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- $22.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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The closest matches to Pharaoh + Cleopatra: Pharaoh™: A New Era, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition, Nebuchadnezzar, Caesar™ IV, and Zeus + Poseidon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Impressions Games
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 4
- 92% of 1,560 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- God approval system adds depth
- Micromanaging worker paths matters
- Monument construction feels satisfying
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Immersive
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About Pharaoh + Cleopatra
The closest matches to Pharaoh + Cleopatra: Pharaoh™: A New Era, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition, Nebuchadnezzar, Caesar™ IV, and Zeus + Poseidon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Pharaoh + Cleopatra is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pharaoh™: A New Era, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition and Nebuchadnezzar — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and immersive, and single out its aging population handling and god approval 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.
Pharaoh + Cleopatra is a strategy and simulation game set in Ancient Egypt where players build cities from the pyramid era through the New Kingdom's final years. Released in 2016 for 9.99 USD, the game tasks players with managing aging population handling, worker pathing, resource chain management, military planning, and a god approval system requiring divine favor, alongside monument construction. Players describe the experience as challenging, contemplative, immersive, and relaxing, while reviewers highlight how the god approval system adds strategic depth and monument construction feels satisfying. The retro aesthetic holds up according to players, who also appreciate the replayability offered through multiple map options. The game runs on Steam Deck and holds a 92% positive rating from 1560 Steam reviews.
About Pharaoh + Cleopatra: Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom.
Is Pharaoh + Cleopatra worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 92% of 1,560 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- God approval system adds depth
- Micromanaging worker paths matters
- Monument construction feels satisfying
- Replayability via map options
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Great game BUT buy it on gog. Steam port is very unstable not unplayible but unstable. That goes for most old pc games on steam. Gog have good emulation instead of direct ports witch mean more stable experience.”
People who play it also play: Pharaoh™: A New Era, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition, Nebuchadnezzar
Frequently asked about Pharaoh + Cleopatra
Can I run it?
How much does Pharaoh + Cleopatra cost?
Pharaoh + Cleopatra is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pharaoh + Cleopatra?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pharaoh + Cleopatra are Pharaoh™: A New Era, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition, Nebuchadnezzar.
Who developed Pharaoh + Cleopatra?
Pharaoh + Cleopatra was developed by Impressions Games and published by Activision.