SEGA and The Creative Assembly have announced a free update titled High Tide for Total War Pharaoh, which will be available on 26th January 2024.

In this free update, the Sea Peoples are introduced, a warring horde of nomads who sail the Mediterranean to exploit the chaos of the Bronze Age Collapse.

With the ancient empires of Egypt, Canaan and the Hittites descending into total war, they arrive on their troubled shores to fight, raze and conquer everything in sight.

As a horde faction, The Sea Peoples must stay on the war path to survive, and only through constant conquest can players sustain the two factions: The Sherden and Peleset to emerge victorious.

The Sherden

Lead the Sherden horde as lolaos, a young and determined explorer who has but one aim; to lead his warband to where the sun rises, razing and sacrificing everything in their path as tribute to the gods.

Gameplay Mechanics

The Sherden are a nomadic, snowballing horde that rely on constant conquest to survive.

Players can make use of the new Spoils of War mechanic to raze cities for extra resources, construct Nuraghe Camps to strengthen their armies on the campaign trail and use the new resource Eminence to establish dominance over fellow Sea Peoples tribes and absorb them into your horde.

New Unit

Command a host of new units including Nuraghe Warriors capable of forming an armoured turtle-like Kelone formation to protect themselves as they advance, Harpooneers who hurl deadly barbed javelins at your enemies, and Sherden Archers who fire sulphur tipped arrows that set the ground on fire beneath your enemies’ feet.

The Peleset

Sew the Bronze Age Collapse as Walwetes, the hulking patriarch leading our second faction, The Peleset.

Taking to the sea after their empire was destroyed, The Peleset are in search of a new home and will build it atop the ruins of the ancient world if they must.

Gameplay Mechanics

The Peleset are a hybrid Nomadic/Settled horde that can both pitch camp and occupy cities on the campaign map.

Spoils of War and Eminence are your friends as you embrace the unique challenge of balancing the need to stay on the warpath to survive with the need to settle, creating the foundations for a new Peleset empire to be forged in the furnace of the Bronze Age Collapse.

New Units

Command all new units including Oxen Carts, a dismountable chariot capable of flanking the enemy, delivering Peleset shock troops into the heat of battle.

Peleset Marines are heroic warriors that can unleash volleys of javelins before getting into close combat, while the Peleset Raiders are elite and aggressive infantry who move fast and hit hard.

Total War: Pharaoh

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Creative Assembly

Release Date TBC

Microsoft Windows

Total War: Pharaoh, the newest entry in the award-winning strategy series, immerses you in ancient Egypt at the zenith of its power. Master dynamic real-time battles, forge a lasting empire, and stand against the collapse of an iconic civilization.