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STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ cover art

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™

LucasArts · Disney · 2017-02-07

SteamGOG

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Star Wars · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 17, 1997 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 1996 (Nintendo 64)

As Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance struggle to defeat Darth Vader and the Empire, a new threat arises. Dark Prince Xizor aspires to take Darth Vader's place at the Emperor's side. As Dash Rendar, it's up to you to protect Luke and help the Alliance. May the Force be with you!

STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™ is an Action, Adventure game released in 2017, priced at $5.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Mostly Positive (74% of 878 reviews).

1
playing now
74%
positive of 878 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (84 ratings)
14h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a 1996 action video game developed by LucasArts and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is primarily a third-person shooter, with multiple types of vehicular combat and third-person shooting sequences. A version for Windows was released by LucasArts in 1997.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–53k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 878 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.55 at AllYouPlay (2020-10-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 36 of 84 observed days · $5.44 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
221Feb 2017Jul 2026Feb 2017 — avg 22 · peak 88May 2017 — avg 7 · peak 43Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 8Feb 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11May 2018 — avg 7 · peak 38Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2019 — avg 5 · peak 38Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2019 — avg 3 · peak 19Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2020 — avg 7 · peak 42Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2021 — avg 4 · peak 26Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 26Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 11Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 18May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 15Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$5.99$0.662016-05-032026-10-142016-05-03 — best price $4.792017-05-13 — best price $5.992018-03-20 — best price $5.992018-10-12 — best price $2.092019-05-09 — best price $5.992019-09-04 — best price $4.972020-01-01 — best price $5.042020-02-05 — best price $4.942020-05-08 — best price $5.992020-11-02 — best price $1.192021-01-15 — best price $1.312021-06-24 — best price $2.092021-12-01 — best price $5.992022-02-03 — best price $5.992022-04-24 — best price $5.992022-06-08 — best price $4.782022-08-01 — best price $4.582022-09-22 — best price $1.502022-11-29 — best price $5.992023-01-19 — best price $1.232023-04-11 — best price $1.102023-05-24 — best price $5.992023-07-13 — best price $5.992023-10-12 — best price $1.242023-12-04 — best price $1.252024-02-08 — best price $1.372024-03-25 — best price $5.392024-05-10 — best price $5.282024-07-17 — best price $4.312024-09-16 — best price $1.252024-11-16 — best price $4.782025-01-23 — best price $1.242025-05-02 — best price $1.722025-10-08 — best price $5.992025-11-25 — best price $2.992026-02-03 — best price $5.992026-09-05 — best price $5.992026-09-20 — best price $5.992026-10-05 — best price $2.092026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3421012026-05-30 — 278 pageviews2026-06-03 — 211 pageviews2026-06-07 — 229 pageviews2026-06-11 — 198 pageviews2026-06-15 — 272 pageviews2026-06-19 — 149 pageviews2026-06-23 — 201 pageviews2026-06-27 — 196 pageviews2026-07-01 — 147 pageviews2026-07-05 — 183 pageviews2026-07-09 — 134 pageviews2026-07-13 — 208 pageviews2026-07-17 — 126 pageviews2026-07-21 — 125 pageviews2026-07-25 — 135 pageviews2026-07-29 — 113 pageviews2026-08-02 — 125 pageviews2026-08-06 — 130 pageviews2026-08-10 — 126 pageviews2026-08-14 — 155 pageviews2026-08-18 — 151 pageviews2026-08-22 — 116 pageviews2026-08-26 — 132 pageviews2026-08-30 — 151 pageviews2026-09-03 — 104 pageviews2026-09-07 — 148 pageviews2026-09-11 — 161 pageviews2026-09-15 — 126 pageviews2026-09-19 — 104 pageviews2026-09-23 — 101 pageviews2026-09-27 — 189 pageviews2026-10-01 — 138 pageviews2026-10-05 — 136 pageviews2026-10-09 — 131 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Player tags

Space1990'sActionSci-fiClassicShooterAdventureSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackThird-Person Shooter

Census log

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

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