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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

Released Mar 3, 2009 · Steam app 10500

Prices from €3.89

Right now

Steam players since we started tracking · updated 16:05 UTC
Playing now
2,350
at 16:05 UTC
24-hour peak
2,882
All-time peak
10,479
in Mar 2013 · SteamCharts
24h change
-4.9%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
0
live on Twitch
Best price
€3.89
key shop

Players over time

Players over time
Players over time
What stands out
  • -9%Players since 17:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
  • 0Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
  • 2,882Today’s peak was 23% above the current count.
All-time peak
10,479

Highest monthly peak on record, in Mar 2013, from SteamCharts. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 2,882.

Month by month

Average and peak players per month · SteamCharts (used with permission) for complete months, our own Steam counts after that
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2026 (from Oct 26, 2026) · our count1,921-46-2.4%2,882
September 2026 1,967-150-7.1%3,381
August 2026 2,117-38-1.8%3,525
July 2026 2,155228+12%3,649
June 2026 1,927-98-4.8%3,344
May 2026 2,0259+0.5%3,470
April 2026 2,016-41-2%3,454
March 2026 2,057-152-6.9%3,562
February 2026 2,209-155-6.6%3,920
January 2026 2,36412+0.5%4,096
December 2025 2,352-23-1%4,029
November 2025 2,37530+1.3%4,093
Show all 172 months
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2025 2,34576+3.4%4,104
September 2025 2,269-6-0.3%3,954
August 2025 2,275-50-2.2%3,861
July 2025 2,32557+2.5%4,094
June 2025 2,26836+1.6%3,833
May 2025 2,23249+2.2%3,906
April 2025 2,183-170-7.2%3,789
March 2025 2,353-178-7%4,217
February 2025 2,531-113-4.3%4,736
January 2025 2,644231+9.6%5,021
December 2024 2,41350+2.1%4,122
November 2024 2,363169+7.7%4,052
October 2024 2,19452+2.4%3,833
September 2024 2,14240+1.9%3,703
August 2024 2,102-18-0.9%3,509
July 2024 2,12058+2.8%3,636
June 2024 2,062-38-1.8%3,455
May 2024 2,1001+0.1%3,750
April 2024 2,099-232-10%3,747
March 2024 2,331-217-8.5%4,061
February 2024 2,548-73-2.8%4,638
January 2024 2,621-107-3.9%4,533
December 2023 2,72892+3.5%4,640
November 2023 2,636314+14%4,763
October 2023 2,322-44-1.9%4,009
September 2023 2,36679+3.5%4,071
August 2023 2,287-78-3.3%3,942
July 2023 2,365290+14%4,061
June 2023 2,075-19-0.9%3,567
May 2023 2,094-161-7.1%3,631
April 2023 2,2554+0.2%3,889
March 2023 2,251-33-1.4%3,998
February 2023 2,284-70-3%4,041
January 2023 2,35431+1.3%3,968
December 2022 2,323184+8.6%3,826
November 2022 2,139-91-4.1%3,740
October 2022 2,23037+1.7%3,797
September 2022 2,193-71-3.1%3,955
August 2022 2,264-141-5.9%3,771
July 2022 2,405-59-2.4%3,974
June 2022 2,464-110-4.3%4,264
May 2022 2,574-193-7%4,321
April 2022 2,767152+5.8%5,147
March 2022 2,615129+5.2%4,875
February 2022 2,486-93-3.6%4,274
January 2022 2,579188+7.9%4,367
December 2021 2,391103+4.5%3,963
November 2021 2,2888+0.4%3,932
October 2021 2,28072+3.3%3,824
September 2021 2,208-81-3.5%3,682
August 2021 2,28912+0.5%3,812
July 2021 2,277130+6.1%3,738
June 2021 2,147-265-11%3,552
May 2021 2,412-167-6.5%4,438
April 2021 2,5798+0.3%4,695
March 2021 2,571-75-2.8%4,653
