Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack
- 8players
- 30–90 min
- PC
Star Wars real-time strategy on planets and in space, bundled with the Forces of Corruption expansion and its third faction.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
How it plays
Multiplayer is skirmishPick the Empire, the Rebellion or the Zann Consortium and battle friends on land or in space with fleets of Star Destroyers, X-wings and AT-ATs.
Online play runs through Steam since a 2017 update restored it.
It is an older and fairly demanding RTS, best for friends who already enjoy strategy games or Star Wars.
PC only; each player needs a copy.
Is it good
97%
Overwhelmingly positive on Steam
1.1k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
No split-screen. Online versus for up to 8 on PC. 97% positive of 36,000 Steam reviews.
- 8
Land and space skirmish for up to eight players over Steam, in password-protected games if wanted; the story campaigns are single-player.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Petroglyph Games
- Publisher
- LucasArts
- Platforms
- PC
- Series
- Star Wars
- Released
- Feb 16, 2006 on PC
- Languages
- Text in 5 languages, voices in 3
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Fantasy violence
Answers
- Does Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack have couch co-op?
- No. Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack together?
- Online versus for up to 8 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- What platforms is Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack on?
- PC.
- Does Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack free?
- No, it's a paid game.
