- The entire classic RTS franchise is available on Steam for the first time
- Empire Earth: Gold Edition, Empire Earth II: Gold Edition and Empire Earth III are available separately, or as a bundle within The Empire Earth Collection
- Watch the Steam launch trailer here
Oxford, 21st May 26, 2026 – Rebellion, one of the world's most successful independent video game developers and publishers, has today announced that the classic Real-Time Strategy series, Empire Earth, is now available on Steam for the first time ever.
The Empire Earth series allows you to advance a fledgling civilization through the course of history, as you build an empire capable of dominating the Earth. From humble beginnings you must carefully use natural resources if you want to prosper. As you progress through time you’ll uncover new technologies, buildings and weapons - but be warned, advancement doesn’t necessarily mean success! Your civilization might flourish in one epoch only to become history in the next.
Originally launched in 2001, during the golden age of Real-Time Strategy games, Empire Earth became an instant hit within the genre. It was also one of the fastest selling strategy games of the time, with over 2 million copies sold by the time Empire Earth II was released in 2005. The final entry, Empire Earth III followed in 2007.
Key Features
In Empire Earth: Gold Edition, conquer 5,000 years of history across seven single-player campaigns. Take to battle using land, sea and air with more than 200 different units that span 15 epochs, from the Prehistoric to the Space Age. Choose any point in time - from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the far-flung future - and command your civilization with one goal: make Earth your Empire.
Along with new campaigns, an extended timespan of 10,000 years of history, and an expanded unit roster featuring 500 unique units, Empire Earth II: Gold Ediiton refines the series’ time-spanning gameplay with a host of new features. Key updates include improved AI, picture-in-picture control, and dynamic weather, along many other additions.
Empire Earth III innovated further with its World Domination mode. This divided the world into provinces that you can conquer in any order, allowing you to take your empire from fledgling kingdom to dominant superpower as you battle over a realistically rendered planet Earth.
All entries include the full single player campaigns, with multiplayer for up to eight players available via LAN.
Editions
Both Empire Earth & Empire Earth II are available in their Gold Editions, which include the original titles along with each game’s official expansion pack (The Art of Conquest & The Art of Supremacy respectively). Fans of the entire series will also be able to pick up all entries in one bundle with The Empire Earth Collection, which includes Empire Earth Gold Edition, Empire Earth II Gold Edition and Empire Earth III.
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You can download the latest asset pack for Empire Earth here.
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Pricing
- Empire Earth: Gold Edition – £4.75
- Empire Earth II: Gold Edition – £7.89
- Empire Earth III – £7.89
- The Empire Earth Collection – £15.75
About Rebellion
Rebellion is the UK’s largest independent creative games studio. Founded by brothers Jason Kingsley CBE and Chris Kingsley CBE in 1992, Rebellion operates across video games, movies, TV, comics, books and boardgames.
Rebellion is a great British success story and the creator of much-loved video game franchises including Atomfall, Sniper Elite and Zombie Army. In March 2026 it announced Alien Deathstorm, a new action shooter, which is due to release in 2027.
Atomfall, which launched in 2025, now boasts over 3.7 million players and was awarded a BAFTA Game Award for British Game in 2026. Rebellion’s flagship Sniper Elite series has been enjoyed by over 60 million players across the six games in the franchise.
In 2027 Rebellion’s headline comic series 2000 AD, and its most loved character Judge Dredd, will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Heralded as the galaxy’s greatest comic and a bastion of British creativity, 2000 AD joined Rebellion in 2000.
A fully animated movie based on Rogue Trooper, a fan favourite strip from 2000 AD, is due to be released later in 2026 having been directed by Duncan Jones.
For more information about Rebellion visit rebellion.com.