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If you enjoy classic city builders with a rich ancient-Egypt vibe, please consider nominating Builders of Egypt for the Steam Awards 2025. From the Nile Delta to Nubia, you’ll shape a dynasty across a full historical campaign or a creative sandbox: plan districts, balance trade and economy, care for your citizens, command armies, and raise pyramids and temples brick by brick. Watch settlements bloom along the Nile, manage floods and logistics, and turn a patch of desert into a thriving capital.
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But first a brief, honest note: the recent silence is only apparent - we’re actively working on the next patch. Players have shared a lot of feedback, and the game’s overall rating is deserved; there’s no point arguing with that. We’re taking it on the chin and pushing forward. Right now we’re focused on stability, performance, economic balance, UI clarity, pathfinding polish, and a bundle of quality-of-life upgrades. Your reports guide our task list, and we’re committed to delivering meaningful improvements - full patch notes are coming soon.

If you feel we’ve earned it, your nomination truly helps us keep building a better game.
My suggested categories:

• Outstanding Visual Style
  
  
• Best Game You Suck At (my personal best)
  
  
• Sit Back and Relax

Thank you for every review, bug report, and word of encouragement - together we’re turning sandstone into monuments.

Nominate here: https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/nominations/2025

* Fixed language display in the main menu

More fixes coming soon.

Version 1.5 has now officially left the test branch and is LIVE on the main branch for everyone!
This is a major milestone for Builders of Egypt, as the entire game now runs on Unreal Engine 5.6.

IMPORTANT: From this version onward, Builders of Egypt requires a graphics card supporting DirectX 12. If your hardware does not support DX12, please use the legacy branch (details below).


Version 1.5 is the result of a complete migration to Unreal Engine 5.6, bringing a wide range of improvements.

Highlights include:

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  Better LOD handling - smoother transitions, no more abrupt "popping" or missing detail.
  
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  Lighting powered by Lumen - more natural and dynamic global illumination. Shadows are sharper, light bounces from surfaces, and scenes look more cohesive.
  
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  Resource savings thanks to Nanite - extremely detailed 3D models at a fraction of the cost, reducing GPU load, especially in large cities and complex maps.
  
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  Virtual Textures - all materials in the game now use virtual textures, resulting in significant VRAM savings.
  
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  Enhanced object culling - better scene management, smoother gameplay.
  
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  Selected textures updated and refined.
  
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  Numerous bugfixes and performance optimizations.

This update also introduced support for DLSS, which may provide a performance boost on supported hardware. While it doesn’t solve every bottleneck (some are still rooted in code logic rather than graphics), it can help especially on weaker GPUs.


Please note: Due to the scale of this update, some players may need to reinstall the game to avoid technical issues.
Your Save Games from earlier versions should work, but this cannot be fully guaranteed because of the engine migration. We recommend making a backup of your save files before continuing.


The previous version of the game, based on Unreal Engine 4.25, has now retired to a dedicated legacy branch.
This option is available for players who, for any reason, cannot or do not want to switch to UE 5.6 (for example, due to lack of DX12 support).

To switch to the legacy version:

1. Right-click on Builders of Egypt in your Steam library.
   
   
2. Select Properties, then go to the Betas tab.
   
   
3. In the dropdown, select: legacy_4_25_4
   
   
4. Steam will download and install the previous version.

The legacy branch will remain available indefinitely, but will no longer receive updates or fixes.



With the engine migration complete, our main focus will be on:

1. fixing smaller bugs that may still appear after the transition,
   
   
2. optimizing NPC performance, which has been one of the most demanding areas.

In the old engine, optimization options were extremely limited. Now, with UE 5.6, we already reduced frame creation cost from several dozen ms to just ~1 ms in crowded cities during test builds. This is very promising, but it requires a full rework of NPC systems.

Currently, performance drops are most noticeable when there is a high concentration of inhabitants in advanced cities. I already have a solution in mind, which I hope to implement with the next update. This will be a complex but crucial step toward making large settlements run much smoother.


