The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition

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 637 reviews of which 485 were positive and 152 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

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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

Reviews

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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.

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...

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).

March 2024

An absolute classic! The main game is one of the best strategy games I have played. While the mechanics aren't very deep like other games, the scope and variety really makes this game stand on its own. The main campaign is fun and gives at least 20 hours of game play on its own. The expansion brings new fun features into the game but the campaign sucks honestly. The style of the game fits amazingly, its not too over the top like the newer games. It's just realistic enough to make it look really appealing but also stylized to give it a unique identity. The modern games have too much of that fantasy/story book like style that just waters down the overall look. However, Ubisoft shot the accessibility and I am sure its one reason people complain about the game. Uplay is a terrible launcher that should not be forced on the player. But if you can ignore Ubisoft and a few bugs here and there, this game is an incredibly fun experience. Highly recommend, especially if you played it as a kid!

March 2024

Quick Notes • This is the game for when I just want to relax and build a beautiful city. It's a very rewarding and fun experience. • I have absolutely zero complaints about this game, although I can imagine that some people might find the combat system lacking. I personally don't play this game for its combat. Evaluation Graphics ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Free Fire Gameplay ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't Audio ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf Audience ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☐ Adults ☑ All PC Requirements ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer Difficulty ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls Grind ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ You could grind achievements ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You‘ll need a second life for grinding Story ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It‘ll replace your life Game Time ☐ Really short (0 - 2 hours) ☐ Short (2 - 8 hours) ☐ Few hours (8 - 12 hours) ☑ Long (12+ hours) ☐ Endless Price ☐ Funded by microtransactions ☐ It’s free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money Bugs ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ Cyberpunk 2077 ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{5/5}---

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The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition

11.99€

7.2

485

152

Online players

Developer

Ubisoft Blue Byte

Publisher

Ubisoft

Release 22 Jan 2019

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