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Empire Earth Gold Edition

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4.3/5

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4.3

1069 Reviews

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Empire Earth Gold Edition
Description
Control the destiny of a fledgling civilization through as many as 500,000 years of human history. From meagre beginnings you must exploit the natural resources around you to build an empire capable of dominating the Earth. But your rise to supremacy will not go unchallenged. As was the case through...
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Classic, Historical, Real-Time, Building, show 5 more... War, Base Building, RTS, Military, Good Old Game
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4.3/5

( 1069 Reviews )

4.3

1069 Reviews

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Product details
2001, Stainless Steel Studios, ESRB Rating: Teen...
System requirements
Windows (10, 11), 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, DirectX 9.0c...
Time to beat
23.5 hMain
56 h Main + Sides
133 h Completionist
35.5 h All Styles

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Description
Control the destiny of a fledgling civilization through as many as 500,000 years of human history. From meagre beginnings you must exploit the natural resources around you to build an empire capable of dominating the Earth. But your rise to supremacy will not go unchallenged. As was the case throughout history, rival civilizations are certain to oppose you every step of the way.

New technologies, buildings and weapons become available as your civilization progresses through history. But bear in mind that advancement does not necessarily mean success. Your civilization might flourish during one Epoch only to be crushed in the next...

© and TM Rebellion. All Rights Reserved.

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manuals (253 pages) HD wallpapers avatars technology trees
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
23.5 hMain
56 h Main + Sides
133 h Completionist
35.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Classic, Historical, Real-Time, Building, show 5 more... War, Base Building, RTS, Military, Good Old Game
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2001-11-13T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Stainless Steel Studios / Rebellion
Size:
636 MB
Links:
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Rating:
ESRB Rating: Teen (Violence, Blood)
Game features
Cloud saves
Multi-player
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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What improvements we made to this game:
Update (11 December 2024)
  • Fixed multiplayer lobby window being unresponsive and offset
Update (28 November 2024)
  • Updated GOG.com DirectX wrapper.
  • Fixed launch crashes.
  • Validated stability.
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11.
  • Verified Cloud Saves support.
Internal Update (29 November 2018)
  • Improved game compatibility with newer systems
  • Added some misc files to help NeoEE mod recognize the game version properly (2.0.0 instead of 1.0.0)

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Posted on: August 30, 2025

entropyjones

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Games: 44 Reviews: 5

rad. A lot of fun.

still holds up. Had a blast. Way harder than modern games.

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Posted on: August 30, 2025

SadPotatoCatto

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Games: 6 Reviews: 1

RTS with charm

A game that has kept me happy and glued to the screen since the days of having a CRT monitor and discoloured white plastic case PC, plentiful in content, cosy artstyle, and absolutely ear tickling score.

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Posted on: August 30, 2025

Narlydude

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Games: 1 Reviews: 1

GOAT RTS!!!

best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted on: August 31, 2025

Bloodknuckles

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Games: 14 Reviews: 1

Good Game, still works well these days.

Still fun as ever. Give it a go and I would recomend still even as 2026 looms.

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Posted on: August 31, 2025

BlackShSt

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Games: 1 Reviews: 1

i love it so much

I miss this game. I played it a long time ago and I really liked it.

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