Have anyroom in your lifefor a city-builder? What about a modern take on an old classic? Dotemu and Triskell Interactive are bringing back Impressions Games’1999 Egypt builderPharaohin 2021 withPharaoh: A New Era.
The announcement trailer is light on gameplay – stick around until the final seconds for a glimpse – but we’ve got screenshots forPharaoh: A New Erato pick apart onSteam.
“You have everything at your disposal to build an entire city and manage all its fundamental elements to ensure it flourishes: the economy, internal and external trade, culture, health, agriculture, education, etc. To help you monitor your progress, various indicators show you the overall well-being of your city and its residents.”
This “Ultra HD remake” was created with “all-new code” and it’s also promising a revamped UI and “improved mechanics.” Content-wise,Pharaoh: A New Eracovers the base game and theCleopatra: Queen of the Nileexpansion, so it’s going to be a huge time-sink with 50-plus missions.
Some of these late-’90s PC remakes have a way of feeling slightly “off,” for lack of a better word. There isn’t much to go on yet forPharaoh, and I’m hopeful it won’t fall into that same trap – I dig the 2D art.
Do any of you have a soft spot for the original? I always meant to tryZeus.
