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2023PCSteam Deck playable86 % positive−70 % 16.49 € 4.94 €

A city builder set in ancient Mesopotamia where you grow your settlement through irrigation, production chains, trade, and monumental temples and ziggurats.

  • Historical setting
  • Building and crafting
  • Economy and management
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sumerians special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Pharaoh

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1999PC91 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Sumerians: building and crafting, a historical setting as well as economy and management.

A classic ancient Egypt city builder where you lay out housing, farm around the Nile floods, manage trade and raise monuments like pyramids. Supply logistics, pleasing the gods and occasional invasions make for a calm yet demanding flow.

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