Total War: Pharaoh Early Access Release Date

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If you’re as excited about Total War: Pharaoh as we are, you probably want to jump into the game as soon as possible. That includes getting your hands on early access.

As soon as the game is released, there will be plenty of real-time strategy to enjoy, whether you’ve preordered the game or not. But, everyone knows fans want in as soon as possible.

Is there early access for Total War: Pharaoh? Can you play the game early? When can you jump into the early access? We’re here to give you all the details you could want.

Total War: Pharaoh Early Access Weekend Details

There will be an early access weekend running before the game’s launch from Friday, September 29 to Monday, October 2 for fans to get their hands on the latest Total War game from Creative Assembly and Sega, as confirmed on the official website. The beginning time will vary based on where you are in the world, so let’s break it down into details:

Total War: Pharaoh Early Access start time – North America

• Pacific Time Zone (PDT) – 5am on September 29
• Mountain Time Zone (MDT) – 6am on September 29
• Central Time Zone (CDT) – 7am on September 29
• Eastern Time Zone (EDT) – 8am on September 29

Total War: Pharaoh Early Access start time – South America

• Brasilia Time (BRT) – 9am on September 29

Total War: Pharaoh Early Access start time – Europe and UK

• British Summer Time (BST) – 1pm on September 29
• Central European Summer Time (CEST) – 2pm on September 29

Total War: Pharaoh Early Access start time – Asia

• Malaysia Time (MYT) – 8pm on September 29

Total War: Pharaoh Early Access start time – Japan

• Japan Standard Time (JST) – 9pm on September 29

Total War: Pharaoh Early Access start time – Australia and New Zealand

• Australian Eastern Time (AET) – 10pm on September 29
• New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) – 12am September 30

Total War: Pharaoh early access countdown timer

Below you will find the timer for when this Total War title from developer Creative Assembly releases.

What’s in the early access for Total War: Pharaoh?

The early access will include:

• Up to 60 turns, which you can replay as many times as you like
• Two playable factions: Ramesses (Egyptian) and Irsu (Canaanite)
• Two Egyptian Ancient Legacies (from a total of four): Khufu and Akhenaten
• Two Hittite Ancient Legacies: Tudhaliya and Muwatali
• Full access to all battle mechanics, the entire campaign map, and Photomode capabilities
• Egyptian and Hittite Royal Traditions
• Custom battles

How do you get early access to Total War: Pharaoh?

Early access is available for anyone who has pre-ordered a copy of Total War: Pharaoh. As long as you’ve preordered, whether you have the Dynasty Edition, Deluxe Edition, or base game will work. It’s important to note that the early access is only available for Windows PC players through Steam and the Epic Games Store, so if you’ve purchased the game for Mac OS, unfortunately, you’ll have to sit this one out.

Along with early access weekend, if you pre-order you’ll also get the Heart of the Shardana Cosmetic Pack and Avatar of the Gods Cosmetic Pack as gifts.

Total War: Pharaoh lets you experience real-time battles and survival in ancient Egypt, in this newest entry in the award-winning Total War franchise. Experience warfare through faction leaders in Egyptian, Canaanite, and Hittite in eight different factions, including Ramesses, Seti, Tausret, Amenmesse, Bay, Irsu, Kurunta, and Suppiluliuma. There are also DLC Faction Packs to come, so you can experience even more in this turn-based empire management.

This tumultuous era of history lets you enjoy different cultures, fight through sandstorms and other natural disasters, face adversaries on the battlefield, and more as you live through the chaos of Egypt’s last great Pharaoh. Total War: Pharaoh is the newest edition to the Grand Strategy series with an abundance of options to experience the brutality of Egypt and the power of the throne at the height of its power.