Total War: PHARAOH — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Total War Historic Sale NOW ON! | 2026-04-16 | Travel back in time and prepare your armies for battle! The Total War Historic Sale is now on until 30th April, with up to 80% off selected Total War titles. https://store.steampowered.com/app/712100/A_Total_War_Saga_THRONES_OF_BRITANNIA/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/345260/Medieval_Total_War__Collection/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/4700/Total_War_MEDIEVAL_II__Definitive_Edition/ 👉 Check out all the deals here 👈 🕙 Sale ends 30th April — The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. X Facebook Instagram Discord Bluesky |
| Steam Spring Sale NOW ON! | 2026-03-19 | Greetings! The Steam Spring Sale is in bloom! From today until 26th of March, you can grab up to 80% off a selection of Total War titles that are guaranteed to put a spring in your step. (sorry) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/779340/Total_War_THREE_KINGDOMS/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/201270/Total_War_SHOGUN_2/ 👉 Check out all the deals here 👈 🕙 Sale ends 26th March @ 10AM PDT/6PM GMT — The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. X Facebook Instagram Discord Bluesky |
| Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase | 2025-12-04 | Total War Community, That’s a wrap on our 25th Anniversary Showcase – we hope you enjoyed it. A huge thank you to everyone who tuned in from around the globe to witness this small piece of history and to welcome this exciting new era for the franchise. Below, you will find all the information you need to know about the new announcements, including an FAQ at the bottom to help answer any pressing questions. TOTAL WAR: MEDIEVAL III We’ve been waiting a long time to say this: Total War is going back to the medieval era. We’re in the opening stages of Total War: MEDIEVAL III’s development – pre-production, to be precise, meaning we’re still years |
| 25th Anniversary Showcase Timings | 2025-12-01 | Total War Community, An exciting new era is upon us. Join us on December 4th, 4pm GMT for the Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase – a special video presentation celebrating exciting new projects across historical and fantasy Total war. This showcase will be your front seat to see what we’ve been eagerly building behind the scenes. Across the franchise, we’re working on a variety of projects that span different settings and stages of development and now we finally get to share some of them with you. Wherever you are in the world, we can’t wait for you to tune in and be part of it. You can watch the 25th Anniversary Showcase on our official cha |
| Annual SEGA Sale NOW ON! | 2025-08-28 | It is time for the annual SEGA sale! From today until the 4th of September, grab up to 80% off a selection of Total War titles. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937780/Total_War_PHARAOH/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/885970/Total_War_ROME_REMASTERED/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/325610/Total_War_ATTILA/ 👉 Check out all the deals here 👈 🕙 Sale ends 4th September @ 10AM PDT/6PM BST — The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. X Facebook Instagram Discord Bluesky |
| Steam Summer Sale NOW ON! | 2025-06-26 | Greetings! The Steam Summer Sale is so hot right now! From today until 10th of July, grab up to 75% off a selection of Total War titles. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937780/Total_War_PHARAOH/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/779340/Total_War_THREE_KINGDOMS/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/885970/Total_War_ROME_REMASTERED/ 👉 Check out all the deals here 👈 🕙 Sale ends 10th July @ 10AM PDT/6PM BST — The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. X Facebook Instagram Discord Bluesky |
| Steam Wargames Fest Sale | 2025-04-28 | To arms, Generals! The Steam Wargames Fest Sale has arrived! From today until May 5th, grab up to 75% off a selection of Total War historical titles! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937780/Total_War_PHARAOH/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/885970/Total_War_ROME_REMASTERED/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/779340/Total_War_THREE_KINGDOMS/ Whether you're ready to rally the Roman troops or eager to expand your empire in Ancient China, this is a great time to grab a deal! 🕙 Sale ends 5th May @ 10AM PDT/6PM BST — The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam X Facebook |
| Total War Historical Franchise Sale NOW ON! | 2024-11-13 | folks! The Total War Historical Franchise Sale is now live on Steam! Grab up to 75% off a selection of Total War titles until November 18th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937780/Total_War_PHARAOH/ TAKE ME TO THE DEALS!🛍️ —The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord |
| Total War: PHARAOH - Behind the scenes | 2024-09-04 | Join our Total War: PHARAOH and DYNASTIES developers on a journey beyond the curtain of gamedev, and learn more about the process behind creating the game 🛠️ Associate Game Director Todor Nikolov, Senior Game Designer Ivan Voulpe, Game Writer Emanuil Tomov, Principle Game Designer Teodor Kozhukov, and Battle Team Lead Milcho Vasilev share it all (well, almost 😉) from faction ideation to narrative and combat work! —The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord |
| DYNASTIES is OUT NOW! | 2024-07-25 | DEFINE YOUR OWN LEGACY 👑 Greetings folks! We're excited to announce that DYNASTIES, the huge FREE update to Total War: PHARAOH, is OUT NOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2951630/Total_War_PHARAOH_DYNASTIES/ Expand Your Empire: Dominate a hugely expanded map, now including the Aegean and Mesopatamia, with 168 new settlements added. Lead New Factions: Four new playable major factions and 25 minor factions to lead to victory. Establish Your Dynasty: Start a family tree with the new Dynasty system, and build a legacy that will last the ages. Dominate The Battlefield: Wage war with over 150 new and reworked units, plus new battle mechanics. |
