15 Awesome Ancient Egypt Games You Should Check Out (Released & Upcoming)

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Lists / 07 Oct 2024

Ancient Egypt is one of those eternal themes that have been in games for years. Probably the most engaging thing about it is that it is full of secrets from thousands of years ago. The traps in pyramids, the pharaoh’s curse, gods’ tussles for power. As a gamer, the idea of diving into such epic stories and transcending time and space has always excited me…

Most of these games don’t just offer action or adventure; they also give us the chance to touch the pages of history. But it’s not only history that amazes; any kind of game becomes more alluring with the mystic atmosphere of Ancient Egypt. Who doesn’t want to build a city along the Nile River or be afraid of going into confrontation with Anubis? But then, there is also the mythology: stories staged by the powers of gods promise so much more than everyday battles. This is the kind of narrative we get drawn to when playing these games.

Not every Ancient Egypt-themed game is successful, though. Some only use the pyramids as a particular optical trick to grab our attention, and others leave history somewhere in the background to deliver an adventure that could just as well take place anywhere else. Below, I will list those games that really allow you to feel the magic of Ancient Egypt, ones that stand out with their stories and atmospheres. In these titles so full of history and mythology, you’ll rediscover not just Egypt but what it means to explore and to push boundaries.

List of Games

Check out these awesome games in the video above. (Click on the game titles to go to their Steam pages and learn more.)

Egypt Frontiers

Total War: PHARAOH

Assassin’s Creed Origins

Builders of Egypt

Pharaoh: A New Era

Strange Brigade

Age of Mythology: Retold

Pharaonic

Predynastic Egypt

Old World: Pharaohs of the Nile

Moses: From Egypt to the Promised Land

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

The Awakening of Mummies

Starsand

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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