The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 763 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Ubisoft Blue Byte · Strategy · Jan 22, 2019

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio5 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 763 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The RTS aspect feels comfortable, the graphics are beautiful, and I have encountered no serious technical issues in the game.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the mechanics aren't very deep like other games, the scope and variety really makes this game stand on its own.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The main campaign is fun and gives at least 20 hours of game play on its own.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics29 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Story17 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
78% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
33% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
86% still recommend
Multiplayer
62% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Bugs
22% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Remote Play Together

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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