Zeus + Poseidon

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Impressions Games · City Builder · Dec 15, 2016

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Zeus + Poseidon?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With that in mind, I would recommend this to anyone who likes city builders with unique mechanics, great challenges, and logistical complexity.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Zeus has a very consistent aesthetic that matches its art style, including the voice acting.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This sense of narrative drama—of your city being part of a greater epic—gives Zeus + Poseidon a timeless quality that few modern simulators can match.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The city building and management genre was something that Impression Games really seemed to have nailed down, and it shows in this one, that confidently offers and experience that's both ahead of its time and comfortably intermediate in terms of difficulty and complexity, all set against a convincing backdrop based on Greek mythology and tradition.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The audio design enhances the experience further—flutes and harps give a distinctly Greek flavor to the soundtrack, while the lighthearted voice lines of citizens and advisers inject humor and character into the simulation.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay39 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Story17 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
80% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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