In Pharaoh: A New Era, Triskell Interactive develops and publishes a city-building simulation game. The game is a remake of the 1999 classic city-building game Pharaoh. With improved graphics and a new interface, Pharaoh: A New Era brings back the essence of the classic game. You are responsible for building and managing an ancient Egyptian city, which should have a well-fed, healthy, and happy population.
A New Era is a classic city-building game. The player starts with a small settlement and expands it by building farms, houses, bazaars and gold mines. By feeding and nourishing the population, the player unlocks new buildings and upgrades. Pharaoh: A New Era features a technology tree. The technology tree contributes to the game’s longevity, as it encourages the player to keep playing.
With its accurate depictions of Egyptian buildings, culture, and religion, Pharaoh: A New Era’s gameplay captures the essence of ancient Egypt. Players need to manage floods on the Nile River, a crucial aspect of Ancient Egyptian life.
The gameplay in Pharaoh: A New Era is very accessible to all players. It features an excellent tutorial that walks the player through the basics, and it has an intuitive user interface.
Conclusions
There are 3D assets included in this game that have been meticulously recreated. The graphics are significantly better than what was present in the original game, and the free expansion features a game with Cleopatra, with 53 missions that span the six eras of Egyptian history. It’s a great game for city simulations and for revising an old classic like Pharaoh: A New Era.