What is the Total War: Pharaoh release date? The upcoming historical strategy game is the latest in Creative Assembly’s long-running Total War series. The developer recently revealed Total War: Pharaoh with a cinematic trailer, which opens with a chance encounter between two scarab beetles on an ancient Egyptian battlefield, with the glittering pyramids in the distance. Set around the year 1200 BCE, it’s by far the farthest Total War has ever gone back in history, almost to the time of the first pitched battle ever recorded.

We’ve assembled everything you need to know about Total War: Pharaoh right here, including the strategy game‘s release date. You can learn even more about it in our in-depth Total War: Pharaoh preview, featuring an interview with creative director Maya Georgieva.

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