While the migration to Unreal Engine 5.6 has solved many longstanding problems and opened up new possibilities, there are still areas requiring optimization, especially in the game’s core logic and systems. Your feedback is invaluable in tracking down and resolving these lingering issues, so please continue to share your experiences on the forums.

This update marks a huge milestone for Builders of Egypt, and sets the stage for bringing the game up to contemporary standards, with new features and improvements coming in the near future.

Thank you for your patience, your support, and for being part of the BoE community!
See you on the Nile!

IMPORTANT: This update requires a graphics card supporting DirectX 12!
With this release, Builders of Egypt now fully relies on DirectX 12. If your hardware does not support DX12, you will not be able to play the new version.

Please note: This update is currently available on a separate patch_test branch. It will remain there for about two weeks as a transition period, during which we will be conducting intensive tests. After that, version 1.5 will become the new default on the main branch. The exact date of this switch will be announced after the testing period.
These two weeks are especially important for tracking down and fixing minor issues that may arise from:

• a different philosophy of UI development in UE 5.6,
  
  
• the complete overhaul of all game materials to use virtual textures (resulting in huge VRAM savings),
  
  
• improvements in performance, shading and lighting using Lumen.

Please note: While Lumen delivers spectacular results, it can put a heavy load on your GPU. In the next update, we plan to add an option to disable Lumen for players who prefer performance over maximum visual effects.


If you want to experience all the new engine features, optimizations, and changes ahead of the main release, you can easily switch to the test branch:

1. Right-click on Builders of Egypt in your Steam library.
   
   
2. Select Properties, then go to the Betas tab.
   
   
3. In the dropdown, select: patch_test
   
   
4. Steam will download and install the latest test version.

Once the transition period is over, this version will become the new default on the main branch.

After the two-week transition period, the previous version based on Unreal Engine 4.25.4 will “retire” to a dedicated legacy branch.
It will remain available for anyone who, for any reason, does not want or cannot switch to Unreal Engine 5.6 (for example, due to hardware limitations or lack of DirectX 12 support).
You’ll still be able to access and play the older version, but please note it will no longer receive updates or new fixes.

To play on the legacy branch after the transition period, follow these steps:

1. Right-click on Builders of Egypt in your Steam library.
   
   
2. Select Properties, then go to the Betas tab.
   
   
3. In the dropdown, select: legacy_4_25_4
   
   
4. Steam will download and install the previous version.

Version 1.5 is the direct result of migrating Builders of Egypt to Unreal Engine 5.6. This upgrade brings a wide range of improvements - starting with much better LOD management, enhanced lighting, and culling, and ending with numerous bugfixes and overall performance boosts.
This update opens the door to modern, "civilized" gaming with contemporary solutions, and the first of those is support for DLSS, offering a potential performance boost, especially for players with lower-end graphics cards.

However, in the case of Builders of Egypt, DLSS won't work miracles - most of the performance issues have been (and to some extent still are) rooted more in the code itself than in unoptimized graphics. Still, it’s another tool in your hands and might help, especially on older hardware.

Key improvements:

• Better LOD handling - smoother transitions, no more abrupt "popping" or missing detail.
  
  
• Lighting powered by Lumen - the new real-time global illumination system brings more realistic and natural lighting. Shadows are sharper and more accurate, light bounces from surfaces, and the entire world feels more cohesive and believable. You’ll notice improved contrast, softer ambient lighting, and much more accurate shadows on buildings, trees, and all environment details - especially as the time of day changes.
  
  
• Resource savings thanks to Nanite - a breakthrough virtualized geometry technology lets us use extremely detailed 3D models without overloading your GPU or CPU, even when your city grows to enormous sizes. In practice, this means less strain on your computer and better performance - especially in big cities or on highly detailed maps.
  
  
• Complete material overhaul - virtual textures