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Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Wage total war across the ancient world from the Aegean to Mesopotamia in this free addition to Total War: PHARAOH. Challenge the Bronze Age Collapse by building your own dynasty and leading your faction to victory with new cultures, new units and dramatic new battle mechanics.

What works

  • Extensive campaign customization and faction variety
  • Improved tactical battles with lethality mechanics
  • Large, dynamic map with historical depth
  • Engaging dynasty and court systems
  • Free major update adding significant content

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and performance issues reported
  • Steep learning curve with complex mechanics
  • Limited cavalry and unit variety compared to other tw games
  • Ai behavior can be inconsistent or frustrating
  • Some players find battles less immersive than older titles

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

  • Oriental Empires

  • Blood of Steel

  • A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

  • Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms

  • Men of War: Assault Squad 2

More fantastical

Games that feels like Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES but with more imaginative fiction

  • Age of Wonders III

  • Total War: WARHAMMER

  • SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition

  • Total War: WARHAMMER III

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm

Less social

Games that feels like Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Rome: Total War™ - Alexander

  • Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition

  • Total War: ROME REMASTERED

  • Voor De Kroon

  • Field of Glory II

  • Total War: ATTILA

More intimate

Games that feels like Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES but with more focus on close relationships

  • Conqueror's Blade

  • Battle Cry of Freedom

  • Easy Red 2

  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

  • Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

  • Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition

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Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026