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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition vs STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition and STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition (2009) is 1 year older than STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010). STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack scores higher on Steam reviews (97.8% positive) than Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition (89.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

Choose Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition if you want the Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 12,170 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

Choose STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.8% positive across 26,043 reviews.

Both Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition and STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition vs STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack — Steam metadata comparison
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition — Steam game coverTotal War: EMPIRE – Definitive EditionSTAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack — Steam game coverSTAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
Released20092010
GenresStrategyStrategy
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Playable
Price24.99 USD4.99 USD
Steam reviews89.6% positive (12,170 reviews)97.8% positive (26,043 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-opMulti-player
DevelopersCREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)Petroglyph

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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition vs STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack — FAQ

Which is better, Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition or STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack?
On Steam reviews STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack scores higher (97.8% positive) than Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition (89.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition or STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack first?
If you want chronology, Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition (2009) came out before STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition and STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack similar?
They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
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