RPG · February 27, 2007

Jade Empire™: Special Edition (2007)

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Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist. In this multi-award-winning action-RPG, your choices and actions will determine the fate of the entire Jade Empire. Will you prevent the destruction of this beautiful land, or will you crush it beneath your heel? Are you a warrior who uses his strength and fighting mastery to bring peace, or will you instead use your power to bring pain and ruin? The choice is yours. The Original Award Winning Jade Empire An incredible, engaging story that makes you the noble hero or the treacherous villain! A wealth of fascinating characters to interact with. Beautiful, mysterious lands to explore, discover, and save...or conquer. A rich blend of role-playing and exciting real-time combat. New monsters and enemies. New fighting styles. Customizable, intuitive controls including support for game-pads and keyboard/mouse. Increased graphics resolutions and new visual effects. Improved combat AI and difficulty levels. New world map interface.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 284
  • Fantasy · 174
  • Story Rich · 166
  • Martial Arts · 139
  • Third Person · 133
  • Singleplayer · 128
  • Action RPG · 112
  • Action · 111
  • Female Protagonist · 94
  • Party-Based RPG · 92
  • Romance · 86
  • Choices Matter · 83
  • Adventure · 74
  • Great Soundtrack · 74
  • Character Customization · 62

Peer RPG titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume1.9k Steam reviewsTop 99% in RPG
Positive rating75% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 85%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 78 — top 43% of RPG titles
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 95% for session depth among RPG

Reception Metrics

Steam community

75%Mostly Positive · 1.9k reviews

1.5k positive · 485 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.1/10

Curator recommendations

1.8k

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Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 27, 2007
DeveloperBioWare
PublisherBioWare, Electronic Arts
Base price$3.74 -75%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

Features & Capabilities

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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