Empire Earth: Gold Edition
Real-time strategy taking civilizations from prehistory to the Space Age
Stainless Steel Studios, Mad Doc Software, Xtended Realities · Published by Rebellion · Released May 26, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 265
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 97% of 39 in 30 days
- Players
- 130
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 months ago
- Apr 27, 2026
What is Empire Earth: Gold Edition?
A top-down strategy game about building a civilization to conquer Earth. You manage natural resources, develop technologies, construct buildings, and command units on land, sea, and air across seven single-player campaigns. The collection contains the original game and The Art of Conquest expansion.
For you if...
- +you want both strategic empire-building and faster-paced play
- +you want tools to create custom scenarios and campaigns
Not for you if...
- −you expect to play over the internet
- −you prefer turn-based planning to real-time decisions
What players say
89% of 265 reviews are positive · 97% of 39 in the last 30 days
Players praise the campaigns and the chance to revisit a childhood favorite. Complaints focus on AI balance and technical problems, including trouble launching the expansion.
Screenshots and trailer
Empire Earth: Gold Edition system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Empire Earth: Gold Edition?
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- OS
- Windows 10 or Windows 11
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 Compatible GFX Card.
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
Does Empire Earth: Gold Edition have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Empire Earth: Gold Edition run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Empire Earth: Gold Edition use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
