Choose STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
Choose STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack if you want the Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.8% positive across 26,043 reviews.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack vs STAR WARS™ Rebellion
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack and STAR WARS™ Rebellion 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. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010) is 6 years older than STAR WARS™ Rebellion (2016). STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack scores higher on Steam reviews (97.8% positive) than STAR WARS™ Rebellion (89.8% 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 STAR WARS™ Rebellion
Choose STAR WARS™ Rebellion if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. STAR WARS™ Rebellion launched in 2016.
Both STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack and STAR WARS™ Rebellion sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack |  STAR WARS™ Rebellion | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 6.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 97.8% positive (26,043 reviews) | 89.8% positive (893 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Petroglyph | Coolhand Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010) is 6 years older than STAR WARS™ Rebellion (2016).
- STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack scores higher on Steam reviews (97.8% positive) than STAR WARS™ Rebellion (89.8% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack vs STAR WARS™ Rebellion — FAQ
- Which is better, STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack or STAR WARS™ Rebellion?
- On Steam reviews STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack scores higher (97.8% positive) than STAR WARS™ Rebellion (89.8% 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 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack or STAR WARS™ Rebellion first?
- If you want chronology, STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack (2010) came out before STAR WARS™ Rebellion (2016). 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 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack and STAR WARS™ Rebellion 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.