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Egypt: Old Kingdom

Turn-based strategy about building pyramids and governing ancient Egypt

Clarus Victoria · Released May 24, 2018

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 1,264
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 23, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Egypt: Old Kingdom?

This single-player, turn-based strategy game is set in Memphis during ancient Egypt’s early dynasties. As an incarnation of Horus helping the pharaohs face disasters unleashed by Seth, you manage the economy, research technologies, send expeditions, make political decisions, and plan pyramid construction.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy learning about ancient Egypt through strategy games
  • +you like difficult turn-based planning and resource management

Not for you if...

  • −you want open-ended control over major historical events
  • −you expect deep mechanics and varied late-game goals

What players say

87% of 1,264 reviews are positive

Players praise the attention to Egyptian history and say the mechanics are approachable despite the difficulty. Critics describe limited control over major events and repetitive building later in the game.

How many players finish Egypt: Old Kingdom?

21% of Steam players have unlocked «Game victory», 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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Egypt: Old Kingdom system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (version 21H1) or newer, 64-bit
Processor
64-bit dual-core 1.8 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon X2 or better)
Graphics
DirectX 11 compatible video card with 512 MB video memory, minimum resolution 1024x768
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel i5 or AMD analogues
Graphics
1920х1080, 2 GB VRAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Egypt: Old Kingdom have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Egypt: Old Kingdom 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, macOS, Linux
Achievements
89
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German, French, Turkish, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Hindi.

Does Egypt: Old Kingdom 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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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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