Jade Empire™: Special Edition
Skip · RPG · 2007
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 44, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.99/hr
- Reviews▼
- 76% of 2,099
- Critics
- 81 players 5 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 26% RPG
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 15.1h
- To 100%
- 35.4h 2.3x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 67 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $1.49 May 2023
- Sale every
- 50d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 12 now
- Cheaper than
- 22% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 60% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
It has been discounted 67 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Its score puts it in the top 26 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 79 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 60 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition ($29.99, scores 56) beats it on value, while it beats Dragon Age™ Inquisition ($39.99, scores 39).
More about Jade Empire™: Special Edition
This site sampled 486 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 4 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 46 percent of the 501 reviews written there were positive, against 76 percent overall, and those are 26 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 15.1 hours. Doing everything runs 35, 2.3 times as long.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
BioWare at their best. A top notch Wuxia story RPG, genuinely one of a kind. I can't think of many games like it. Not on Mass Effect or Dragon Age levels, but it definitely sits close to the top.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The graphics are a little dated but the gameplay has exactly what many modern games are missing ... fun.
I would actually recommend this game, but its incredibly annoying to get the steam copy working. get it on GoG or something waaay easier to deal with
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist.
Minimum specs
Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Jade Empire™: Special Edition scores 44/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/7110/jade-empire-special-editionReviews 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 Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.