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Jade Empire™: Special Edition cover art

Jade Empire™: Special Edition

BioWare · 2007-02-27

SteamGOGMicrosoft StoreGame Pass

RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 18, 2008 (Mac), Nov 15, 2016 (Android), Oct 05, 2016 (iOS), Feb 27, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist.

Jade Empire™: Special Edition is a $14.99 RPG released in 2007, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (76% of 2,079 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-08

5
playing now
76%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (82 ratings)
24h
to beat · completionist 60h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$14.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Jade Empire is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare, originally published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2005 as an Xbox exclusive. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows personal computers (PC) and published by 2K in 2007. Later ports to macOS (2008) and mobile platforms (2016) were handled respectively by TransGaming and Aspyr. In a world inspired by Chinese mythology, players control the last surviving Spirit Monk on a quest to save their tutor Master Li and defeat the dark forces behind his kidnapping. The Spirit Monk is guided through a linear narrative, completing quests and engaging in action-based combat. With morality-based dialogue choices during conversations, the player can impact both story and gameplay progression in various ways.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 97 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 13,925 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 83k–166k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,079 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$3.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at EA Store (2023-05-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 79 of 104 observed days · $2.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1812026-09-15 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 14 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1855Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 185 · peak 842Dec 2012 — avg 60 · peak 444May 2013 — avg 19 · peak 42Oct 2013 — avg 11 · peak 27Mar 2014 — avg 35 · peak 142Aug 2014 — avg 17 · peak 45Jan 2015 — avg 17 · peak 42Jun 2015 — avg 16 · peak 33Nov 2015 — avg 12 · peak 53Apr 2016 — avg 10 · peak 27Sep 2016 — avg 8 · peak 23Feb 2017 — avg 19 · peak 52Jul 2017 — avg 19 · peak 57Dec 2017 — avg 15 · peak 39May 2018 — avg 10 · peak 24Oct 2018 — avg 8 · peak 24Mar 2019 — avg 9 · peak 22Aug 2019 — avg 10 · peak 26Jan 2020 — avg 13 · peak 34Jun 2020 — avg 32 · peak 100Nov 2020 — avg 9 · peak 23Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 24Sep 2021 — avg 9 · peak 24Feb 2022 — avg 11 · peak 26Jul 2022 — avg 10 · peak 24Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 21May 2023 — avg 14 · peak 43Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 14Mar 2024 — avg 10 · peak 25Aug 2024 — avg 8 · peak 19Jan 2025 — avg 9 · peak 24Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 27Nov 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2026 — avg 9 · peak 27Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.95$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-06-17 — best price $2.992015-11-09 — best price $2.992016-01-05 — best price $34.952016-12-01 — best price $5.992017-06-06 — best price $2.992017-12-27 — best price $14.992018-09-03 — best price $2.992018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-05-30 — best price $3.792020-01-22 — best price $3.742020-10-19 — best price $17.692021-02-22 — best price $14.992021-10-18 — best price $14.992022-01-31 — best price $14.992022-08-22 — best price $3.742022-12-01 — best price $14.992023-05-09 — best price $14.992023-09-22 — best price $3.742024-02-06 — best price $14.992024-06-19 — best price $3.742024-11-11 — best price $14.992025-02-13 — best price $3.742025-05-22 — best price $3.742025-09-25 — best price $3.742025-12-04 — best price $14.992026-03-03 — best price $14.992026-05-01 — best price $3.752026-07-15 — best price $3.752026-08-27 — best price $0.002026-09-08 — best price $3.752026-09-20 — best price $3.752026-10-02 — best price $3.752026-10-14 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3601412026-05-29 — 198 pageviews2026-06-02 — 206 pageviews2026-06-06 — 185 pageviews2026-06-10 — 201 pageviews2026-06-14 — 168 pageviews2026-06-18 — 162 pageviews2026-06-22 — 248 pageviews2026-06-26 — 201 pageviews2026-06-30 — 158 pageviews2026-07-04 — 187 pageviews2026-07-08 — 360 pageviews2026-07-12 — 176 pageviews2026-07-16 — 179 pageviews2026-07-20 — 216 pageviews2026-07-24 — 187 pageviews2026-07-28 — 176 pageviews2026-08-01 — 181 pageviews2026-08-05 — 213 pageviews2026-08-09 — 239 pageviews2026-08-13 — 181 pageviews2026-08-17 — 197 pageviews2026-08-21 — 157 pageviews2026-08-25 — 185 pageviews2026-08-29 — 213 pageviews2026-09-02 — 167 pageviews2026-09-06 — 210 pageviews2026-09-10 — 168 pageviews2026-09-14 — 202 pageviews2026-09-18 — 141 pageviews2026-09-22 — 200 pageviews2026-09-26 — 155 pageviews2026-09-30 — 162 pageviews2026-10-04 — 163 pageviews2026-10-07 — 158 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionFantasyRomanceAdventureAction RPGStory RichMartial ArtsSingleplayerThird Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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