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Empires Mod
Unique strategy/first person shooter mix: One commander on each team plays from above, choosing research, placing buildings and giving orders. The rest fill the role of soldiers on the ground, with four distinct classes to choose from and customizable vehicles to drive.
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Source mod that is equally dead as it is fun. Your team's commander is playing an RTS while everyone else plays a combined arms FPS. Destroy the enemy team's command vehicle to win, whether that is with an ambush or an hour-long offensive. You will not find a soul playing…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Goodnight sweet prince. game is kill, but lives on in our hearts”
— a player, Steam review · 77 hrs played“Very fun and has an amazing community, just a shame that it is not that popular”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Empires 2.39.4 Released!
We're happy to announce version 2.39.4 which is live on Steam right now. Changelog below and also on our Website Come join us on Discord! Don't forget to check our Discord events to see the date and t
Empires 2.39.3 Released!
We're happy to announce version 2.39.3 which is live on Steam right now. Changelog below and also on our Website Come join us on Discord! Don't forget to check our Discord events to see the date and t
Empires Shitmaps 2026
🚨 Get Ready for Shitmaps 9! 🚨 It’s that special time of year again when we all cozy up, grab some cocoa, and load into Empires Mod to experience the best of the worst. Welcome to Shitmaps #9, the annu
Empires 2.39.2 Released!
We're happy to announce version 2.39.2 which is live on Steam right now. Changelog below and also on our Website Come join us on Discord! Don't forget to check our Discord events to see the date and t
Empires 2.39.1 Released!
We're happy to announce version 2.39.1 which is live on Steam right now. Changelog below and also on our Website Come join us on Discord! Don't forget to check our Discord events to see the date and t
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Free To Play, Strategy |
| Player tags | FPS · RTS · PvP · Shooter · Strategy · Base-Building · First-Person · Action RTS · Top-Down · 3D · Tanks · Team-Based (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English * , Polish, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, German, Swedish, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.empiresmod.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 128 MB or more with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible