The player must solve an array of ancient riddles that will help a dying Pharaoh survive and restore Egypt to glory.

In 2010–2012, Microïds released an adaptation of the game called Egypt: The Prophecy, split into parts, for the Apple iPhone.

At the age of sixty years, Pharaoh Ramesses II asks the Oracle of Ammun to extend his reign; the God accepts, at the condition that a majestic obelisk is built before the Shemu season comes.

[3] DreamCatcher subsequently revealed the game in April 2003, under the name The Egyptian Prophecy in North America and Egypt III: The Fate of Ramses in Europe.

[9] A group of those laid off from DreamCatcher Europe, led by Benoît Hozjan, proceeded to found the independent developer Kheops Studio.