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Pharaoh + Cleopatra cover art

Pharaoh + Cleopatra

Impressions Games · Activision · 2016-12-15

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 14, 2000 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom.

76
playing now
92%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

76 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Pharaoh is an isometric city-building game released in November 1999. It was created by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Studios for Microsoft Windows. Using the same game engine and principles of Caesar III, it is the first such game in Sierra's City Building series to focus on another civilization of ancient times. Players oversee the construction and management of cities and settlements in Ancient Egypt, micro-managing every aspect of the city to ensure citizens are fed, employed, healthy and protected from diseases, disasters and wars. An expansion pack, Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile, was released in 2000, developed by BreakAway Games. In 2001, both the game and expansion pack were bundled together as Pharaoh Gold. A remake titled Pharaoh: A New Era was released by Triskell Interactive and Dotemu in 2023.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 76 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 80 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 65k–155k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,585 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at GOG (2014-04-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 17 of 30 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
555520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

136462026-08-06 23:00 — 74 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 54 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 102 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 69 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 61 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 109 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 100 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 81 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 123 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 89 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 57 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 94 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 79 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 46 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 103 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 62 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 48 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 119 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 102 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 46 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 78 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 95 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 93 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 97 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 52 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 62 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 95 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 76 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-07-21 — best price $9.992016-06-22 — best price $9.992016-12-16 — best price $5.992017-06-05 — best price $7.492017-10-30 — best price $7.492018-01-30 — best price $9.992018-07-23 — best price $4.992018-11-05 — best price $9.992019-02-10 — best price $9.992019-06-26 — best price $4.992019-11-07 — best price $4.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-05-27 — best price $4.992020-09-16 — best price $4.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-06-09 — best price $4.992021-10-11 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $4.992022-04-29 — best price $4.992022-08-25 — best price $4.992022-11-23 — best price $4.992023-02-06 — best price $9.992023-05-03 — best price $9.992023-08-28 — best price $4.992023-11-29 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-10-28 — best price $4.992025-02-05 — best price $9.992025-04-14 — best price $4.992025-08-26 — best price $4.992025-11-25 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

145682026-06-01 — 93 pageviews2026-06-04 — 90 pageviews2026-06-07 — 145 pageviews2026-06-10 — 91 pageviews2026-06-13 — 74 pageviews2026-06-16 — 84 pageviews2026-06-19 — 89 pageviews2026-06-22 — 80 pageviews2026-06-25 — 80 pageviews2026-06-28 — 90 pageviews2026-07-01 — 94 pageviews2026-07-04 — 101 pageviews2026-07-07 — 104 pageviews2026-07-10 — 84 pageviews2026-07-13 — 97 pageviews2026-07-16 — 84 pageviews2026-07-19 — 85 pageviews2026-07-22 — 95 pageviews2026-07-25 — 89 pageviews2026-07-28 — 93 pageviews2026-07-31 — 96 pageviews2026-08-03 — 102 pageviews2026-08-06 — 81 pageviews2026-08-09 — 81 pageviews2026-08-12 — 89 pageviews2026-08-15 — 68 pageviews2026-08-18 — 90 pageviews2026-08-21 — 111 pageviews2026-08-24 — 97 pageviews2026-08-27 — 74 pageviews2026-08-29 — 99 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

ClassicEconomyStrategyColony SimHistoricalManagementSimulationCity BuilderCult ClassicSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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