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Build vibrant cities in a medieval world with this modernized version of The Settlers – Rise of an Empire. Each character leads their individual lives and can be observed by you at any time. Will you go down in history as a legendary king?

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is a strategy, city builder and medieval game developed by Ubisoft Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft.
Released on January 22nd 2019 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain and Polish.

It has received 670 reviews of which 510 were positive and 160 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition into these genres:

Strategy City Builder Medieval Multiplayer Singleplayer RTS

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
  • Processor: 64-bit CPU
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 11–compliant card with Shader Model 4.0 or higher
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 11-compliant sound card

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May 2025
Not gonna lie, I played this as a kid so I have a lot of nostalgia for it. Is it the best real time strategy game out there? Far from it. But it's fun, at least to me. Note that this game is very easy. It poses no challenge whatsoever, except for like 2 out of 16 missions in the campaign.
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Nov. 2024
I've loved this game since it first came out. I remember being amazed at the graphics then, though of course they're a bit dated now, but no less charming. It's easily my favourite game in the Settlers franchise, and the only one I play again and again. In fact, it's my favourite game of all time and easily the one I've played the most hours on and for the longest time, period; first on disc, and then on multiple other platforms later on. This is the game that got me into gaming. Heck, when I first got it, my computer couldn't handle it and wouldn't show me the actual screen, only the buttons that come up when you press on things, so I was randomly clicking around the screen trying to find something to interact with so I could play it, and I was still obsessed even playing blind!! In short: -Good plot -Good balance of city/ resource management, battle, tactics and story. -Easy to understand; no 3 hour tutorial, the game guides you through gracefully. -Love that it doesn't go on forever like most modern games and you can finish a map between 1-3 hours usually, so there's an end point where you feel you've accomplished something, like finishing a story chapter. -Definitely try the expansion pack- more story, more maps, more fun! -Not turn-based. -Free placement of buildings; no grid. -Different story for every map- try them all! -Engaging! Can't recommend it enough!!
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Nov. 2024
maybe an age thing I used to love the settlers, it was a nice slow paced city builder with combat elements, Maybe I am just old but the nice pace and everything is just comforting. You end up spending so many hours playing it without really noticing. Controls are easy, with a few exceptions, missions are not difficult and the lack of micro managing is refreshing to return to.
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Sept. 2024
Grand Warning!!! Dear players be aware that this game takes much more disk space that initially required. For me it took 70+GB additional allocated memory on my hard drive. I finally got program that verifies how many space takes a program on pc. And it verified that this game took 70+Gb of actual space +allocated space. After game deletion my disk free memory added 70+GB... Same thing goes for other Games like Ceasar4(up to 20GB) or Sea Dogs To each his own(up to 50GB instead of basic 12GB). or Rome Total War Gold Edition(complete)(40+GB instead of 4GB) or Sea Dogs City of Abandoned ships(up to 40GB instead of 8GB).... So i suggest to check your PC with such programs if you have trouble with LIMITED HARD DRIVE SPACE...
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July 2024
Played the original many years ago (last time in 2014 according to Steam) and liked it a lot. Purchased the history edition out of nostalgia so I could play it again (Win 10). Controls feel a bit outdated and can’t scroll to the right with my mouse for some reason. Have to use the arrows. Otherwise, recommended to any fan of The Settlers franchise. Arguably the best game in the series (I play single player only).
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The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.99€ on Steam.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition received 510 positive votes out of a total of 670 achieving a rating of 7.24.
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The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition was developed by Ubisoft Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is not playable on MacOS.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is not playable on Linux.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition PEGI 12
11.99€
7.2
510
160
Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
23
Developer
Ubisoft Blue Byte
Publisher
Ubisoft
Release 22 Jan 2019
Platforms
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