Steam Deck Playable · Strategy · 2009

Does Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition work on Steam Deck?

Mostly. Valve rates it Steam Deck Playable, with a few caveats.

Status checked 9 November 2026 · CREATIVE ASSEMBLY

Playable

Short answer: mostly. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is rated Steam Deck Playable. It runs, but you may need to adjust settings or use the touchscreen or on-screen keyboard at times.

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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition on Steam Deck

Valve's Steam Deck test results

Valve's detailed notes for this game will appear here soon. You can see them now on the Steam store page.

Steam Deck status checked 9 November 2026.

About Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

Developer
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher
SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Release date
4 March 2009
Genre
Strategy, Action, Adventure
Steam
Store page

Tags

  • Historical
  • Military
  • Grand Strategy
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • War
  • Tactical
  • RTS
  • Multiplayer
  • Singleplayer
  • Turn-Based

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