
Explore and open trade with foreign neighbors and you will have reason to build commemorative wonders that will tell the tale of your dynasty for all time. To achieve immortality a Pharaoh must look outside his city’s borders and make an impact on the world. Under your supervision, local economies will thrive as goods from reed baskets to gold jewelry will be created, purchased and enjoyed by the inhabitants of your city. Every block of stone that is hauled to your pyramid will be pulled by people who pray to the gods in temples of your choosing. From priests to entertainers, scribes to laborers, even the royal family… everyone will need to eat and that’s just the beginning. Guide your people well and you will build breathtaking pyramids, explore the ancient world and wage war against your enemies.Įvery inhabitant of your city is a fully developed, living person – part of an individual family and household with wants and needs. This included several bugfixes, improved compatibility, new features (like higher resolution support and tweaked controls) and some gameplay additions (like new buildings and shrines).Children of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail.Īs Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization. With the release on Steam in 2008 the game received a massive update, which turned it into the "Enhanced Edition". A 3D engine (from Empire Earth) with zooming options is used and an editor to create your own maps, scenarios and campaigns has been included. The game is played through a full campaign or individually selectable scenarios. Building a mighty empire usually takes many generations of pharaohs of the same dynasty. This improves your prestige, resulting in more educated workers or advanced structures. If you are successful, you can construct pyramids, obelisks and monuments to commemorate your own glory.Įxpanding power is achieved by conquering neighbouring nations or through diplomacy and trade. By building specific structures, you can let your people learn different skills (to become soldiers, farmers, shopkeepers, nobles, priests, craftsmen.). You will need to manage natural resources as well as your people.

You, as a pharaoh, cannot control them directly, but instead you have to create the conditions that allow them to move up in society.

Every character behaves like an intelligent human, with their own wishes and needs. In this historic city-building game by the designers of Pharaoh, set in the ancient Egypt, the focus is on the people who live in the cities.
