Empire Earth II: Gold Edition
Real-time strategy with empire building across thousands of years
Mad Doc Software, Xtended Realities · Published by Rebellion · Released May 26, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 104
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 50
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 months ago
- Apr 27, 2026
Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)
What is Empire Earth II: Gold Edition?
This top-down, single-player strategy game centers on constructing buildings, managing citizens, and commanding armies across 15 epochs. You lead civilizations through six historical campaigns. Gold Edition includes the original game and The Art of Supremacy expansion.
For you if...
- +you enjoy creating your own maps and civilizations
- +you like balancing construction with real-time army management
Not for you if...
- −you expect an officially supported online multiplayer mode
What players say
89% of 104 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise battles between armies from different technological eras. Recent reviewers say the unmodified game needs a separately downloaded unofficial patch, while others criticize its limited widescreen support.
Screenshots and trailer
Empire Earth II: Gold Edition system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Empire Earth II: Gold Edition?
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- OS
- Windows 10 or Windows 11
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or faster processor
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 Compatible GFX Card.
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Notes
- 128 MB 3D video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader support, minimum screen resolution of 800x600
Does Empire Earth II: Gold Edition have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Empire Earth II: 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
- Native resolution not supported
- 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 II: 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
