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Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc. / Jul 8, 2008 / Strategy, Simulation
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CompareChildren of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail.As Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization.
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Very Positive
83% positive, 327 reviews
Children of the Nile is a much more relaxed city builder than games like Frostpunk, Caesar, Pharaoh, Zeus, or even Against the Storm. There are no roguelike mechanics or constant pressure—it's simply about building and managing an Ancient Egyptian civilization across roughly twenty campaign scenarios. Difficulty varies from easy to hard, making it accessible to a wide audience without ever becoming overwhelmingly...
0 found this helpful, 2026-07-03
This is a borderline positive. Placing and building mechanics are a bit clunky and the 'plot' did not hold my attention beyond some hours playing it. 60/100
0 found this helpful, 2026-06-28
I can't describe in words how many hours I have lost to this game and how painful it is for me to play right now.. I played this game when it first came out and had way too many "Oh ♥♥♥♥, I have to work in the morning!" moments with it. Functionally, it's still viable, but technically it has fallen way behind the times. Whoever owns this IP now, needs to wake up. You're still selling this game and taking money from...
7 found this helpful, 2026-05-28
Such a fun city builder. The only difficulty is that it caps out at some point, making it very difficult to sustain your settlement.
0 found this helpful, 2026-04-23
It's not a bad city-builder. What's not to love about ancient Egypt?
0 found this helpful, 2026-06-21
I want a remake.
4 found this helpful, 2026-05-30
Children of the Nile is the more modern version of the old citybuilders like Pharaoh And Zeus, allowing you to build a city in ancient Egypt. Some of the more modern things are, aside from the obvious graphics being different, that you no longer need to worry about intersections sending your supply and maintenance people entirely the wrong direction. You can now actually focus on building a city, rather than having...
248 found this helpful, 2014-11-17
First off, Children of the Nile isn't really a bad game - but it's tough for me not to compare it with other historical city builders, even those a decade older - in particular Pharaoh, Zeus and Caesar III / IV. Graphically, CotN is quite solid - it looks pretty, plenty of resolution choices for an older title. Gameplay-wise, roads, plazas and all decorative items are free, so you can grid and beautify your city from...
121 found this helpful, 2016-01-18
An absolute gem. I pride myself in digging up golden PC titles that receive little fanfare, and this game is surely one of those. As an ancient Egyptian simulation, this game is a unique city-simulation concept with excellent execution and historical accuracy. The mechanics are distinct, with the three "Seasons" revolving entirely upon the flooding of the Nile. The only currency is the only one that truly mattered in...
137 found this helpful, 2013-12-02
This is a city builder game. But for hardcore Zeus/Pharaoh/Caesar players, this game is vastly different from the previous games. For once, the absence of random walkers brings about a refreshing change to the gameplay. The gameplay is pretty deep. Although you have to wait awhile for services to be running at their optimum peak, the waiting period is not a game-breaker as some people with negative reviews wrote....
49 found this helpful, 2017-06-30