Ancient Egypt-set cozy open-world life simulation game Fields of Aaru announced for PC

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Zymartu Games, a small studio created by Marcel and Thu, just revealed their new game, Fields of Aaru. It’s a relaxing life simulation set in the Ancient Egyptian afterlife, and players can explore an open world. The game has been in the works for three years and is planned to release on PC through Steam in the fourth quarter of 2026, though a specific date hasn’t been announced yet.

Here is an overview of the game, via Zymartu Games:

About

Experience a relaxing life simulation set in the beautiful afterlife of Ancient Egypt. Grow crops along the Nile River, build friendships with the people who live there, and create a cozy home for eternity. Explore the desert to find hidden oases, impressive pyramids, and mysterious tombs. Gain magical abilities by repairing ancient monuments and honoring the gods with offerings.

In Fields of Aaru, you’ll experience the afterlife of ancient Egypt, living a new life along the Nile River. You can build a house, help restore the village, and spend your time farming, fishing, and observing wildlife. Eventually, you can explore the desert to discover ancient ruins, tombs, and long-lost secrets.

Key Features

  • Befriend the Locals – Meet the villagers, take on quests, and help restore the town. Get to know the people of Aaru and lend a hand through quests that fix up the town and bring daily life back into rhythm. Along the way you’ll learn ancient crafts like shaping stone, firing clay, and irrigating your fields.
  • Harvest the Nile’s Bounty – Build your daily routine around farming, fishing, and gathering. Plant crops in fertile soil, cast a line in the Nile, and head out to gather raw materials you’ll need for tools and building. Use irrigation and shadufs to bring water to new fields. Dig canals, shape the land, and expand what you can grow.
  • Venture Into the Desert – Step beyond the Nile’s reach and cross the sands to discover hidden oases, ruins, and ancient tombs. Carry water and look for shade as you head into the open desert. Search for oases, explore ruins, and descend into tombs to uncover rare materials and lost knowledge buried beneath the sand. What you bring back changes what you can craft and build back along the Nile.
  • Appease the Gods – Make offerings to the gods to earn blessings and unlock new powers. Uncover shrines scattered across the world and bring offerings to earn the gods’ favor. Each god offers their own set of boons. Ptah empowers your tools and craftwork, Hapi speeds up crop growth and makes harvests more bountiful, and Sekhmet grants protection and combat prowess for the desert and its dangers.
  • Discover New Lands – Cross the Nile to reach new regions with brand-new landscapes, mysteries, and treasures. Leave the familiar riverbanks behind and explore new lands where the sands turn white and pyramids rise from the horizon. Restore ancient obelisks to awaken their power, creating new ways to travel between distant regions.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

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2026-03-19 20:01