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TFC: The Fertile Crescent

Bronze Age real-time strategy built around food and fertile land

Wield Interactive · Published by MicroProse Software · Released Jun 13, 2024

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 400
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 day ago
Nov 6, 2026
Minimum PC
2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is TFC: The Fertile Crescent?

This is an isometric real-time strategy game inspired by the Bronze Age Near East. In matches, you build a village near fertile soil, manage food for a growing population and army, and use Knowledge Points earned from food surpluses to improve your village. You can pursue conquest or build a Wonder across campaign missions, AI skirmishes, wave defense, sandbox, and multiplayer.

For you if...

  • +you want a relatively simple take on real-time strategy
  • +you enjoy food-focused base building and farm raids
  • +you like alternating between AI skirmishes and multiplayer matches

Not for you if...

  • −you expect many civilizations and sharply different playstyles
  • −you prefer strategy without food management and farm defense

What players say

89% of 400 reviews are positive

Players praise the food economy and approachable, classic-style strategy. They complain that matches grow repetitive and that selecting and controlling units can be frustrating.

How many players finish TFC: The Fertile Crescent?

9.1% of Steam players have unlocked «Master of The Fertile Crescent», 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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TFC: The Fertile Crescent system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run TFC: The Fertile Crescent?

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Dual Core or AMD equivalent
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space

Does TFC: The Fertile Crescent have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does TFC: The Fertile Crescent run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
14
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.

Does TFC: The Fertile Crescent 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 Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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