Total War: Pharaoh
- Developer
- CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
- Publisher
- Sega
- Released
- 11 October 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £5.99
Platforms: PC, macOS
Genres: strategy
Total War: Pharaoh features a choice of eight faction leaders from three rich cultural hubs, with unique playstyles and diverse unit rosters. Whether you’re charming the courts as a peerless diplomat, charging into battle as an unwavering commander or causing chaos as a fearless warlord, become a leader that history will remember.
Best gaming PC for Total War: Pharaoh in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Total War: Pharaoh today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Sega on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit | Windows 10 64-Bit |
| CPU | Intel i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300 | Intel i5-6600/Ryzen 5 2600X |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 / AMD R9 270 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti / AMD RX 480 |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Total War: Pharaoh?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5-6600/Ryzen 5 2600X and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti / AMD RX 480, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.