Egypt: Old Kingdom

Turn-based strategy about building pyramids and governing ancient Egypt

Clarus Victoria · Released May 24, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 1,264
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 11; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 week ago; Sep 11, 2026

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

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.

Screenshots and trailer

Egypt: Old Kingdom system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 89
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

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.