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Jade Empire™: Special Edition
Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Strong story and world-building” (13 of 71 reviews) and “Distinct martial-arts combat” (10); the most common complaint is “Broken PC port and launches” (29). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
13 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Big pity that this game requires tinkering to work properly instead of working out of the box as it should. Because it is a great game, very fun with a well-realised world. It shows its age and can be clunky in areas…”
“Before anything else, the Steam version of the game is bugged as hell and honestly when I’m in the final act, I don’t really wanna go through the game files just to fix a bug. It kinda breaks the pace. Besides that, the…”
10 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Big pity that this game requires tinkering to work properly instead of working out of the box as it should. Because it is a great game, very fun with a well-realised world. It shows its age and can be clunky in areas…”
“Before anything else, the Steam version of the game is bugged as hell and honestly when I’m in the final act, I don’t really wanna go through the game files just to fix a bug. It kinda breaks the pace. Besides that, the…”
3 of the 71 reviews raise this.
3 of the 71 reviews raise this.
29 of the 71 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
10 of the 71 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“First played this game when it came out in the early 2000s. Loved it, put hours into it. Got again on Steam recently and once again loving it. Let's start with the bad, what little there is - the game is over 20 years…”
“Needs to be patched for modern systems but you can get it working with some effort. Fantastic story, writing, characters, and setting... earning its recommendation. However, the combat mechanics are clunky, progression…”
7 of the 71 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Before anything else, the Steam version of the game is bugged as hell and honestly when I’m in the final act, I don’t really wanna go through the game files just to fix a bug. It kinda breaks the pace. Besides that, the…”
“One of the greatest games ever. Unfortunately you have to jump through some hoops to even get it to run properly on PC. And you are ♥♥♥♥♥♥ if you want to run it over steam link, like I wanted to, it will not register…”
“It's a classic that aged quite well. I played with keyboard and mouse, and it took turning down mouse sensitivity, as well as working around the launcher. I don't know how this game didn't gain more traction other than…”
6 of the 71 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“First played this game when it came out in the early 2000s. Loved it, put hours into it. Got again on Steam recently and once again loving it. Let's start with the bad, what little there is - the game is over 20 years…”
“It's a classic that aged quite well. I played with keyboard and mouse, and it took turning down mouse sensitivity, as well as working around the launcher. I don't know how this game didn't gain more traction other than…”
“https://backloggd.com/u/Hereformemes/review/4130970/ TL;DR: I just didn't think it would be Chinese”
4 of the 71 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Before anything else, the Steam version of the game is bugged as hell and honestly when I’m in the final act, I don’t really wanna go through the game files just to fix a bug. It kinda breaks the pace. Besides that, the…”
“Needs to be patched for modern systems but you can get it working with some effort. Fantastic story, writing, characters, and setting... earning its recommendation. However, the combat mechanics are clunky, progression…”
Counted across 71 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is really good. Unfortunately, it doesn't work right away. You need to follow these steps to get it working: 1. Install the game. 2. After installation open your steam path and copy the "Steam.dll" and paste it in the Jade Empire game folder. 3. Before launching it for…”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“It does require some troubleshooting before running flawlessly, but tbh I got there fairly quickly. This game is my childhood along with KOTOR and Fable! 7/10”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“i love this game, its one of my favorites of all time however due to the numerous bugs and crashes in the PC port i cannot recommend it. sad that such a great game didn't get the port it deserves”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Fantasy · Story Rich · Martial Arts · Third Person · Singleplayer · Action RPG · Action · Female Protagonist · Party-Based RPG · Romance · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Official site | http://www.bioware.com/en/games/#previous-games |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Windows XP, Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 1800XP, 512MB RAM, 8 GB Free HD Space, DirectX 9.0, NVIDIA GeForce 6200 or ATI 9500 or better (Shader Model 2.0 required), 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card and drivers. Recommended: 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor, 1GB RAM, DirectX 9.0 February 2006, ATI X600 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher recommended.