| Total War: PHARAOH Sale now on until 30th July! | 2024-07-23 | TOTAL WAR: PHARAOH SALE NOW ON! Get Total War: PHARAOH at 33% off and prepare yourself for the huge free Dynasties update coming 25th July!⚔️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937780/Total_War_PHARAOH/ 🕙 Sale ends Tuesday 30th July @ 10AM PDT/6PM BST —The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord |
| Dev Q&A - Campaign Update - Thursday 18th July @ 2pm BST | 2024-07-12 | Greetings! On 18th July we'll be holding our fourth Total War: PHARAOH dev Q&A live on Discord, where we will chat about the Campaign Update. Make sure to check out our blog if you haven't already here: 👉Total War: PHARAOH - Dev Update - Campaign Start getting your questions in the dedicated Discord channel now! DISCORD If you can't make the live event, we'll be sharing both a recording of the livestream and written answers after the event in the dedicated Discord channel, as well as on CA Community forum! —The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Fac |
| Dev Update - Campaign | 2024-07-11 | Hello Total War community! We're excited to present the fourth and final instalment of the Total War: PHARAOH development update series. This week, we'll be focusing on the new features and enhancements awaiting you in Campaign, the heart of the gameplay experience. From here, you'll orchestrate magnificent war campaigns, construct your economy from scratch, and scheme against your eternal enemies in the court. Before diving into the details, just a reminder that in the previous blog we unveiled the new and revamped battle features included in the DYNASTIES update. ⚔️Read Total War: PHARAOH - Dev Update - Battle here We'll also be holding o |
| DYNASTIES, the huge FREE update, arrives 25th July! | 2024-07-09 | Greetings everyone! We're excited to reveal that DYNASTIES, the huge FREE update to Total War: PHARAOH, arrives 25th July! Vast new regions to conquer, new factions and units to lead, new mechanics and more await you! 👑 📜 Check out the updated FAQ here We'll be diving deeper into these new cultures, locations and mechanics before launch, so keep your eyes peeled for more very soon! We look forward to seeing you on the ultimate Bronze Age battlefield! —The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord |
| Dev Q&A - Battle Update | 2024-06-21 | Greetings! On 27th June we'll be holding our third Total War: PHARAOH dev Q&A, dedicated to the upcoming update, live on Discord. This time our topic will be Battle Update. Start getting your questions in the dedicated Discord channel now! 👇 https://discord.gg/totalwar If you can't make the live event, we'll be sharing both a recording of the livestream and written answers after the event in the dedicated channel for you to catch up at your leisure! – Total War team —The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord |
| Dev Update – Battles | 2024-06-20 | Hello, Total War community! Welcome to the third instalment in the Total War: PHARAOH development update series, this week focusing on the new features and improvements that you can expect to see in Battle. The battlegrounds of the ancient world were a deadly and unforgiving place and the team have gone to great lengths to improve the level of immersion, realism and overall fun that you can expect to experience. 📜 Read the full blog here We'll also be holding our next live Q&A in the next few weeks, this time focused on today's topic of Battles, so keep an eye out for more info on this very soon. —The Total War Team For the latest news and a |
| Dev Update – New Cultures & Factions | 2024-05-30 | Hello, Total War community! The gods of the ancient world shine down upon us, for today we dive into the second instalment of our Total War: PHARAOH update series, this week highlighting the iconic historical cultures that you’ll march to war in the hope of becoming the undisputed conquerors of the Bronze Age. But before we get to that; a quick reminder that earlier this month we unveiled some exciting new details about our expanded campaign map that now includes the highly requested regions of Mesopotamia and the Aegean. Click on the links below if you want to hear more: Total War: PHARAOH - Dev Update – Expanded Map. 📜 Read the full blog |
| Hotfix 1.2.1 | 2024-05-20 | Greetings everyone, Today's hotfix is a minor update that corrects some in-game text as a matter of compliance. This hotfix addresses no gameplay related issues. See you on the battlefield! —The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord |
| DEV UPDATE – EXPANDED MAP | 2024-05-09 | Hello, Total War community! Welcome to the first of our dedicated design blogs for the free update coming to Total War: PHARAOH later this year. We’re excited to once again dive into the ancient world as we unveil details on the expanded campaign map, alongside some commentary on the learnings that underpin our design direction. 📜 Read the full blog here We'll also be hosting a Discord Q&A about this topic on May 16th - join our official Discord server! DISCORD SERVER —The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram |
| Total War: PHARAOH Update - Announce | 2024-05-02 | Hello, Total War Community! We hope the valiant Montu has brought victories to those of you who braved the battlefields of Ancient Egypt, Anatolia and the Levant, while the wisdom of Toth will bolster the decisiveness of those who are yet to thread those ancient fields of destruction. In January we launched the High Tide Update for Total War: PHARAOH, welcoming the harbingers of the Bronze-Age Collapse, the Sea Peoples, as a new playable culture alongside their two dedicated factions, bringing the core roster up to ten. We were delighted to see your positive reception to this free update which was part of our post-launch ambitions to create a |