Games set in ancient Egypt

Pharaohs, pyramids, gods with animal heads, the Nile. These games are all set in ancient Egypt in one way or another: realistic simulations or strategy games, platformers loosely based on Egyptian mythology, etc.

Most popular ancient Egypt games

Age of Empires

Pharaoh

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Age of Empires

Windows XP/98/951997protecteddemo Ensemble Studios

Released in 1997, Age of Empires is what happens when ancient history gets drunk and decides to party. You start in the Stone Age, bashing wild boars and clubbing trees, and before you know it, you’re building temples and flinging catapults. It’s like a time-traveling arms race with priests yelling "Wololo" as your units randomly switch...

Chasm: The Rift

DOS1997 Action Forms

Day of the Pharaoh

DOS1989 Chip

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations

Eye of Horus

DOS1989 Denton Designs

Infidel

DOS1983 Infocom

Pharaoh

Windows XP/98/951999protected Impressions Games

Pharaoh is a city-building strategy game released in 1999 by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Studios. It is set in ancient Egypt and is heavily inspired by Caesar III, another game by the same developer. Pharaoh focuses on constructing and managing cities while dealing with economic, military, and religious aspects. You play as a cit...