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Pharaoh: A New Era

Triskell Interactive · Feb 15, 2023

PC

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Immerse yourself in the history of Ancient Egypt with 50 missions and over 100 gameplay hours in Pharaoh: A New Era, a remake of Pharaoh (and the expansion Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile), one of the best city builders from the golden age of Sierra Entertainment. Stone by stone, build your city and manage all aspects of its development to ensure it prospers and makes you a powerful and revered Pharaoh.

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Critic 8.1 (23 critics) · Gamer 7.7

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  • HookedGamers

    William Thompson · Mar 06, 2023

    7.8
    With more than fifty campaign maps and the sandbox mode, this is a game that will have you playing for days, with each of the missions providing a different challenge. In the end, watching your city expand to become flourishing ancient metropolis is enjoyable and rather relaxing, with all your cartoon citizens scampering around the city like tiny worker ants.
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  • Gaming Trend

    Holly Hudspeth · Feb 25, 2023

    10
    It keeps the heart and soul of the original Pharaoh, while making just enough tweaks to improve upon a timeless classic. The nostalgia factor is high on this one, and if you liked any of the late 90s to early 2000 city-building titles, then picking up Pharaoh: A New Era is a must. My only request: please consider remastering Zeus & Poseidon!
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  • Hey Poor Player

    Heather Johnson Yu · Feb 22, 2023

    7.0
    Pharaoh: A New Era attempted to revitalize one of the most hauntingly memorable city-builders of the ’90s — nay, arguably all time — so I’m more just happy that it exists at all, even with its handful of fixable flaws.
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  • COGconnected

    Jaina Hill · Feb 22, 2023

    8.2
    The straightforward rules of Pharaoh: A New Era make it great on the replay. Even apart from the campaign, you can find maps where all you are supposed to do is grow your population, your prestige, and your pyramids.
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  • NoobFeed

    RON · Feb 21, 2023

    8.5
    The game’s mechanism is simple to pick up but difficult to master, with plenty of ways to tone down the difficulty if you so choose. In the end, Pharaoh: A New Era does fair justice to its original while also satisfying players' expectations. In case you haven't heard it before, A New Era is the best way to get acquainted with a true classic.
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  • Shacknews

    TJ Denzer · Feb 15, 2023

    8.0
    Pharaoh: A New Era’s visuals, music, and gameplay tweaks make for a very easy-to-grasp, complex-to-master setup, and there are loads of options to soften the challenge whenever you feel like it.
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