Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom. Govern all aspects of the exotic Egyptian, culture from religion to trading with distant cities. Cultivate vast farms in the Nile valley and discover the important role this river, with its un...
Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom. Govern all aspects of the exotic Egyptian, culture from religion to trading with distant cities. Cultivate vast farms in the Nile valley and discover the important role this river, with its unpredictable floods, played in the life of the Egyptians. Stone by stone, erect giant monuments - from the Sphinx, to the lighthouse and library of Alexandria.
Manage your city poorly and you shall watch it burn, be pillaged or collapse in economic ruin. Manage it well and ultimately the greatest Egyptian structures will be built in your honor. Your rule will span generations, until your dynasty, your royal bloodline produces a Pharaoh!
Pharaoh includes many features never before seen in a city building game, such as a farming model based on the flooding of the Nile, naval warfare, giant monuments that are assembled over time, unique dynastic progression, and variable difficulty levels. This a massively addictive, huge, but most importantly fun game that is a great choice for anyone looking for a solid city builder title, or an intellectual challenge.
Pharaoh Cleopatra bundle includes Pharaoh and Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile expansion.
A city-builder gem, made by the creators of the award-winning Caesar III.
Extensive help section not only does an excellent job at explaining the game mechanics, but also contains many interesting facts and trivia about life in Ancient Egypt.
Destroy enemies on land and sea, or simply build the perfect Egyptian city of your liking with the City Construction Kit.
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
I bought this when it was originally released and I cannot tell you how many hours I spent playing through Egypt's history (building temples, the sphinx, pyramids, etc.). I would bet that I have spent at least as long in Skyrim as I had playing this game. It's just hard enough to keep a person interested, but easy enough so that you don't get frustrated (I cannot say the same for the Caesar III game (road blocks would have been useful here). All in all Pharaoh & Cleopatra are both excellent games and the transition between the two is seamless. If you are looking for a city builder with nice hand-drawn graphics and an Egypt basis then this is the game for you. Just don't plan on doing anything else except working and playing this game for a few months.
Augustus said once: "I found Rome a city of bricks, and I left it a city of marble". Pharaoh found it a city of marble, and turned it into a city of diamond...
I still have the original CD somewhere, but bought it again at bargain price to have the Cleopatra add-on I never had back in the day. Pharaoh is the successor of Caesar III, and to me the best of the series, even compared to the games who came after (like Zeus) It took everything that was grand about C3 and made it even better. It is a game easy to pick up (if you never played a city builder before) and really challenging to finish, promising countless hours of play, either in story mode or sandbox.
Now go build your own bronze age megalopolis and may Osiris be with you (and help you keep your granaries full)
I will be buying this game on GOG for my older sister soon, it's her favorite game and we both love it. Sadly we lost the disc a few years back, which is why I'm so happy to see it on GOG! P&C has a great combo of managing your city and building, expanding etc. There is also a map creator which adds endless replayability to the game. If you like city building games with a good amount of depth this game is for you.
I was 10 when I first played this masterpiece and I still play it from time to time. I could never find a better Ancient Egypt themed city builder game. The graphics are great for it's time.
I helped beta test Cleopatra, Zeus and Children of the Nile, Tilted Mill games put out fantastic city builders. Us regulars to the games always hoped they would make more historical games, but after the China setting none materialized. Sadness.
I loved the Pharoah games, but if you want an even better ancient Egypt city builder, get Children of the Nile. All the wonkiness of the original game was corrected or removed.
This game is waiting for a review. Take the first shot!
{{ item.rating }}
{{ item.percentage }}%
Awaiting more reviews
An error occurred. Please try again later.
Other ratings
Awaiting more reviews
Add a review
Edit a review
Your rating:
Stars and all fields are required
Not sure what to say? Start with this:
What kept you playing?
What kind of gamer would enjoy this?
Was the game fair, tough, or just right?
What’s one feature that really stood out?
Did the game run well on your setup?
Inappropriate content. Your reviews contain bad language.
Inappropriate content. Links are not allowed.
Inappropriate content. Content contains gibberish.
Review title is too short.
Review title is too long.
Review description is too short.
Review description is too long.
Not sure what to write?
You cannot save your review due to the following reasons:
You need to select star rating
You need to enter review title
You need to enter the content of your review
Show:
5 on page
15 on page
30 on page
60 on page
Order by:
Most helpful
Most positive
Most critical
Most recent
Filters:
No reviews matching your criteria
Written in
English
Deutsch
polski
français
русский
中文(简体)
Others
Written by
Verified ownersOthers
Added
Last 30 daysLast 90 daysLast 6 monthsWheneverAfter releaseDuring Early Access
Your review should focus on your in-game experience only. Let the game stand entirely on its own merits.
Avoid noise
To discuss topics such as news, pricing, or community, use our forums. To request new games and website or GOG GALAXY features, use the community wishlist. To get technical support for your game contact our support team.
Critique responsibly
To keep our review sections clean and helpful, we will remove any reviews that break these guidelines or our terms of use.
Ok, got it
GOG Patrons who helped preserve this game
Error loading patrons. Please refresh the page and try again.
