Pharaoh: A New Era

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  • Publisher: DotEmu
  • Release Date: Feb 15, 2023
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  • Summary: The legendary city-builder returns. Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this 4K remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population through hundred of hours of gameplay and explore 4,000 years of history through more than 50 missions.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. GamingTrend
    Feb 27, 2023
    100
    It’s obvious that Pharaoh: A New Era was a labor of love by Triskell Interactive and Dotemu. I am sure there wasn’t a massive demand for this title, but there are some die hard fans out there (like me) who enjoyed and appreciated this game beyond comprehension. 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!
  2. ZTGD
    Feb 15, 2023
    90
    After becoming familiar with its systems, Pharaoh offers tremendous city building flexibility and a plethora of challenges unseen in any other city builder. A New Era has introduced numerous quality of life features found in contemporary city building titles to an already solid classic. From sandbox to successive dynasties, with new options to tune the game to your playstyle introduced, Pharaoh: A New Era beyond satisfies.
  3. TheGamer
    Feb 15, 2023
    80
    I have always considered the original City Building series to be some of the best games in the genre, and A New Era elevates Pharoah to modern standards spectacularly well. You’ll come for the charming style and intricate building mechanics but stay for the sheer wealth of content available, allowing you to spend hours building the Egyptian city of your dreams. I hope to see remakes of the rest of the series in the future, or maybe even a brand new ancient civilization city builder.
  4. Gamereactor UK
    Oct 16, 2023
    80
    It's simple, yet quite engaging, and what should have been a quick test of the first mission quickly turned into hours of screen time.
  5. The Games Machine
    Feb 15, 2023
    78
    In recent years we have had a large offer of city builders and, more generally, management, each with a well-defined perspective on the genre or with elements of novelty. In this context Pharaoh: a New Era makes the years he carries on his shoulders feel more than other franchises resurrected by Dotemu. However, it remains a very solid city builder on which Triskell Interactive has intelligently got its hands on to modernize the interface and simplify some mechanisms that were a little too 90s. The amount of content has something truly remarkable (in fact, the Cleopatra expansion is included) and will delight videogame nostalgics and archaeologists.
  6. CD-Action
    Mar 14, 2023
    70
    New visuals look great without completely ditching the distinctive style of the original Pharaoh, more fluent animations add to the positive experience, while the gameplay is still demanding and addictive. Overall, Pharaoh: A New Era lives up to expectations for remakes of classic games, but Triskell Interactive should have worked much harder on the interface, as its new version makes the game harder to enjoy.
  7. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    40
    The game also suffers from a myriad of bugs affecting trade, storage, clarity, population management and other little things that you only start to notice over time. [Issue#326]
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  3. Negative: 9 out of 10
  1. Milansan777
    Feb 19, 2023
    6
    This game has so much pofential, but currently need more work done to it. For the most part i love what theyve done here, even the boldThis game has so much pofential, but currently need more work done to it. For the most part i love what theyve done here, even the bold changes that differ from the original. The excessive pop ups is currently ruining my experience, so hopefully they fix that. Many people report a lot of bugs abd corrupted saved files. Best is probably waiting some months before you buy.… Expand
  2. GHAtreides
    Aug 3, 2023
    4
    Can you call this a remaster of the original "Pharaoh" just because has the graphics a bit improved? No way! Sorry to say it but it's nothingCan you call this a remaster of the original "Pharaoh" just because has the graphics a bit improved? No way! Sorry to say it but it's nothing but a poor, unfinished and full of game bugs version of the original game.… Expand
  4. ShaMana
    Aug 22, 2023
    4
    This game made me appreciate the original even more than before. It lacks whole gameplay loops completely, there are many liberties done withThis game made me appreciate the original even more than before. It lacks whole gameplay loops completely, there are many liberties done with the mechanics included, visuals are remastered but looks cartoonish and off-putting and the UI is terribly unfinished and uncomfortable to use.

    The games sums up to be a boring package after a while as the gameplay is completely sterile, there is nothing left from the original spirit.

    The original is available on GoG, and while being outdated and a bit broken, is miles ahead of this release, and times cheaper too...    … Expand
  5. doracyber
    Feb 26, 2023
    3
    The game is still fun as it is, but it has a lot of bugs.Example, the Pyramid stops building even though it shows that everything is fine andThe game is still fun as it is, but it has a lot of bugs.Example, the Pyramid stops building even though it shows that everything is fine and all the necessary items are available. There's no progress until you delete and rebuild it again.

    Useful features such as pausing selected industries, the mini-map, and the option to choose pop-up messages have been removed.

    I will stop playing for a while, hope these are being fixed and patches are on the way.    … Expand
  6. FASOLINA
    Feb 18, 2023
    2
    The game is an unfinished alpha version. many bugs. there are also a few changes, and I can not say that they are good. removed the minimap.The game is an unfinished alpha version. many bugs. there are also a few changes, and I can not say that they are good. removed the minimap. combat units can no longer be controlled and they fight somewhere in a parallel dimension. what have they been doing for years?… Expand
  7. Adi2ro
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    The critics here are dumb af.

    The game is a pale copy of the old Zeus, but worse. You're missing all the good mythlogic elements and the    The critics here are dumb af.

    The game is a pale copy of the old Zeus, but worse. You're missing all the good mythlogic elements and the worker aspect here is very bad. Meaning, you need your workshops for example to have access to the houses, so roadblockers will actually block them as well, so they become useless.

    The campaign is also bugged where it asks you to evolve a house, but there's not enough entertainment. and lastly, you can't collect taxes early on.

    I feel sorry for the idiots that had to make this garbage game.    … Expand
  8. SuqMadick
    May 5, 2023
    0
    This game is awful. It's like a worse version of the 20 year old one. Awful user interface. Combat system is a joke. Notifications thatThis game is awful. It's like a worse version of the 20 year old one. Awful user interface. Combat system is a joke. Notifications that there's a fire / disease / collapse in your city? Sure it will tell you, but won't show you where. You can't even scroll diagonally in this game. This is just a re-packaged cash grab. Pass on this.… Expand

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