Faithful to the original, great nostalgia
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“One of my all time favourite PC games re-released in an easy-to-run and easy-to-play package.”
Steam review · 51.5 h played ↗
Pharaoh™: A New Era
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%Triskell Interactive2023City Builder · Management · Simulation
−65%$22.99$8.04
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, nostalgic Pharaoh remake with modern visuals and useful quality-of-life options. Skip it if you want hands-on combat or can't tolerate lingering bugs and no dev support.
Great for
Fans of the original Pharaoh and classic city builders who love ancient Egypt
Main risk
Game-breaking bugs (stalled monuments, broken missions) with no dev support, plus removed hands-on combat
What players love
Improved graphics and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The updated music is gorgeous - it's the same melodies and feels of the original but with new instrumental recordings.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Useful quality-of-life options
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“in game speed controls! No more options menu based game speed adjustment) and a lot of customization options so you can play the way you want”
Steam review · 39.6 h played ↗
Addictive, engaging city-building gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I love this game and It is very addictive, Time flies if i start playing this game.”
Steam review · 134.1 h played ↗
Community mods fix bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“with the community bugfixes mod (found on nexus and frequently updated) it's way better and much closer to the original”
Steam review · 16.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Many bugs and soft-locks, some game-breaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“the longer you play the more gamebreaking bugs you encounter.”
Steam review · 27.3 h played ↗
Combat removed or reduced to auto-battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You just see a little simulation on a blank minimap of what it would be like if there were a battle”
Steam review · 69.7 h played ↗
Cartoonish, mobile-like art and soulless UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“But now it just doesn't have a feel or an atmosphere of the old game about old Egypt. It looks like a generic mobile app.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Developers abandoned the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Still has plenty of bugs in 2025, with no updates being done anymore since late 2023.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Russian localization removed
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“after 2 years they removed the Russian language XD Thanks!”
Steam review · translated · 17.2 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the crappy Unity engine that they use just crashes CONSTANTLY and ruins it for me.”
Steam review · 32.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB or Intel HD Graphics 630
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, 2 GB or AMD Radeon RX 460, 2 GB or Intel HD Graphics 630
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB or Intel HD Graphics 630
Storage8 GB available space
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