Civ 6 DLC Rulers of the Sahara gets release date on Steam and Epic

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Developer Firaxis announces the Civ 6 DLC Rulers of the Sahara release date and shows off the new leaders coming to its 4X strategy game in February. The fourth pack included in the Civilization 6 Leader Pass comprises two leaders for Egypt along with a second pick for Mali, first introduced to Civilization 6 with the Gathering Storm expansion.

Ramses II, known as Ramses the Great, was the third pharaoh of Egypt’s nineteenth dynasty, and is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and influential leaders in history. His arrival means that he has only been absent from Civilization 3 (where Egypt was led by Cleopatra and Ramses appears as a military leader), having appeared as its leader in every other game in the series to date. Ramses in Civ 5 has a knack for building wonders, using them early on to drive towards a scientific or cultural victory, so we’d expect to see something similar here.

One of the founders of the Mali empire, Sundiata Keita’s life is famously chronicled in a historical poem called the Epic of Sundiata, so perhaps we’ll see that reflected in culture-driven bonuses. You’ll need to own the Civ 6 Gathering Storm DLC to play as Keita, as he leads the Mali civilization introduced in that expansion. Most players with the Leader Pass will likely already have bought this (or the Civilization 6 Anthology edition, which it’s included in), but keep that in mind if you want to try Keita out.

Cleopatra, meanwhile, already appears in Civilization 6 as the initial leader of Egypt, but her Ptolemaic Cleopatra variant will give her an overhaul with a new set of bonuses and unique units. Given the slightly vague name, it’s not immediately apparent what her specialisation will be here. Civ 6’s base Cleopatra