I enjoyed playing Pharaoh, but always in sandbox mode.
Unfortunately, this game only has a single sandbox map.
An editor for creating custom levels is also completely missing.
An editor would be incredibly beneficial to this game.
In its current state, I don't think the game is worth playing. I've never really been interested in scenarios in games like this, but rather in building on self-selected maps, with my own objectives and technologies/wonders.

Unfortunately, I only noticed this shortcoming after purchasing it.
Therefore, I currently view the purchase more as an investment for the future, hoping that at least more sandbox maps or even a level editor will be added later.