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CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · 2024 · Windows, macOS

Steam: 76 % positive of 4,851 reviews, as of Oct 28

Wage total war across the ancient world from the Aegean to Mesopotamia in this free addition to Total War: PHARAOH. Challenge the Bronze Age Collapse by building your own dynasty and leading your faction to victory with new cultures, new units and dramatic new battle mechanics.

24 games that play like Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Total War: PHARAOH, Total War: ATTILA and Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition.

Player tags

  • Action
  • Strategy
  • 4X
  • Grand Strategy
  • RTS
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Historical
  • Atmospheric
Map region: Historical Strategy
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mostly positive: players who stay with the Dynasties update praise its bronze-age setting and resource-driven campaign, but many find the AI aggressive and the economy frustrating.

Many players say the Dynasties update turned a poorly received launch into a strong Bronze Age Total War, adding Aegean and Mesopotamian factions, a huge map and a layered economy built on several resources instead of gold alone. Players praise the varied factions with distinct playstyles, the diplomacy and court systems, outposts, and battle readability with terrain and formations. Some players complain about the AI, which often parks large stacks on their borders or trespasses, and about food and resource shortages that make it hard to field armies early on. Others note repetitive battles with limited unit types, no cavalry, and slow campaigns in long runs. Several recent reviews are sharply negative about publisher decisions and the original release, while those who write helpful reviews of the last year mostly recommend the game.

Praised

  • Bronze Age setting

    Players enjoy the unusual late Bronze Age period, the collapse theme and the many ancient cultures playable.

    Many players
  • Dynasties update value

    Players praise the free Dynasties expansion, which adds factions, maps and systems they say should have shipped with the original.

    Many players
  • Economy and resources

    The multiple resources for troops, buildings and gold make the economy more demanding and satisfying to manage than gold-only systems.

    Many players
  • Diplomacy and courts

    Players praise the diplomacy system, court intrigue and the family and legacy mechanics that add layers beyond battles.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Aggressive AI

    Players say the AI focuses on them, parks large armies on their borders, trespasses and rebuilds faster than they can respond.

    Many players
  • Food and resource shortages

    Players report that food and other resources are too scarce early on, so they can field only a few armies and must micromanage trade.

    Some players
  • Repetitive battles

    Limited unit rosters, no cavalry and a lack of naval battles or agents make battles feel repetitive over long campaigns.

    Some players
  • Slow and bloated campaign

    Players find the campaign slow, cluttered with layers of mechanics and less fun than earlier Total War titles.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who like historical Total War, the Bronze Age setting and deep economic and diplomatic management, especially if they use the free Dynasties content.
Who should skip it
Players who want big cavalry battles, a varied unit roster or a fast campaign, or who are put off by a harsh AI and tight resources.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with under 20 hours are split and often stumble over the resource system and AI aggression, while those with hundreds of hours mostly praise the economy and diplomacy and complain about repetitive battles and slow late campaigns.

Summarised by AI from 69 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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At a glance

What games like Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES: Strategy (24 of 24), Grand Strategy (19) and RTS (13).
  • They came out between 2006 and 2024, none of them after Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES (2024).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition (94 % positive of 27,515).

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