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Space Empires V
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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.

Released · 2006-10-16

At a glance

About this game

Core game information and the store records it came from.

Title
Space Empires V
Content
Game
Release date
2006-10-16
Platforms
Windows
Connected stores
1
Steam Steam source details
Store title
Space Empires V
Product ID
1690
Developer
Malfador Machinations
Publisher
Strategy First
Store platforms
Windows
Source checked
2026-10-06 17:41 UTC

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Features and tags

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Store tags

  • Strategy
  • 4X
  • Space
  • Turn-Based
  • Sci-fi
  • Singleplayer
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Multiplayer

Genres

  • Strategy

Genres & themes IGDB

  • Simulator
  • Science fiction
  • 4X

Categories and genres from the Steam store, observed 2026-10-06. Additional genres and themes from the game’s verified IGDB record. Store tags from Steam, as players and the store apply them.

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Each store keeps its own prices and observations. We prefer the latest recorded EUR price for Europa. When the displayed currency differs from the store amount, a separate approximate value may use the latest available ECB reference rate.

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Lumiri price context

Recorded price comparison

Matching store titles. One currency. One market.

EUR SE

Lowest recorded amount

14.79 EUR

Steam

Recorded 1 day ago

Difference between stores

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One comparable store. A difference needs another matching store price.

Distance from observed low

+11.84 EUR

Steam listing only. Low: 2.95 EUR.

Last seen
Newest included record

1 included price record from 1 store · 1 linked listing

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How this comparison works

Only original EUR amounts recorded for SE and matching titles linked to this game are compared. Edition words and numbers must match. Other editions, source-market fallbacks and currency estimates are excluded.

These are recorded observations. Check the store for the current price, availability and included content. Historical lows belong to the named listing in this market and reflect the history Lumiri GameDB has collected.

Ratings at a glance

Community and editorial ratings

73/100

Steam rating

1 included source · 423 underlying reviews · 1 not yet included

IGDB

IGDB

50/100 50/100

50/100

2 user reviews · IGDB user rating

Needs 8 more reviews before it is included.

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Steam

Steam

73/100 73% positive

73/100

423 user reviews · Mostly Positive

310 positive · 113 negative

Included in the combined rating.

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Player activity

Observed Steam player history

Latest 1,000 points at most. Bucket averages; the first bucket is included in full. Summary averages are approximate.

Last observed Steam players
3
2026-10-14 07:25 UTC
Observed peak · 7d
17
Within the displayed history
All-time observed peak
17
· since Lumiri started observing
Average players · 7d
9
6 local samples · approximate for grouped data
Observed player history Local bucket averages over time, in UTC. Exact values follow below. Lines connect collected points; gaps have not been measured. 0 5 10 15 20 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC · 17 players2026-10-08 23:00 UTC · 8 players2026-10-09 23:00 UTC · 12 players2026-10-11 03:00 UTC · 9 players2026-10-12 12:00 UTC · 4 players2026-10-14 07:00 UTC · 3 players 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC
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  • 2026-10-08 00:00: 17 average players
  • 2026-10-08 23:00: 8 average players
  • 2026-10-09 23:00: 12 average players
  • 2026-10-11 03:00: 9 average players
  • 2026-10-12 12:00: 4 average players
  • 2026-10-14 07:00: 3 average players

Observed by Lumiri GameDB during 7d. Times are UTC. Lines connect observations; gaps are not measured.

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  • Samples: 6
  • Minimum: 3
  • Maximum: 17
  • Average: 9
Recorded prices

Price history · Steam

EUR observations for market SE. History belongs to the selected store listing; regional prices and taxes may differ.

Historical low observed by Lumiri GameDB: 2.95 EUR, last seen

Observed EUR price history Recorded prices over the past year, in UTC. A price holds until the next observation. Exact values follow below. 0 5 10 15 20 2026-09-18 08:56 UTC · 2.95 EUR2026-09-23 00:49 UTC · 14.79 EUR2026-10-02 11:16 UTC · 2.95 EUR2026-10-12 23:07 UTC · 14.79 EUR 2026-09-18 08:56 UTC 2026-10-12 23:07 UTC
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  • 2026-09-18 08:56: 2.95 EUR (80% off)
  • 2026-09-23 00:49: 14.79 EUR
  • 2026-10-02 11:16: 2.95 EUR (80% off)
  • 2026-10-12 23:07: 14.79 EUR

Prices observed by Lumiri GameDB in EUR.

Catalogue activity

Recent changes

Prices, release dates and store listing updates we detected. Repeated store refreshes are grouped.

  1. Price increase Steam

    2.95 EUR → 14.79 EUR (+401%)

  2. Price increase Steam

    2.99 USD → 14.99 USD (+401%)

  3. Price drop Steam

    14.79 EUR → 2.95 EUR (−80%)

  4. Price increase Steam

    2.95 EUR → 14.79 EUR (+401%)