Space Empires V

64KS68Metacritic
Released Oct 16, 2006by Malfador MachinationsMostly Positive(72% of 475 Steam reviews)

Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy.

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Steam
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PLN 67.99
-80%PLN 13.59
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GamersGate
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PLN 67.99
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Eneba
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Lowest price
-94% vs SteamPLN 4.02
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Gamivo
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-94% vs SteamPLN 4.18
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K4G
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-92% vs SteamPLN 5.38
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Loaded
LoadedKeyshop
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PLN 65.89
-89% vs SteamPLN 7.69
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About Space Empires V

Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy. New features abound with political alliances between multiple empires, a top-down ship design system, a hexagonal movement grid, and many more. Due to player demand, the game is completely 'moddable' and even adds a scriptable AI system to the mix. Space Empires V boldly takes the next step in the genre of space strategy
  • 24 bit 3D real-time rendered graphics.
  • Detailed Tactical Combat (and a combat simulator to test your designs!).
  • New vehicle types and sizes: Ships, Bases, Freighters, Fighters, Mines, Satellites, Troops, Drones, and Weapons Platforms.
  • Ability to completely design and customize all of your vehicles.
  • Large Galaxy: 100 solar systems with 15 planets each.
  • Huge Technology Tree: Thousands of tech levels with hundreds of components and facilities.
  • Completely customizable game graphics: Create your own planets, stars, vehicles, etc.
  • Completely customizable AI players: Create your own AI players with unique traits, styles, and speech.
  • 14 unique races to play or customize (or just create your own!)
  • Randomly generated map for every game (or load an existing map).
  • Complete game customization allowed by players ("mods").

Game details

Game details

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Steam rating
Mostly Positive (72%)

Age ratings

ESRB EIGRS 13DEJUS 6STEAM_GERMANY 12

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Space Empires V price history

Lowest tracked price: PLN 4.02 (Jul 24, 2026) · current best: PLN 4.02 across 6 stores.

Space Empires V player count & reviews

72% positive reviews all-time · 18 peak players in the last 30 days.

Space Empires V — frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Space Empires V at the cheapest price?

Right now the cheapest offer for Space Empires V is PLN 4.02 at Eneba. KingsPrice compares 6 offers from 6 stores — official stores and keyshops — and refreshes prices throughout the day.

What is the lowest price Space Empires V has ever been?

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How many people play Space Empires V?

Space Empires V peaked at 18 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 19, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.

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System requirements

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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.

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