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Space Empires V

Malfador Machinations · Strategy First

Space Empires V

gameAppID 1690Released
Release dateOct 16, 2006

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Default: last 7 days, hourly. · Fresh · Range: 6/14/2026, 8:35:23 AM - 6/21/2026, 2:15:32 AM

Current Players8
24h Peak13
All-Time Peak13
24h Player-Hours196 h

Player History

PeriodAvg. PlayersGain (total)Gain (%)Peak Players
Last 24 Hours8.151.1516.43%13
Last 7 Days7.1700%13
Last 30 Days7.1700%13
Last 12 Months7.1700%13
2026-067.1700%13

Details

DeveloperMalfador Machinations
PublisherStrategy First
FreeNo
Required ageNone

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.

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").

Genres and categories

StrategySingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: nolinux: no
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Ratings and content

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