Jade Empire
Jade Empire is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare, originally published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2005 as an Xbox exclusive. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows personal computers (PC) and published by 2K in 2007. Later ports to macOS (2008) and mobile platforms (2016) were handled respectively by TransGaming and Aspyr. In a world inspired by Chinese mythology, players control the last surviving Spirit Monk on a quest to save their tutor Master Li and defeat the dark forces behind his kidnapping. The Spirit Monk is guided through a linear narrative, completing quests and engaging in action-based combat. With morality-based dialogue choices during conversations, the player can impact both story and gameplay progression in various ways.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2005
- Developer
- Not recorded
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 12 April 2005 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Not recorded |
| Publisher | Xbox Game Studios |
| Platforms | Xbox |
| Genres | Action RPG |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1143738, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Jade Empire? How long to beat it
Total play time for Jade Empire is about 30.4 hours to do everything, and around 18.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 18.1h | 31 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 23.5h | 61 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 30.4h | 14 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Jade Empire sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Jade Empire lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 67ahead of 19% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 45ahead of 84% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Jade Empire
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Common questions about Jade Empire
What platforms is Jade Empire on?
Jade Empire is available on Xbox. It first released in 2005.
How long does it take to beat Jade Empire?
about 18.1 hours for the main story, 23.5 hours with the main extras, 30.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.