TFC: The Fertile Crescent

Buy89%

Very Positive · 400 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

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Wield Interactive · Action RTS · Jun 13, 2024

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$10.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy TFC: The Fertile Crescent?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 400 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 284 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 284 sampled reviews raised it
As in many classic RTS titles, victory often depends on reading the opponent’s strategy and adapting quickly, but TFC’s unique economic mechanics ensure that every campaign carries a sense of realism—wars are fought not for conquest alone, but for survival.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
31 of 284 sampled reviews raised it
The visual presentation is restrained but effective; the pixel art style captures the texture of clay, stone, and sand, while the sound design uses ambient tones and percussive rhythms that immerse players in an ancient yet alive world.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
26 of 284 sampled reviews raised it
It’s got a great story that pulls you right into the ancient world of the Fertile Crescent.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
25 of 284 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer adds another dimension, allowing up to four players to compete or cooperate, though the community size is still small enough that organized matches often require external coordination.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
12 of 284 sampled reviews raised it
All in all it's a pretty decent game and with what is announced here and on Discord I feel like it will only be better (catching fish is a basic need in every game) and i can only hope for the campaign to be playable in coop too.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 284 sampled reviews raised it
Obviously the graphics can offer a lot of enjoyable nostalgia along with the nice music plus ''voice acting'' the game does not offer much innovation aside from the food management.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Story26 reviews
Multiplayer25 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
80% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
78% still recommend
Combat
89% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

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SteamOSPlayable
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Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$10.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.59.

6 points recordedtoday · $10.99

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