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Pharaoh™: A New Era

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.

What works

  • Faithful remake with modern graphics
  • Deep and rewarding city-building gameplay
  • Quality of life improvements
  • Engaging historical campaigns
  • Active developer support and patches

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of map rotation and minimap
  • Simplified and automated combat system
  • Some ui and menu clunkiness
  • Minor bugs and resource distribution issues
  • Cartoonish character art style disliked by some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Pharaoh + Cleopatra

  • Nova Roma

  • Citystate

  • Timberborn

  • Celestial Empire

  • Against the Storm

More violent

Games that feels like Pharaoh™: A New Era but with more combat and destruction

  • From Glory To Goo

  • Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware

  • KAISERPUNK

  • Stronghold: Definitive Edition

  • Majesty Gold HD

  • After Long Night

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Pharaoh™: A New Era but with less imaginative fiction

  • 1849

  • Rise of Industry

  • Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™

  • Sumerians

  • Thriving City: Song

  • Industry Giant 2

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Pharaoh™: A New Era: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 06/08/2026