February 2021 2,646-8-0.3%4,713
January 2021 2,654150+6%4,581
December 2020 2,504-57-2.2%4,379
November 2020 2,56157+2.3%4,564
October 2020 2,504227+10%4,404
September 2020 2,277-138-5.7%3,879
August 2020 2,415-106-4.2%4,008
July 2020 2,521-106-4%4,215
June 2020 2,627-511-16%4,438
May 2020 3,138-407-11%5,791
April 2020 3,545456+15%6,048
March 2020 3,089611+25%6,639
February 2020 2,47840+1.6%4,513
January 2020 2,43850+2.1%4,358
December 2019 2,38833+1.4%4,180
November 2019 2,35523+1%4,376
October 2019 2,33210+0.4%4,232
September 2019 2,322-22-0.9%4,480
August 2019 2,344-60-2.5%3,975
July 2019 2,404102+4.4%4,189
June 2019 2,302-31-1.3%3,906
May 2019 2,333-69-2.9%4,180
April 2019 2,402-234-8.9%4,555
March 2019 2,636-54-2%4,915
February 2019 2,690-59-2.2%5,073
January 2019 2,749-57-2%5,020
December 2018 2,806367+15%4,840
November 2018 2,439-98-3.9%4,549
October 2018 2,537-32-1.3%4,602
September 2018 2,56969+2.8%5,203
August 2018 2,500-25-1%4,440
July 2018 2,525121+5%4,357
June 2018 2,404-66-2.7%4,271
May 2018 2,470-167-6.3%4,354
April 2018 2,637-222-7.8%4,849
March 2018 2,85951+1.8%5,327
February 2018 2,808-75-2.6%5,276
January 2018 2,88367+2.4%5,176
December 2017 2,816175+6.6%4,933
November 2017 2,641-76-2.8%4,915
October 2017 2,717-86-3.1%5,092
September 2017 2,80372+2.6%5,167
August 2017 2,731-76-2.7%4,781
July 2017 2,807-3-0.1%4,892
June 2017 2,81059+2.1%4,938
May 2017 2,751-174-6%5,043
April 2017 2,92538+1.3%5,186
March 2017 2,887-233-7.5%5,572
February 2017 3,1209+0.3%5,967
January 2017 3,11148+1.6%5,745
December 2016 3,063-100-3.2%5,541
November 2016 3,163315+11%6,865
October 2016 2,848115+4.2%5,342
September 2016 2,733-109-3.8%5,162
August 2016 2,842-189-6.2%4,955
July 2016 3,03144+1.5%5,208
June 2016 2,987-152-4.8%5,308
May 2016 3,139-80-2.5%5,916
April 2016 3,219-258-7.4%6,140
March 2016 3,477-136-3.8%6,783
February 2016 3,61340+1.1%6,937
January 2016 3,573200+5.9%6,498
December 2015 3,373342+11%6,005
November 2015 3,031-65-2.1%5,777
October 2015 3,09651+1.7%5,882
September 2015 3,045-147-4.6%5,641
August 2015 3,192-301-8.6%5,466
July 2015 3,493179+5.4%6,425
June 2015 3,314215+6.9%8,874
May 2015 3,099-82-2.6%5,630
April 2015 3,181-105-3.2%5,986
March 2015 3,286-171-5%6,818
February 2015 3,45754+1.6%6,828
January 2015 3,403-26-0.8%6,453
December 2014 3,429273+8.7%6,222
November 2014 3,156-163-4.9%6,042
October 2014 3,3199+0.3%6,662
September 2014 3,310-108-3.2%7,532
August 2014 3,41896+2.9%6,050
July 2014 3,32210%5,844
June 2014 3,321-193-5.5%6,052
May 2014 3,514200+6%7,840
April 2014 3,314-145-4.2%6,248
March 2014 3,459-62-1.8%6,818
February 2014 3,521-13-0.4%6,922
January 2014 3,53449+1.4%6,798
December 2013 3,485310+9.8%6,778
November 2013 3,17579+2.6%6,048
October 2013 3,096-355-10%6,099
September 2013 3,451-295-7.9%7,963
August 2013 3,746246+7%7,079
July 2013 3,500-126-3.5%6,127
June 2013 3,626-305-7.8%7,059
May 2013 3,93111+0.3%7,422
April 2013 3,920-547-12%7,695
March 2013 4,467-424-8.7%10,479
February 2013 4,891-434-8.2%10,069
January 2013 5,325500+10%10,207
December 2012 4,825445+10%9,279
November 2012 4,380-19-0.4%8,524
October 2012 4,39955+1.3%8,468
September 2012 4,344-85-1.9%9,497
August 2012 4,429-282-6%7,831
July 2012 4,711——8,199

