Builders Of Egypt could grow into the defining historical city builder – but it ain't there yet

One of my favourite games of all time, wot I bang on all the time about, is Pharaoh, the 1999 city builder from Impressions Games, which was the successor to Caesar III and – in many ways – was the high water mark for historical settlement-makers. There has been a Pharaoh-shaped hole in PC gaming for some time, and this time last year, when I put together my list of promising upcoming city builders, it seemed there were a couple of games vying for the twin crowns of the Nile. One of those was Builders Of Egypt, and after having a go on its free demo (sorry, “prologue”), I can confirm it is still exactly that: promising.

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