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city-building game
Zeus: Master of Olympus
By Impressions Games, released 1 Jan 2000
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Zeus: Master of Olympus is a city-building strategy game from Impressions Games, released for Windows in 2000. Starting with land by the Aegean, players plan a city by laying roads, building monuments, setting taxes and managing trade. They can also raise armies and fleets to fight neighboring cities, with outcomes affecting whether rivals become vassals or demand tribute.
The game’s mythological setting includes Greece and Atlantis, with buildings such as sanctuaries and Atlantean pyramids. Players can mine orichalc and construct specialized buildings including bibliotheques and observatories. The supplied description also covers Poseidon content, colonies across the ancient Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia, and an Adventure Editor for creating adventures. Heroes can be summoned to deal with monsters and plagues, while gods and goddesses offer protection when appeased. Steam lists single-player play and Family Sharing. Zeus: Master of Olympus focuses on city growth, trade, politics and military conflict in a mythological world.
What players like, and what they don't
- Manage taxes, trade and city construction
- Build armies and fleets
- Includes an Adventure Editor
- Mythological heroes and creatures feature
- Steam lists single-player only
- Listed platform is Windows only
Who it suits
This suits players who enjoy single-player city building, resource and trade management, and strategy in a mythological setting. The Adventure Editor may appeal to players who want to create their own adventures.
Zeus: Master of Olympus combines city planning with trade, diplomacy and military campaigns. Its mythology, colonies and Adventure Editor broaden the city-building focus.
