Why Total War: PHARAOH Is a Fresh Trip to Ancient Egypt
For over 20 years, the Total War franchise has been a leader in the world of turn-based strategy, real-time tactics, and resource management video games. Total War has taken fans around the world and throughout time with games like Shogun: Total War, Rome: Total War, and A Total War SAGA: TROY, and to other universes in games like Total War: WARHAMMER and its two sequels. Now, Creative Assembly Sofia is taking fans to ancient Egypt with Total War:PHARAOH and we’re here to break down the biggest reasons why it’s a trip RTS fans won’t want to miss.
Total War: PHARAOH releases on October 11, 2023, on PC, and the game takes place during the 12th century BC as Egypt and other great civilisations face the looming threat of the Bronze Age Collapse. The reign of Pharaoh Merneptah is near its end, and the people of Egypt are crying out for a new leader that will guide them to prosperity. That is where you come in, you’ll need to step up and become Egypt’s last great Pharaoh.
Total War: PHARAOH is so much more than just Egypt, as it contains three playable geographic areas in its kingdom - Egypt in the south, Canaan in the mid-east, and Central Anatolia in the north. These regions are home to the Egyptians, Canaanites, and Hittites, respectively, and one of your choices is to choose where to begin your conquest to claim the throne. There are eight playable faction leaders between each region, and each of them has their own distinct playstyle that make them feel as unique as they are powerful. Egypt has Ramesses, Seti, Amenmesse, and Tausret; Hatti has Suppiluliuma and Kurunta; and Canaan has Bay and Irsu.
Ramesses, aka The Paragon, is a great choice for new players as he progresses quickly, has flexibility for many different
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