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STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
85 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“C L A S S I C. This is the best Star Wars RTS that I've played, but I don't think there're many out there to compare it to. The space combat is the best part, with various ships having their separate roles, and larger…”
“This is the best Star Wars RTS hell I'd say one of the Best RTS in general, The space combat is amazing, the ships all look and feel like they have power behind it, you see them get destroyed, you hear frantic radios,…”
“GOATED Game with endless opportunities and experiences. Fun for those starting in strategy development and want a fun Star Wars Game to play*^”
49 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“GOATED Game with endless opportunities and experiences. Fun for those starting in strategy development and want a fun Star Wars Game to play*^”
“You ever play OG Battlefront 2 galactic conquest mode and think, man I wish I could control the whole army. This is that game. Incredible when it came out and kept alive by some amazing mod authors. If you see the…”
“The Gold Standard of Galactic Conquest Nearly 20 years since its release, Star Wars: Empire at War remains the definitive experience for anyone who wants to command the galaxy. Unlike modern titles that focus on…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“benjamin netanyahu approves of this game, 10/10 game, 10/10 modding community, we all praying for empire at war updates yahu ultra approves”
“Possibly one of the best Star Wars games of all time with an amazing mod community. I highly recommend it.”
“Been playing this game since it came out on disk, one of my all time favorites. the modding community also helps breath new life into this game on a regular basis.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is the best Star Wars RTS hell I'd say one of the Best RTS in general, The space combat is amazing, the ships all look and feel like they have power behind it, you see them get destroyed, you hear frantic radios,…”
“Despite being such an old game it still holds up to the standards of modern games, love the combination of tactics in combat and the satisfaction of space combat especially. Land combat is not to my taste but thats not…”
“conquering the galaxy as Zinsj is something i never thought i could do until i found this game. Absolutely worth it. Seriously though I recommend you play the base game for 5-10 hours to understand the basics and then…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I love watching ships crumble apart”
“awesome controls and game play great graphics for the time it came out.”
“beautiful star wars games, definitely better with mods”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“C L A S S I C. This is the best Star Wars RTS that I've played, but I don't think there're many out there to compare it to. The space combat is the best part, with various ships having their separate roles, and larger…”
“conquering the galaxy as Zinsj is something i never thought i could do until i found this game. Absolutely worth it. Seriously though I recommend you play the base game for 5-10 hours to understand the basics and then…”
“probaby the best star wars sandbox game, they have to make a second game with better graphics and ai decision making”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“best star wars rts oat. its a bit unoptimised but thats only when there are half a hundred starfighter squadrons dogfighting and bombing”
“The base game is not really worth $20, got the game for 5 on sale, but I'd be MORE Than willing to pay 20 for the modding experience. Sucks that the outdated tech makes it difficult to run well with mods but modding is…”
“mods are the best part about this game, and thats not an insult. It needs a preformance patch tho, a rx 7900 xt paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor (4.70 GHz) with 32 gb of ddr5 should not be getting 50…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“probaby the best star wars sandbox game, they have to make a second game with better graphics and ai decision making”
“It's a great game, but it isn't for everyone. It requires a mouse, and its really stragetical. It's a specfic niche of tactically commanding Star Wars fleets, and it doesn't look amazing. But they are mods that can fix…”
“The Graphic may look a bit outdated BUT DAYUM ITS SO ADDICTING if ur a Star wars fan you shoulkd definietly give it a try! :P”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“reinstalled the game and it won't allow me to play it”
“Fun RTS but it's very much of its times, crashes relatively common. Also whoever thought of the consortium should never design a game again :_)”
“absolute garbage game, running at 30fps, has no real tactical gameplay, and wouldn't even let me complete the second mission of the game after i did the objectives and saw the droids get extracted, only for everyone to…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Most games have you take the POV of the Rebellion so it's a nice change to play as the Empire and crush the Rebel scum”
— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played“Easily one of my favourite games of all time. Especially the capital ship combat in space! Needs a remaster ASAP!”
— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played“A MUST FOR STAR WARS FANS. The love and detail poured into the Republic at War mod alone is enough to please even the most autistic star wars fan. Count Dooku was a visionary. Please buy this game.”
— a player, Steam review · 125 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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October 2024 Maintenance Patch Update
Minor bug fixes, player balance changes and optimized performance, the most important fixes are: ▪ Performance improvements of up to 50% frame rate improvement in large galactic maps. ▪ Fixed bug wher
Maintenance Patch Update
Minor bug fixes, player balance changes and optimized performance, the most important fixes are: ▪ Both games have been converted from 32-bit to 64-bit applications, which will solve many out-of-memor
Maintenance Patch Update
Minor bug fixes, player balance changes and optimized performance, the most important fixes are: ▪ - Crash fix for the corruption of Coruscant ▪ Fix for long save/load times
Maintenance Patch Update
• Additional multiplayer maps • Minor bug fixes, player balance changes and optimized performance, the most important fixes are: Some ground units targeting accuracy adjusted Fighter Hero Locomoters f
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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 | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · RTS · Space · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Moddable · Mod · Tactical · War · Action · Classic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.swempireatwar.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Computer: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible computer Processor: Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz OS *: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 RAM: 512 MB Graphics Card: 64 MB graphics card with Shader Model 2.0 support / ATI Radeon 9600 / NVIDIA 7200 / Intel 965 Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible PCI, USB, or Onboard Audio Device Internet: 56kbps or faster connection (required for multiplayer only)