A city builder of the Persian empire, 530 to 479 BCE

SHAHANSHAH

Build the cities of the Persian empire, march the King's armies to the great battles of 530 to 479 BCE, and learn the history as you play. A painted city builder from Cyrus's Pasargadae to the field of Plataea.

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建設

Lay out streets and houses, feed and water your people, and raise the great works part by part: the Tomb of Cyrus, the terrace at Persepolis, the palace at Susa. Every level builds with its own materials and dresses its own townsfolk.

Rule

Trade with real neighbours: Babylon and Media send tribute, Phoenicia and Naucratis send ships, and some cities have to be asked for earth and water first. Set the King's dues and keep the court's favour.

Fight

March the nations' contingents to each battle's own ground, with up to 20,000 men: Thermopylae with Artemisium, Plataea with Mycale, the sack of Athens. Command triremes at Lade, Artemisium and Salamis.

Learn

An illustrated Encyclopedia of 530 articles and 2,703 painted sections marks how we know each part: the record, an ancient account, disputed, or later legend.

Screenshots

The phalanx in the narrows between the cliff and the sea
The phalanx in the narrows between the cliff and the sea
Pasargadae's court quarter, palaces and walled garden
Pasargadae's court quarter, palaces and walled garden
Persian horse riding into the Egyptian ranks at Pelusium
Persian horse riding into the Egyptian ranks at Pelusium
Memphis at scale: houses, palms, citizens and carriers
Memphis at scale: houses, palms, citizens and carriers
The King's fleet massed in the strait of Salamis
The King's fleet massed in the strait of Salamis
Night war: houses burning
Night war: houses burning
The Encyclopedia's Memphis page
The Encyclopedia's Memphis page
Lamplit houses and streets at night
Lamplit houses and streets at night
The sea battle HUD and its order icons
The sea battle HUD and its order icons
The Act II story panel at Susa
The Act II story panel at Susa

11 levels, Pasargadae to Plataea

Each level's history page tells what happened there and how we know it. The free demo is Level 1, Pasargadae; Early Access has every level built so far.

レベル1:建国者の墓パサルガダエ、紀元前530年 · free demoレベル2:槍持ちメンフィス、紀元前525–524年レベル3:偽りバガスターナ、紀元前521年レベル4:基壇パールサ、紀元前521–509年レベル5:勅許状スーサ、紀元前519–515年レベル6:舟橋イストロス、紀元前513年レベル7:サルディス炎上サルディス、紀元前499–494年レベル8:マラトン湾マラトン、紀元前490年レベル9:運河アトス、紀元前483–480年レベル10:熱き門テルモピュライ、紀元前480年レベル11:終幕プラタイア、紀元前480–479年エピローグ:ミュカレミュカレとヘレスポントス、紀元前479年

The Encyclopedia

Every battle, building, soldier, ship, ruler, people, place and royal order the game names, each with its paintings and sources.

Follow the build

Scenes with the King, his court and his enemies are dramatizations based on Herodotus, the Behistun inscription and the other sources named in the game. Windows and Linux.