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Star Wars: Empire at War (2006)

Petroglyph Games

Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.57 from 435 ratings

2452 members have it in their collection · 16 playing now · 1310 backlogged · 72 wish listed

How long? Main story 26h · 100% 100h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

From the lives of soldiers to the deaths of planets, you are the supreme galactic commander. It is a time of galactic civil war. Take up the reins of the Rebellion or assume control for the Empire. Whichever you choose, it will be up to YOU to steer your side to ultimate victory. Command everything from individual troops to starships … Read more
From the lives of soldiers to the deaths of planets, you are the supreme galactic commander. It is a time of galactic civil war. Take up the reins of the Rebellion or assume control for the Empire. Whichever you choose, it will be up to YOU to steer your side to ultimate victory. Command everything from individual troops to starships and even the mighty Death Star as you execute campaigns on the ground, in space and across the galaxy. Forget tedious resource gathering – just jump straight into the heart of the action. You can even change Star Wars history! Every decision affects your next battle and every battle helps shape the fate of the galaxy. Read less
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Details

Developers
Petroglyph Games
Publishers
Aspyr Media, LucasArts
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Franchises
Star Wars
Series
Star Wars: Empire At War
Event
Spike Video Game Awards 2005
Steam
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Release dates

  • Feb 16, 2006 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Feb 17, 2006 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Apr 02, 2007 (North_America) Mac
  • Apr 19, 2007 (Europe) Mac

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Rating distribution

5 stars
67
4 stars
166
3 stars
156
2 stars
38
1 star
8
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GaryFromLiberty

Review GaryFromLiberty 5/5 · Jan 6, 2025

One of my favorite RTS games of all time and still has some things that newer games could learn from imo (like health points for individual ship parts)

Definitely showing it's age at parts, don't get me wrong, but I could play Galactic Conquest over and over (and I have, and I will continue to do so)

5 / 5 …

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One of my favorite RTS games of all time and still has some things that newer games could learn from imo (like health points for individual ship parts)

Definitely showing it's age at parts, don't get me wrong, but I could play Galactic Conquest over and over (and I have, and I will continue to do so)

5 / 5 Stars

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anarchistica

Review anarchistica 2/5 · Jan 7, 2019

Star Wars: Empire at Snore

I played this for a bit before realising just exactly the problem was. The core gameplay sucks. It's rock-paper-scissors with one item taken out. Combat is just boring spamming units and making sure they shoot the right thing. Even compared to older games like StarCraft and Age of Empires 2 this feels simplistic.

On top of that, the management element …

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I played this for a bit before realising just exactly the problem was. The core gameplay sucks. It's rock-paper-scissors with one item taken out. Combat is just boring spamming units and making sure they shoot the right thing. Even compared to older games like StarCraft and Age of Empires 2 this feels simplistic.

On top of that, the management element in space is shallow and a matter of going-through-the-motions. I liked how the two factions are distinct, but there are so many better management and RTS games out there that it's not worth it at all.

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