Total War: Pharaoh dev drops the price on the strategy game, deletes its deluxe editions, partly refunds all players, and gives paid DLC out for free
Total War developer Creative Assembly has permanently dropped the price on the new Pharaoh installment to the strategy series and doled out a fair bit of money to players in response, partially as a refund and also in the form of once-paid DLC, while simultaneously deleting the game's pricier deluxe and Dynasty editions.
Going forward, Pharoah will cost $39.99/£29.99. This new price, down from $59.99/£49.99, is already live on Steam. In a lengthy blog post penned by the Total War leadership team, Creative Assembly confirms that "in the next few days, all current owners of Total War: Pharaoh will see that Steam has processed a partial refund to you, and that some funds have been added to your Steam Wallet."
In a separate post, the developer clarifies that "we think this is a fairer cost of the game for players." It also advises that "anyone who purchased a physical copy, please return it to the retailer you bought it from with your proof of purchase for a partial refund."
What was originally Total War: Pharaoh's first paid DLC will now be released as a free update in early 2024. Elsewhere, Creative Assembly is seemingly redrawing what comes next for the game, as evidenced by the "why is the DLC being canceled" section of that FAQ.
"We have now begun the process of reassessing what comes next for Pharaoh, and while we don’t have all the answers today, we want to make it clear to you that we’re not closing the door on other, more ambitious updates to the game in the future," the studio says. "We’ve still got big plans, but we want to be honest with you in saying that we need to spend more time with them before putting them out on show."
"One plan that we’ve always had since the early stages of development on Pharaoh is
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