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Space Empires IV Deluxe

Space Empires IV Deluxe overview

Malfador Machinations | Feb 7, 2006 | game

Released

17players observed · 4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC

Strategy4XSci-fiSpaceTurn-Based StrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed players17 · 4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak69
  • Units sold (VGI)20,562
  • Revenue (VGI)$110,241
  • Review score86% positive

Space Empires IV Deluxe dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players17 · 4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak69
  • Units sold (VGI)20,562
  • Revenue (VGI)$110,241
  • Review score86% positive
  • Total reviews289
  • Release dateFeb 7, 2006
  • DeveloperMalfador Machinations
  • PublisherStrategy First

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Malfador MachinationsPublisher: Strategy First

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Game overview

Overview

Space Empires IV Deluxe comes from Malfador Machinations and is published by Strategy First. It arrived on Steam on Feb 7, 2006, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Space Empires IV Deluxe's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 17 players at 4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC, with a tracked peak near 69. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 289 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Space Empires IV Deluxe is available in 1 languages including:

English

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Space Empires IV Deluxe has sold up to 20,562 units and has 260 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $110,241. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Space Empires IV Deluxe overview details

Space Empires IV Deluxe combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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. Research technology, design new ships, wage war on a tactical level, put down rebellions, meet and greet new species, and much more. All the level and campaign design tools are included, allowing anyone to become a part of the expansive Space Empires Mod community.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Space Empires IV Deluxe is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 17 players at 4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC, a tracked peak of 69, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSpace Empires IV Deluxe
Steam App ID1610
Typegame
Release dateFeb 7, 2006
DeveloperMalfador Machinations
PublisherStrategy First
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players17 · 4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak69
Positive reviews248
Negative reviews41
Total reviews289
Positive percent86%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations260
Average playtime70,832 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateFeb 7, 2006
Official Steam feed update (UTC)29 July 2013 - 17:13:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1610
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1610/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1610
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Space Empires IV Deluxe?

Space Empires IV Deluxe's latest SteamPulse observation records 17 players at 4 October 2026 - 22:58:37 UTC, with a tracked peak of 69 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 1K hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Space Empires IV Deluxe growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 14 players; the highest observed daily value is 17 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Space Empires IV Deluxe?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (53.2%), Canada (14.9%), United Kingdom (6.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (44.4%), Canada (12.3%), United Kingdom (6.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (54.1%), Canada (11.8%), United Kingdom (5.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.2%), Canada (10%), China (8.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Space Empires IV Deluxe?

Space Empires IV Deluxe currently sits at 86% positive across 289 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 248 positive reviews and 41 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Space Empires IV Deluxe have?

Space Empires IV Deluxe currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Space Empires IV Deluxe?

Space Empires IV Deluxe is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 260, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

86% positive, 248 positive, 41 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 7 February 2006

DLC and packages

Space Empires IV DeluxeBuy Space Empires IV Deluxe #57$1.99Space Empires IV and V PackBuy Space Empires IV Deluxe #287$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Pentium Processor; Windows XP; 128MB RAM; 800x600 screen resolution; 16bit colour; 300 MB hard drive space; DirectX 8.1 or higher, Windows Compatible Sound Card.

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