Strategy game developer Tilted Mill Entertainment has announced a partnership with Valve that brings Children of the Nile: Extended Edition to the popular Steam digital distribution service. Gamers who already own Children of the Nile can upgrade to the Extended Edition free of charge when the update is released.

"Tilted Mill is committed to advancing the Children of the Nile franchise as an independent studio with the release of the Enhanced Edition, and we are bringing the CotN experience to a whole new audience of players by expanding our distribution network with the leading online platform for PC Games, Steam," said Chris Beatrice, founder and president of Tilted Mill Entertainment, in a press release Big Download received via email.

In Children of the Nile, players control a Pharoah tasked with guiding "uour people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization. Guide your people well and you will build breathtaking pyramids, explore the ancient world and wage war against your enemies," according to the game's official Steam site.