Space Empires IV Deluxe

Buy86%

Very Positive · 291 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Malfador Machinations · Strategy · Feb 7, 2006

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Space Empires IV Deluxe?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 291 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 229 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise50% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 229 sampled reviews raised it
The ability to customize almost everything in the settings, from racial bonuses to unique technology trees and more, plus the rock solid gameplay and lack of bugs/crashes makes this eminently enjoyable.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
14 of 229 sampled reviews raised it
There's a lot of technologies to discover, uncovering multiple ship and base models, weapons and propulsion types, and various infrastructure to colonize planets and produce resources.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
11 of 229 sampled reviews raised it
This game excels at playing in the "all computer players against all human players" mode (a pre-game option), or in setting up multiplayer games.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay40 reviews
Combat14 reviews
Multiplayer11 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
89% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
97% still recommend
Interface
73% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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