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Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES

Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES

Steam Deck Playable

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · Action · Jul 25, 2024

Crit Verdict

Worth it for the right player.

You can't buy it on Steam right now.

77%
Mostly Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
18% of themes are praise46% are divided36% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Some of the best graphics in the series, the studio definitely knows what they're doing graphically wise.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
4) Surprisingly good optimization.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Graphics19 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters71 reviews
61%
Gameplay40 reviews
63%
Difficulty13 reviews
46%
Performance12 reviews
50%
Interface11 reviews
55%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat40 reviews
68%
Crashes22 reviews
32%
Bugs21 reviews
52%
Multiplayer6 reviews
17%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
105
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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