Egypt: Old Kingdom Presskit

Factsheet

Developer:
Clarus Victoria
Based in Russian Federation

Release date:
May 24 2018

Available From:
$14.99 - Steam
$3.74 - GOG.com
$14.99 - Green Man Gaming

Description

In 340 turns and 1360 years of Egypt history, you will have to develop Memphis from a tiny settlement to the capital of Ancient Egypt, explore the area around it and go even further, establishing various contacts with remoted nations. As the king's right hand and closest advisor, you will lead the construction of the city, including famous pyramids and temples in order to worship ancestors and gods. Exploration, discoveries, preparing land for the construction, dealing with wild animals... Six dynasties of kings will pass in front of your eyes, determining the fate of Egypt, but you will be with them all along the way, executing their will and ensuring Egypt's flourishing.

History

It all begun with the idea of making a strategy game which will be truly historical, not only set in historical decorations, like many other strategy games.

In 2013 our first game Stone Age was released. The game was intentionally simple and focused on workers management. The feedback was mostly positive, so we kept the gameplay, and added more functions for the next project, Bronze Age. It became our main approach to making games - present the concept, check the feedback, keep the good parts, get rid of the bad parts, add some new features. On and on. Games got more complex, the team got more members in order to divide tasks like programming, art and game design.

The most challenging part of the process, aside of solving thechnical problems, was the historical research. Everything had to be 100% according to the history. For the games like Bronze Age and Marble Age Mikhail somehow managed by himself, but it changed when we started to work on Predynastic Egypt. The support came from Center of Egyptian Study of Russian Academy of Science (CES RAS). Scientists who work there are not only in the University, they are also archeologists and their support was invaluable.

By the time we started to work on Egypt: Old Kingdom, we had a clear image of what we would like to make.

Predynastic Egypt game was set in 5000-3000 year B.C. in the place called Nekhen, or Hierakonpolis. In this game player has to develop the city, discover new territory and learn ancient technologies. At the same time (s)he learns about the very beginning of Egyptian civilization.

Egypt: Old Kingdom is the sequel, the next chapter of the story. It begins with a group of people sent from Hierakonpolis to discover a new territory. It overlaps with Predynastic Egypt by 500 years. The period of the new game is 3500-2140 B.C. Said group of people came to the Lower Egypt border, where they will have to establish a new settlement, Memphis. The player's task is to turn the city from a tiny settlement to a flourishing capital of the Ancient Egypt.