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Lands of Ma'at

Builders of the Past · Published by Builders of the Past

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

Lands of Ma'at is a city-builder with automation elements which puts you in charge of building the Great Pyramid. Found and develop cities all across Ancient Egypt, manage resources and logistics, spread faith and witness one of the greatest creations in history rising right before your eyes.

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Discover the ancient world as you develop cities and manage resources for the rise of the Great Pyramid. Witness history unfold in this unique simulation experience by Builders of the Past.

About this game

The era of pyramids and mighty pharaohs is long gone.

The Great Drought brought famine. Governors became insatiable traders, obsessed only with their own survival.

You are a young nomarch with one of the country’s provinces under your control. Unable to see Egypt straying from the path of Order — Ma’at — and becoming the land of Chaos — Isfet, you attempt a daring endeavor to lead your people back to serving the gods — the true and only way to continue living in the afterworld, Duat.

Building the Great Pyramid should restore the unity of Egypt, bring back Ma’at as the main concept of life, and atone for your country’s sins before the gods.

Grand Goal — Build the Great Pyramid


Set up workflows and witness all stages of construction — from obtaining resources to each individual stone being placed. As the one overseeing the construction, you get to realise the actual size and complexity of the task.

You can always slow down and observe the daily life of your province — from a bird’s-eye view or up close — watching people work, trade, and live in the Order created by your own hands.

Resources and Building


Resources are the core of everything in Lands of Ma’at. Your task is not simply to obtain them, but to transform chaotic movement into an efficient, orderly system.

Build roads, create trade and production chains, analyse routes, and eliminate weak points. The better the transportation network, the less effort it takes to sustain the system — and the more opportunities for expansion and development appear.

World and Exploration


The game takes place on a massive procedurally generated map with complete freedom of construction. Realise your architectural ideas by placing buildings exactly where you want, integrating them into the landscape, laying roads, constructing temples, and forming residential districts.

The lands of Egypt are far from perfect Order: many regions are abandoned and dangerous. You decide where to spread your influence — founding new cities, connecting them with roads, and turning wilderness into habitable land.

Expeditions allow you to explore new territories, discover rare resources, and recover long-lost knowledge required for further development and increasingly complex projects.

Population and Cities


You don’t need to manually place thousands of houses. Instead, you define the city’s foundation by constructing key buildings — markets, main streets, temples, and recreational structures.

From there, cities grow organically. Citizens settle in the most convenient and attractive locations, build homes, and live their lives, increasing Order and prosperity in your name.

The more attractive and developed a territory becomes, the larger its residential quarters will grow, gradually forming rich and lively districts.

Religion and Zeal


Great construction requires great Zeal and deep faith. In Lands of Ma’at, religion plays a vital role in society and directly affects its ability to unite and act as one.

Zeal is the driving force behind all grand ambitions. By maintaining it through development, religious ceremonies, and societal stability, you shape a civilization capable not merely of survival, but of creating wonders destined to outlast millennia.

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10, 11 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 6400 / AMD X8 FX-8300
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 12 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10, 11 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 7400 / AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
  • Memory: 32 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 12 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible

Supported Languages

English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Japanese

Latest news

  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Welcome to Lands of Ma’at!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45950959/759cd5f00e4debb3dcd6f1df3d36595804350737.jpg Hi! Builders of the Past here. We’re a small team of developers inspired by the history of Ancient Egypt, and it led us to developing Lands of Ma’at — a city-building simulator where your goal is to construct Great Pyramid. And the process of construction isn’t abstract — you will build Great Pyramid literally stone by stone. Every block is real, and you’ll witness every single one being placed with your own eyes. Historically the pyramids were built from limestone blocks quarried nearby and then somehow lifted to the top. Unfortunately, we don’t know the exact method used by the Egyptians. So for Lands of Ma’at we’ve slightly adapted the approach described by Herodotus — in our game, blocks are lifted using levers and supports. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45950959/992a17e6adf3ec0d06132ee6c183ee70b75d444d.jpgWe consider this a suitable simplification, as we don’t aim for strict historical accuracy, although we do aim for a certain level of realism: for example, in the game you will see farmers working in the fields.You can see what it looks like in the game here: Have you noticed that the city’s buildings are missing textures? That’s because the game is still at an early stage of development, and there’s a lot of work to be done. In the future, we’d also like to tell you more about another crucial part of the game — city building. Constructing Great Pyramid is, of course, the main goal, but without a prosperous economy and logistics, it can’t be achieved.So stay tuned for updates!
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