Space Empires IV Deluxe
Fair · Strategy · 2006
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $9.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 20.2h 68h to 100%
- Value
- $0.49/hr
- Reviews
- 86% of 291 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
Minimum specs
Windows only.
The value story
116 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 6 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 86 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Slipways ($16.99, scores 75) beats it on value, while it beats ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition ($2.49, scores 60).
More about Space Empires IV Deluxe
The main story runs 20.2 hours. Doing everything runs 68, 3.4 times as long.
Players
- Players online
- 12 when we last checked, on Sep 28, 23:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
I have played this game back when it was hard copy only and now steam. If you like turn based space games this game is Amazing lots of depth and replay-ability. Just like most older turn based games it is about the depth of game not the graphics.
2 more reviews
Space Empires IV is one of the best turn based strategy games ever made. And that is before using the mods. You will have to look up about how the mods work, but It is so worth it. Ships are configurable. Tons of options. Just Awesome.
Compared to modern strategy game design, this plays like a cross between a board game and a PC game. The transparency in the game design is very satisfying, and there is a lot of depth in micromanaging things like ship designs, logistics, etc.
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No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Space Empires IV Deluxe scores 66/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1610/space-empires-iv-deluxeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.