About Empire: Total War
A historical strategy game spanning the 18th century, combining turn-based empire management with real-time tactical battles across a global campaign map.
The fifth part in the Total War series, Empire is set in the 18th century. The player controls over one of the powerful empires of the era, such as Great Britain, Spain or Russia. There are more than 50 factions in the game overall, although only the major civilizations are playable, while the rest are campaign-specific minor states and colonies. The factions are not static, as colonies can claim independence, and within empires, the government can change, even in the one controlled by the player. Unlike its predecessors, Empire: Total War puts a stronger emphasis on the empire-building in the vein of Civilization series. The game combines turn-based global strategy with an RTS-style warfare. On the strategic map, you control your empire’s diplomacy, economy, religion, colonization, government, and other aspects. The battles, however, are fought as real-time wargames. The warfare is very realistic and includes a variety of units and battle movements based on military history. The units react like real people, shoot orders, and panic if they lose. Empire was also the first game in the series to introduce fully realized naval battles, which allow you to set enemy ships on fire or to board and capture them in real-time.
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How long does it take to beat Empire: Total War?
Players report about 4 hours of playtime on average for Empire: Total War. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.
What genre is Empire: Total War?
Empire: Total War is a Strategy game, released in 2009.
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Empire: Total War is a strategy game from 2009. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like Medieval II: Total War, Napoleon: Total War, Total War: Rome II. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.
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Games similar to Empire: Total War include: Medieval II: Total War, Napoleon: Total War, Total War: Rome II, Ultimate General: Civil War, Rome: Total War - Collection, Knights of Honor, Blitzkrieg Anthology, SteamWorld Heist II, Men of War: Assault Squad 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV. You can discover and track all of them on nxto.app.