Jade Empire™: Special Edition

Third-person martial arts RPG with choices shaping an empire's fate

BioWare · Published by BioWare, Electronic Arts · Released Feb 27, 2007

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 2,081
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 4; peak 24h 7
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Jade Empire™: Special Edition?

This third-person action RPG takes place in a fantasy empire. As an aspiring martial artist, you explore, talk with characters, and fight enemies in real time using different fighting styles. Your choices follow the open palm or closed fist path and shape the empire's fate.

For you if...

+you like fantasy stories shaped by your choices
+you enjoy real-time martial arts fights in an RPG

Not for you if...

−you want complex, demanding combat throughout
−you expect modern graphics and smooth controls

What players say

76% of 2,081 reviews are positive

Players praise the setting, characters, and story. Their most common complaint is that the PC version can require troubleshooting to launch; some also report crashes and shallow combat.

Screenshots and trailer

Jade Empire™: Special Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Windows XP, Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 1800XP, 512MB RAM, 8 GB Free HD Space, DirectX 9.0, NVIDIA GeForce 6200 or ATI 9500 or better (Shader Model 2.0 required), 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card and drivers. Recommended: 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor, 1GB RAM, DirectX 9.0 February 2006, ATI X600 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher recommended.