Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIESis a free massive overhaul for Total War: PHARAOH from Creative Assembly that introduces tons of new content including over 168 new settlements, new factions, new historical landmarks, new victory objectives, and a lot more. This is a separate edition of the game which also has its dedicated Steam store page as well. However, do you need to install Total War: PHARAOH to Play DYNASTIES? Here is what you need to know.

Does Total War: PHARAOH Need to Be Installed for DYNASTIES?

No, you do not need to install Total War: PHARAOH to play DYNASTIES. You still need to own the base game, but DYNASTIES is a separate download that is automatically added to your library for free if you own Total War: PHARAOH.

Here are a few more things to know about this overhaul edition.

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DYNASTIES has been received positively by fans as well, with aVery Positive score on Steamcompared to the lukewarm reception of PHARAOH.

This is an excellent expansion, and it’s what Total War: PHARAOH should have been at launch. We’re glad to see Creative Assembly continue to support their historical entries in the Total War franchise despite the success of their Warhammer releases.

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Ali Hashmi

Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.