- Publication date
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1999-01-01
- Topics
- sierra, pharaoh, iso, cd, cd-rom, pc, game, windows, city, builder, simulation
- Language
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English
- Item Size
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669.0M
Pharaoh is an isometric city-building game that was released on October 31, 1999, created by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Studios, for Microsoft Windows. Using the same game engine and principles of Caesar III (also by Sierra Entertainment), it is the first such game in Sierra’s City Building series to focus on another civilization of ancient times. Players oversee the construction and management of cities and settlements in Ancient Egypt, micro-managing every aspect of the city to ensure citizens are fed, employed, healthy and protected from diseases, disasters and wars. An expansion pack, Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile, was released in 2000, developed by BreakAway Games. In 2001, both the game and expansion pack were bundled together as Pharaoh Gold.[1] In August 2020, a remake titled Pharaoh: A New Era was announced by Triskell Interactive and Dotemu to be released in 2021.
Series City Building
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release 1999
Genre(s) City-building
Mode(s) Single-player
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1999
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