# Pharaoh: A New Era

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharaoh-a-new-era/979900>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [February 16, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharaoh-a-new-era/979900 "2023-02-16T17:05:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharaoh-a-new-era/979900/1 "2023-02-16T17:05:59Z")

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This one never hit my Radar at all until Yesterday when It was released Yesterday.

Seeing it brought a nice wave of nostalgia for the classic city builders. And it is, of course, a remake of the Original Pharaoh at a medium price game.

However, coming out completely under the radar, being on sale on Steam at release, and some reviews saying there are UI issues, are enough for me to hold off for now. Anybody tried it yet?

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharaoh-a-new-era/979900/2 "2023-02-17T14:29:43Z")

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I haven’t yet played it but the reviews seem quite positive.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharaoh-a-new-era/979900/3 "2023-02-17T15:52:36Z")

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According to early reports, there’s no mini-map and hence no way of quickly moving to a different region of the map. Even worse, IMHO, there’s no way to rotate the map. I’ll give it a pass for now.

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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharaoh-a-new-era/979900/4 "2023-02-17T20:41:02Z")

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Try Nebuchadnezzar if you’re looking to scratch that ancient civ city builder itch.