Right-click the game in Steam > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files . This forces Steam to redownload any corrupted or missing language packs.
Sometimes the game defaults to the wrong language (often Spanish or Russian) regardless of your Steam settings. To fix this and get a "better" result: empire total war language settings better
The most reliable way to manage your language in Empire: Total War is through the . Right-click the game in Steam > Properties >
Steam will likely need to download new language-specific files (like locale_xx.pack ) before the change takes effect. Better Immersion: Mixing Text and Audio To fix this and get a "better" result:
For a better experience, many players prefer while keeping the interface in their own language. For example, hearing Spanish soldiers speak Spanish while reading English menus adds significant historical flavor.