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STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack cover art

STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

Petroglyph · LucasArts · 2010-05-25

SteamGOG

Strategy

Franchise: Star Wars · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Aug 15, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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?

1,535
playing now
98%
positive of 43k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1,535 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Star Wars: Empire at War is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Petroglyph Games and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Set between Episode III and Episode IV, it focuses on the fledgling struggle between the Empire and the Rebels. In October 2006, an expansion titled Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption was released.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,535 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,925 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~241/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 5,887 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.7M–3.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 43,071 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.24 at GameBillet (2023-08-21) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 29 of 52 observed days · $16.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.6k1.6k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,171 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,565 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,206 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 603 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 465 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 561 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 784 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 919 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.0k8402026-08-06 21:00 — 1,538 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 991 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,185 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,568 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,076 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,272 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,819 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,078 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,426 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,905 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 968 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,115 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,508 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 934 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,069 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,483 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 968 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,289 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,006 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,104 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,027 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,657 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,381 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,197 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 1,638 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1,310 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 890 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,482 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,535 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$23.14$3.452015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $13.392015-09-07 — best price $20.082016-04-05 — best price $7.302016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-03-01 — best price $5.002017-06-06 — best price $4.992017-11-26 — best price $4.902018-03-12 — best price $9.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-10-28 — best price $17.312019-05-04 — best price $3.942019-11-26 — best price $6.992020-01-25 — best price $4.632020-05-04 — best price $4.352020-11-02 — best price $6.992021-02-22 — best price $17.592021-09-16 — best price $4.072021-12-28 — best price $4.992022-03-31 — best price $19.992022-06-07 — best price $17.992022-08-07 — best price $15.952022-10-10 — best price $17.882023-01-19 — best price $4.052023-04-28 — best price $4.622023-06-28 — best price $16.542023-10-09 — best price $16.572023-12-13 — best price $6.992024-02-19 — best price $13.942024-05-02 — best price $13.942024-07-13 — best price $3.992024-09-16 — best price $4.192024-12-04 — best price $15.952025-02-17 — best price $13.942025-05-19 — best price $4.192025-10-20 — best price $4.802025-12-07 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

259742026-05-30 — 172 pageviews2026-06-02 — 154 pageviews2026-06-05 — 198 pageviews2026-06-08 — 164 pageviews2026-06-11 — 134 pageviews2026-06-14 — 150 pageviews2026-06-17 — 128 pageviews2026-06-20 — 121 pageviews2026-06-23 — 128 pageviews2026-06-26 — 259 pageviews2026-06-29 — 125 pageviews2026-07-02 — 111 pageviews2026-07-05 — 125 pageviews2026-07-08 — 112 pageviews2026-07-11 — 98 pageviews2026-07-14 — 104 pageviews2026-07-17 — 129 pageviews2026-07-20 — 102 pageviews2026-07-23 — 125 pageviews2026-07-26 — 92 pageviews2026-07-29 — 103 pageviews2026-08-01 — 99 pageviews2026-08-04 — 91 pageviews2026-08-07 — 91 pageviews2026-08-10 — 86 pageviews2026-08-13 — 99 pageviews2026-08-16 — 126 pageviews2026-08-19 — 116 pageviews2026-08-22 — 98 pageviews2026-08-25 — 118 pageviews2026-08-27 — 171 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Where its players are

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

Player tags

ModRTSWarSpaceActionSci-fiClassicModdableStrategyTactical

Census log

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

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