• Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Oct 11, 2023
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 47
  2. Negative: 1 out of 47
  1. Oct 10, 2023
    40
    Total War Pharaoh is a fun game, but one that lacks ambition. It squanders its potential with meagre gameplay, story, soundtrack, and performance, and fails to add anything of note to the Total War series, or leave an impression of its identity.
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  1. Oct 17, 2023
    Total War Pharaoh has small problems due to its concept as a spin off, but CA has done a superb job of skillfully confining all the action in a period and map as complex as Ancient Egypt. [Recommended]
  2. Oct 10, 2023
    Ultimately, Total War: Pharaoh is an attempt to provide an accessible experience that delivers what feels like an abridged version of a world history course. Most of the systems in Pharaoh offer glimpses of greatness, but aren’t deep or refined enough to deliver a memorable grand strategy experience. Creative Assembly’s take on the Bronze Age is not thematic enough to engage a novice, but not accurate or expansive enough to appeal to Total War veterans, leaving us with a Total War title that’s unlikely to stand the test of time.
  3. Sofia have made the absolute best of a bad situation here, and I’ve had a good, freeing time taking part in what basically feels like an interactive design conversation. You’ll probably want to, you know, play something fun though.