Long-term history

Month by month from before we started counting: players from SteamCharts, plus Steam reviews and Wikipedia views, which follow interest rather than player numbers.

Busiest monthJan 20135,325
Highest monthly peakMar 201310,479
Last 12 months vs the 12 before-8%
05.2K10.5KJul 2012: 4,711 players on average, peak 8,199Aug 2012: 4,429 players on average, peak 7,831Sep 2012: 4,344 players on average, peak 9,497Oct 2012: 4,399 players on average, peak 8,468Nov 2012: 4,380 players on average, peak 8,524Dec 2012: 4,825 players on average, peak 9,279Jan 2013: 5,325 players on average, peak 10,207Feb 2013: 4,891 players on average, peak 10,069Mar 2013: 4,467 players on average, peak 10,479Apr 2013: 3,920 players on average, peak 7,695May 2013: 3,931 players on average, peak 7,422Jun 2013: 3,626 players on average, peak 7,059Jul 2013: 3,500 players on average, peak 6,127Aug 2013: 3,746 players on average, peak 7,079Sep 2013: 3,451 players on average, peak 7,963Oct 2013: 3,096 players on average, peak 6,099Nov 2013: 3,175 players on average, peak 6,048Dec 2013: 3,485 players on average, peak 6,778Jan 2014: 3,534 players on average, peak 6,798Feb 2014: 3,521 players on average, peak 6,922Mar 2014: 3,459 players on average, peak 6,818Apr 2014: 3,314 players on average, peak 6,248May 2014: 3,514 players on average, peak 7,840Jun 2014: 3,321 players on average, peak 6,052Jul 2014: 3,322 players on average, peak 5,844Aug 2014: 3,418 players on average, peak 6,050Sep 2014: 3,310 players on average, peak 7,532Oct 2014: 3,319 players on average, peak 6,662Nov 2014: 3,156 players on average, peak 6,042Dec 2014: 3,429 players on average, peak 6,222Jan 2015: 3,403 players on average, peak 6,453Feb 2015: 3,457 players on average, peak 6,828Mar 2015: 3,286 players on average, peak 6,818Apr 2015: 3,181 players on average, peak 5,986May 2015: 3,099 players on average, peak 5,630Jun 2015: 3,314 players on average, peak 8,874Jul 2015: 3,493 players on average, peak 6,425Aug 2015: 3,192 players on average, peak 5,466Sep 2015: 3,045 players on average, peak 5,641Oct 2015: 3,096 players on average, peak 5,882Nov 2015: 3,031 players on average, peak 5,777Dec 2015: 3,373 players on average, peak 6,005Jan 2016: 3,573 players on average, peak 6,498Feb 2016: 3,613 players on average, peak 6,937Mar 2016: 3,477 players on average, peak 6,783Apr 2016: 3,219 players on average, peak 6,140May 2016: 3,139 players on average, peak 5,916Jun 2016: 2,987 players on average, peak 5,308Jul 2016: 3,031 players on average, peak 5,208Aug 2016: 2,842 players on average, peak 4,955Sep 2016: 2,733 players on average, peak 5,162Oct 2016: 2,848 players on average, peak 5,342Nov 2016: 3,163 players on average, peak 6,865Dec 2016: 3,063 players on average, peak 5,541Jan 2017: 3,111 players on average, peak 5,745Feb 2017: 3,120 players on average, peak 5,967Mar 2017: 2,887 players on average, peak 5,572Apr 2017: 2,925 players on average, peak 5,186May 2017: 2,751 players on average, peak 5,043Jun 2017: 2,810 players on average, peak 4,938Jul 2017: 2,807 players on average, peak 4,892Aug 2017: 2,731 players on average, peak 4,781Sep 2017: 2,803 players on average, peak 5,167Oct 2017: 2,717 players on average, peak 5,092Nov 2017: 2,641 players on average, peak 4,915Dec 2017: 2,816 players on average, peak 4,933Jan 2018: 2,883 players on average, peak 5,176Feb 2018: 2,808 players on average, peak 5,276Mar 2018: 2,859 players on average, peak 5,327Apr 2018: 2,637 players on average, peak 4,849May 2018: 2,470 players on average, peak 4,354Jun 2018: 2,404 players on average, peak 4,271Jul 2018: 2,525 players on average, peak 4,357Aug 2018: 2,500 players on average, peak 4,440Sep 2018: 2,569 players on average, peak 5,203Oct 2018: 2,537 players on average, peak 4,602Nov 2018: 2,439 players on average, peak 4,549Dec 2018: 2,806 players on average, peak 4,840Jan 2019: 2,749 players on average, peak 5,020Feb 2019: 2,690 players on average, peak 5,073Mar 2019: 2,636 players on average, peak 4,915Apr 2019: 2,402 players on average, peak 4,555May 2019: 2,333 players on average, peak 4,180Jun 2019: 2,302 players on average, peak 3,906Jul 2019: 2,404 players on average, peak 4,189Aug 2019: 2,344 players on average, peak 3,975Sep 2019: 2,322 players on average, peak 4,480Oct 2019: 2,332 players on average, peak 4,232Nov 2019: 2,355 players on average, peak 4,376Dec 2019: 2,388 players on average, peak 4,180Jan 2020: 2,438 players on average, peak 4,358Feb 