Space Empires V
Game
Game details
- First release year
- 2006
Platforms
Genres
- space opera video game
- turn-based strategy video game
- construction and management simulation*
- strategy video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
- multiplayer video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 20*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
Series
- Space Empires
Localized titles
- Space Empires V
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Strategy*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
Community tags · historical
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 51*
- 4X*
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Space*
- Votes · historical
- 24*
- Turn-Based*
- Votes · historical
- 21*
- Sci-fi*
- Votes · historical
- 21*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 13*
- Turn-Based Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 11*
- Multiplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 7*
System requirements
- Windows · Unspecified tier*
- Requirements
- Minimum System Requirements: Pentium 500MHz or better class machine, Windows XP, 64 megabytes RAM or better, 1024x768 or better screen resolution, 16 bit color display or better, DirectX 7.0 (or better), A video card with 3D acceleration, 500 megs hard drive space, A sound card capable of supporting MP3 and DirectSound playback. Sound card must be DirectX 7.0 (or better) compatible.*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Silver*
- Reports
- 11*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unknown*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Malfador Machinations
Publishers
- Strategy First
Release history
- 2006
- Date precision
- Year only
- 2006-10-16 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2006-10-16*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Oct 16, 2006*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Malfador Machinations
- Malfador Machinations*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- construction and management simulation
- construction and management simulation*
- strategy video game
- strategy video game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 20*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Strategy First
- Strategy First*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2006-10-16 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2006-10-16*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 2 · 32 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 0*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 669* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Malfador Machinations*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100000 - 200000*
- Store genres
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 669* min
- Metacritic score
- 68*
- Name
- Space Empires V*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 126*
- Peak ccu
- 4*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 327*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 2.99*
- Publishers
- Strategy First*
- Recommendations
- 404*
- Store release date · historical
- Oct 16, 2006*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Malfador Machinations
- Malfador Machinations*
- Store genres
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Strategy First
- Strategy First*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Oct 16, 2006*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 402* min
- Ccu
- 4*
- Developer
- Malfador Machinations*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Strategy*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,499* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 727* min
- Name
- Space Empires V*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 126*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100,000 .. 200,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 327*
- Historical US price
- 1,499* US cents
- Publisher
- Strategy First*
- Community tags · historical
- Strategy*
- 4X*
- Space*
- Turn-Based*
- Sci-fi*
- Singleplayer*
- Turn-Based Strategy*
- Multiplayer*
- Store genres
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Languages
- English*
- Community tags · historical
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- 4X
- 4X*
- Space
- Space*
- Turn-Based
- Turn-Based*
- Sci-fi
- Sci-fi*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy*
- Multiplayer
- Multiplayer*
- Tags votes
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 51*
- 4X
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Space
- Votes · historical
- 24*
- Turn-Based
- Votes · historical
- 21*
- Sci-fi
- Votes · historical
- 21*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 13*
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 11*
- Multiplayer
- Votes · historical
- 7*
Specifications 4 · 25 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Malfador Machinations*
- Store genres
- Strategy*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Metacritic score
- 68*
- Name
- Space Empires V*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum System Requirements: Pentium 500MHz or better class machine, Windows XP, 64 megabytes RAM or better, 1024x768 or better screen resolution, 16 bit color display or better, DirectX 7.0 (or better), A video card with 3D acceleration, 500 megs hard drive space, A sound card capable of supporting MP3 and DirectSound playback. Sound card must be DirectX 7.0 (or better) compatible.*
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 80*
- Historical store price
- $2.99*
- Publishers
- Strategy First*
- Recommendations total
- 403*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Oct 16, 2006*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Malfador Machinations
- Malfador Machinations*
- Store genres
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Unspecified tier
- Requirements
- Minimum System Requirements: Pentium 500MHz or better class machine, Windows XP, 64 megabytes RAM or better, 1024x768 or better screen resolution, 16 bit color display or better, DirectX 7.0 (or better), A video card with 3D acceleration, 500 megs hard drive space, A sound card capable of supporting MP3 and DirectSound playback. Sound card must be DirectX 7.0 (or better) compatible.*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Strategy First
- Strategy First*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Oct 16, 2006*
- Interface languages
- English*
Specifications 5 · 14 fields
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Store genres
- Strategy*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 8,000*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- moderate*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 11*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- silver*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,006*
- Title
- Space Empires V*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unknown*
- Store genres
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Silver*
- Reports
- 11*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
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* Provisional data