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Pharaoh™: A New Era

Historical city builder about managing Ancient Egypt along the Nile

Triskell Interactive · Published by Dotemu · Released Feb 15, 2023

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 4,999
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 21 in 30 days
Players
161
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Nov 21, 2023
Minimum PC
HD 5750
8 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Pharaoh™: A New Era?

A single-player isometric city-building and management strategy game set in Ancient Egypt, remaking Pharaoh and its Cleopatra expansion. Across a mission-based campaign or sandbox, you plan settlements, manage farming, resources, trade, religion, health, and culture, and construct monuments while handling Nile floods, wars, disease, and political or economic crises.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy detailed resource, trade, and population management
  • +you want a long mission-based single-player campaign
  • +you like constructing Ancient Egyptian cities and monuments

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fast-paced strategy with little waiting
  • −you want deep hands-on tactical combat
  • −you need multiplayer or cooperative city building

What players say

73% of 4,999 reviews are positive · 76% of 21 in the last 30 days

Players praise its close recreation of the original city-building systems and its quality-of-life changes. The most common complaint is persistent bugs, including broken saves and missions, with several players saying community patches are needed. Others dislike the cartoon-like art and altered combat.

Players over time

▼ -17% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 291 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026161
Nov 6, 2026110
Nov 5, 2026122
Nov 4, 2026119
Nov 3, 202692
Nov 2, 202699
Nov 1, 2026147
Oct 31, 2026139
Oct 30, 2026100
Oct 29, 2026108
Oct 28, 2026109
Oct 27, 2026114
Oct 26, 2026133
Oct 25, 2026151
Oct 24, 2026144
Oct 23, 2026135
Oct 22, 2026131
Oct 21, 2026118
Oct 20, 2026128
Oct 18, 2026157
Oct 17, 2026152
Oct 16, 2026130
Oct 15, 2026123
Oct 14, 2026144
Oct 13, 2026143
Oct 11, 2026181
Oct 10, 2026153
Oct 9, 2026139
Oct 8, 2026143
Oct 7, 2026165
Oct 6, 2026130
Oct 4, 2026171
Oct 3, 2026147
Oct 2, 2026132
Oct 1, 2026130
Sep 30, 2026121
Sep 29, 2026141
Sep 27, 2026181
Sep 26, 2026162
Sep 25, 2026128
Sep 24, 2026130
Sep 23, 2026187
Sep 23, 2026142
Sep 22, 2026151
Sep 21, 2026291

How many players finish Pharaoh™: A New Era?

2.8% of Steam players have unlocked «Queen of the Nile», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Pharaoh™: A New Era system requirements

Minimum: HD 5750, 8 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB or Intel HD Graphics 630
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, 2 GB or AMD Radeon RX 460, 2 GB or Intel HD Graphics 630
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space

Does Pharaoh™: A New Era have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Pharaoh™: A New Era run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
47
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does Pharaoh™: A New Era use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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