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Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Total War: PHARAOH.
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Total War: PHARAOH
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Players who liked Total War: PHARAOH also play
The closest matches to Total War: PHARAOH: Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Old World, Rome: Total War™ - Collection, and Oriental Empires. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like Total War: PHARAOH.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
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Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Why this: Also RTS and Historical, like Total War: PHARAOH.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Total War: PHARAOH
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 5
- 65% of 2,243 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Cities reward unique building construction
- Diplomacy involves meaningful resource negotiations
- Every battle map has unique terrain and city quirks
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like Total War: PHARAOH.
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Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like Total War: PHARAOH.
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Why this: Also RTS and War, like Total War: PHARAOH.
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Why this: Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Total War: PHARAOH.
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Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like Total War: PHARAOH.
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Why this: Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Total War: PHARAOH.
Company of Heroes
Why this: Also RTS and Historical, like Total War: PHARAOH.
The Battle of Polytopia
Why this: Also 4X and War, like Total War: PHARAOH.
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like Total War: PHARAOH.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Total War: PHARAOH, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also RTS and Historical, like Total War: PHARAOH.
World of Warships
Why this: Also War and Tactical, like Total War: PHARAOH.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Historical and Turn-Based Strategy, like Total War: PHARAOH.
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Why this: Also Turn-Based Strategy and Tactical, like Total War: PHARAOH.
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Why this: Also War and Turn-Based Strategy, like Total War: PHARAOH.
More from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
Other recommendable Steam games by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like Total War: PHARAOH.
Alien: Isolation
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Total War: PHARAOH.
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Why this: Same immersive mood as Total War: PHARAOH.
About Total War: PHARAOH
The closest matches to Total War: PHARAOH: Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Old World, Rome: Total War™ - Collection, and Oriental Empires. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Total War: PHARAOH is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS and Old World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its bronze age unit balancing and civil war court system. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Total War: PHARAOH is a historical strategy game released in 2023 by Creative Assembly, set during the Bronze Age. Players navigate challenging grand strategy gameplay that reviewers describe as atmospheric and immersive, managing elements including civil war court systems, resource trade diplomacy, and unique building progression for their cities. The game features bronze-age unit balancing and an outpost system that restores stamina and reshapes army movement across massive campaign maps. Players highlight that every battle map has unique terrain and city quirks, cities reward unique building construction, and diplomacy involves meaningful resource negotiations rather than simple gold trading. The game costs $39.99 USD, supports solo play only, and is not currently supported on Steam Deck. It holds a 65% positive rating from 2243 Steam reviews.
About Total War: PHARAOH: In Total War: PHARAOH, the newest entry in the award-winning grand strategy series, immerse yourself in ancient Egypt at the zenith of its power and experience the dramatic events that threaten its destruction.
Is Total War: PHARAOH worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 65% of 2,243 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cities reward unique building construction
- Diplomacy involves meaningful resource negotiations
- Every battle map has unique terrain and city quirks
- Outposts restore stamina and reshape army movement
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I’ve wanted a solid Bronze Age strategy game since Rome II. This isn’t it. The art style feels cartoony, the UI is bulky, and the map is stuffed with goofy features that kill immersion. I grabbed it on sale for about $10 despite the bad…”
“Not gonna lie, got the game because it was $10.00 despite the negative feedback that PHARAOH received and didn't get to playing it till recently and well, I should have listened. The UI and pathfinding should not be worse than ROME II…”
People who play it also play: Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Old World
Frequently asked about Total War: PHARAOH
Can I run it?
Does Total War: PHARAOH work on Steam Deck?
Total War: PHARAOH is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Total War: PHARAOH cost?
Total War: PHARAOH is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Total War: PHARAOH have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Total War: PHARAOH supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Total War: PHARAOH?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Total War: PHARAOH are Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Old World.
Who developed Total War: PHARAOH?
Total War: PHARAOH was developed by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY and published by SEGA.