2020: 2,478 players on average, peak 4,513Mar 2020: 3,089 players on average, peak 6,639Apr 2020: 3,545 players on average, peak 6,048May 2020: 3,138 players on average, peak 5,791Jun 2020: 2,627 players on average, peak 4,438Jul 2020: 2,521 players on average, peak 4,215Aug 2020: 2,415 players on average, peak 4,008Sep 2020: 2,277 players on average, peak 3,879Oct 2020: 2,504 players on average, peak 4,404Nov 2020: 2,561 players on average, peak 4,564Dec 2020: 2,504 players on average, peak 4,379Jan 2021: 2,654 players on average, peak 4,581Feb 2021: 2,646 players on average, peak 4,713Mar 2021: 2,571 players on average, peak 4,653Apr 2021: 2,579 players on average, peak 4,695May 2021: 2,412 players on average, peak 4,438Jun 2021: 2,147 players on average, peak 3,552Jul 2021: 2,277 players on average, peak 3,738Aug 2021: 2,289 players on average, peak 3,812Sep 2021: 2,208 players on average, peak 3,682Oct 2021: 2,280 players on average, peak 3,824Nov 2021: 2,288 players on average, peak 3,932Dec 2021: 2,391 players on average, peak 3,963Jan 2022: 2,579 players on average, peak 4,367Feb 2022: 2,486 players on average, peak 4,274Mar 2022: 2,615 players on average, peak 4,875Apr 2022: 2,767 players on average, peak 5,147May 2022: 2,574 players on average, peak 4,321Jun 2022: 2,464 players on average, peak 4,264Jul 2022: 2,405 players on average, peak 3,974Aug 2022: 2,264 players on average, peak 3,771Sep 2022: 2,193 players on average, peak 3,955Oct 2022: 2,230 players on average, peak 3,797Nov 2022: 2,139 players on average, peak 3,740Dec 2022: 2,323 players on average, peak 3,826Jan 2023: 2,354 players on average, peak 3,968Feb 2023: 2,284 players on average, peak 4,041Mar 2023: 2,251 players on average, peak 3,998Apr 2023: 2,255 players on average, peak 3,889May 2023: 2,094 players on average, peak 3,631Jun 2023: 2,075 players on average, peak 3,567Jul 2023: 2,365 players on average, peak 4,061Aug 2023: 2,287 players on average, peak 3,942Sep 2023: 2,366 players on average, peak 4,071Oct 2023: 2,322 players on average, peak 4,009Nov 2023: 2,636 players on average, peak 4,763Dec 2023: 2,728 players on average, peak 4,640Jan 2024: 2,621 players on average, peak 4,533Feb 2024: 2,548 players on average, peak 4,638Mar 2024: 2,331 players on average, peak 4,061Apr 2024: 2,099 players on average, peak 3,747May 2024: 2,100 players on average, peak 3,750Jun 2024: 2,062 players on average, peak 3,455Jul 2024: 2,120 players on average, peak 3,636Aug 2024: 2,102 players on average, peak 3,509Sep 2024: 2,142 players on average, peak 3,703Oct 2024: 2,194 players on average, peak 3,833Nov 2024: 2,363 players on average, peak 4,052Dec 2024: 2,413 players on average, peak 4,122Jan 2025: 2,644 players on average, peak 5,021Feb 2025: 2,531 players on average, peak 4,736Mar 2025: 2,353 players on average, peak 4,217Apr 2025: 2,183 players on average, peak 3,789May 2025: 2,232 players on average, peak 3,906Jun 2025: 2,268 players on average, peak 3,833Jul 2025: 2,325 players on average, peak 4,094Aug 2025: 2,275 players on average, peak 3,861Sep 2025: 2,269 players on average, peak 3,954Oct 2025: 2,345 players on average, peak 4,104Nov 2025: 2,375 players on average, peak 4,093Dec 2025: 2,352 players on average, peak 4,029Jan 2026: 2,364 players on average, peak 4,096Feb 2026: 2,209 players on average, peak 3,920Mar 2026: 2,057 players on average, peak 3,562Apr 2026: 2,016 players on average, peak 3,454May 2026: 2,025 players on average, peak 3,470Jun 2026: 1,927 players on average, peak 3,344Jul 2026: 2,155 players on average, peak 3,649Aug 2026: 2,117 players on average, peak 3,525Sep 2026: 1,967 players on average, peak 3,3812013201520172019202120232025
  • average players
  • peak players

Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission. The month in progress is left out.

Prices

EUR · checked 10:20 UTC · IsThereAnyDeal · GG.deals
Best official price now
€16.99
cheapest named store: GamesPlanet US €17.02
Key shops
€3.89
On Steam
€19.99
Lowest ever
€1.92
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  • Lowest ever €1.92
  • Key shops €3.89
  • Best official €16.99
  • Steam €19.99
  1. Best key shop Key reseller€3.89
  2. Best official store €16.99
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About the game

Release date
Mar 3, 2009
All-time peak reached
Mar 2013 · 10,479
Tracked by PixelKrypt since
Oct 26, 2026
Steam app id
10500
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