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Is Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is a turn-based & grand strategy game released in 2009, 91% positive on Steam (35,480 reviews), with 2,028 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

Co-opPvPSingle-player tooStrategy · Turn-based & grand strategy

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

How Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Yes
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Yes
LAN play
Yes
Single-player mode
Yes

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Strategy, Historical, Military, Grand Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, War, Tactical, RTS

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Quick answers

Is Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition co-op?
Yes, Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition supports co-op.
Does Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition have PvP?
Yes, Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition has player-versus-player modes.
Do we both need to own Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition to play together?
Yes. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition?
About 2,028 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
Can you play Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition on LAN?
Yes. Steam lists LAN co-op and LAN PvP for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition, so it works on a local network without the game's online servers.

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