Space Empires V
Released Oct 2006
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.
72% positive · 474 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Space Empires V released on October 16, 2006. The store description presents the game as a complete, feature-rich 4X space strategy title with no mention of planned DLC, expansions, seasons, or ongoing post-launch content. There are no DLC listings, no developer news posts, no roadmaps, and no announcements of any additional content. The game launched as a finished product nearly two decades ago and shows every indication of being a self-contained release with no post-launch content cycle. It remains purchasable on Steam today.
Evidence
Store description presents Space Empires V as a fully-featured, complete 4X strategy game with no mention of DLC, expansions, or planned post-launch content.
No DLC listings, unreleased content, season passes, or developer news posts of any kind are present for this title.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Strategy First
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer
About this game
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").
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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