with the strategy aspect!!! Do get it!

Has a very wide variety of ranged, melee, cavalry, and artillery units, which is very good for the time period this game is set in. Naval combat is also quite fun especially in contrast to the other Total War games as it highlights the unique potential of cannons on ships. I quite like the faction variety and the multi-continental system.

One-of-a-kind naval and land grant battles, city management, research tree, trade, and some form of diplomacy. It’s aged, though some mods might fix that and breathe new life into it.

This game is very underrated. I played this game when it first game out, on a disc. I really enjoyed this era in the game, it works perfectly, battles are fun, the effects are pretty, and the command in battles are very lively. It's definitely my 3rd favorite of the series, behind Medieval II and Shogun 2.

I love this game, 400 hours. Grand Campaign? Amazing. Warpath Campaign? My Favorite. RTI? An utter masterpiece. My only grievance kind of ties into Ep. 1 of the RTI Campaign though. Why arent the Powhatan's and the Colonists playable factions outside of the episode? They would be so cool to re-enact the early clashes between the colonists/powhatan indians, and perhaps a Jamestown siege map? I doubt it, but its a cool idea. Otherwise, this game is phenominal.

I have over 1,000 hours played in single player. No game is the same, and mods like Darthmod take it to a new level. Worth the cash.

*Downloaded Game
*Spend 10 hours playing and get really into it
*Find out about mods
*Spent a week trying to figure them out
*Found out most mods don't work on mac
*Gave up on mods
*Figured out how to get Empire 2 mod to work
*Started a game with Spain
*Took most of North America away from Great Britain
*Peace with Great Britain after 5 year war
*Became rich off of trade with many large plantations in new North American territories.
*Unite Italy and made it a massive religious center
*United Kingdoms start new war after 20 years of peace
*Take lot's of American territories back
*Become super broke due to losing all my trade and can't support armies
*Do large cutbacks on my military and try to counter attack
*Austria declare war on me for no reason
*Lose all of Italy
*Regroup all my forces in Spain
*Get DDay invaded by both Austria and Great Britain
*Lose the game after creating the richest empire ever
Would 10/10 recommend, most realistic game ever created Fosho

this game is so good i plan on buy all of the total war games this is super replay you can play the same team 100 time and it is different every time

I like the building of an empire, with choices having consequences, but would perhapos achieve my aims faster if I bothered to use diplomacy

Tons of fun and amazing visuals in the battles. The Only downside is that forts are annoying to defend, since your soldiers will just stand there and not shoot.

Super fun for what it is, but always crashes once you've played a while and invested into a campaign...

What I love most about this game is the scale. It's truly a sandbox empire forming game. Sure, it had a rough start and you can read all about it in many forums, but this is a game I keep coming back to more than 15 years later. Also, all the mods are just amazing, and I really wish they would make a proper Empire 2 version.

After all the silence they added a beta with a multiplayer campaign mode, that's a huge win.

Started playing this game when it first came out on my first steam account. I can and have put a 22 hour gaming succession on this game. One time in high school I skipped going to my last homecoming dance and never regretted it, that was over ten years ago. One will never regret buying and playing this game my only advice is to set a alarm.

This game is amazing. It is probably one of the best and most fun RTS games I have played recently and it holds up pretty well with its age but sometimes things can be annoying. They don't effect the gameplay too much but can get annoying but for the most part its pretty rare for my case. It has great mechanics and a good system for battles. The maps are decent and you can have good battles but sometimes it's annoying when your artillery can't always reach the enemy and they are just barely out of range. I don't think there should be such a thing stopping them from firing I believe it should give them less accuracy but for infantry units, I think it is fine. I like how the game works and what you can do in it. But please make this just about the Civil War for a new game.

I enjoy the game but it seems to crash a fair amount. Doesn't seem to matter which country I play. Gets annoying.

it's got its issues, but I have overall enjoyed it regardless. I recommend checking out its mods as well.

Great game would recommend for such an old game its really worth the money with such huge battles and great attention to detail.

Total War: Empire – Definitive Edition brings back the grand 18th-century warfare of the original Empire, now with all DLC included. You’ll command musketeer armies, massive fleets, and global trade networks as you build (or crush) empires across Europe, the Americas, and India.

The real-time battles mix gunpowder warfare with classic Total War tactics, making for intense line infantry duels, devastating artillery barrages, and chaotic naval warfare. The expanded content, including the Warpath Campaign, adds even more strategic depth, especially for players who enjoy long-term world domination.

While it still carries some of the quirks of the original (the AI can be… “creative”), it remains one of the most ambitious and immersive Total War experiences. If you love history, grand strategy, and watching cannonballs tear through enemy lines, Empire – Definitive Edition is worth revisiting.

What I have learned about myself from playing this game is that I should NEVER be in control of a world power. No one would be safe. I wish the game ran more smoothly but for my first ever Total War game i am having a blast.

A classic game that I loved to play when younger. It brings great nostalgia, as much as the other old total war games.

I've said this elsewhere, but Darthmod for TW: Empire took what was (for me) a very good try, and turned it into something endlessly replay-able for the battle scenes alone. Real colonial sized armies stretched across the pitched field with a full battery reigning down hell, while 200 dragoons gleefully chase down their broken militia/unfortunate conscripted native tribesmen. I suppose it made the naval battles more enjoyable too, but I never really got the hang of managing a full fleet without running into my own ships or losing track of this or that fluyt. As of today this mod is still available at moddb, can be a little tricky for those who have only use the steam workshop mods, but there are youtube videos explaining the process and the launcher takes care of the scripting. Worth the time if you're gonna play the game.

Are you someone with an autistic passion for historical warfare, especially in regards to the 18th century? Then this game is for you. Just don't let the Maratha confederacy get too big otherwise a turn will take 6 hours.