The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition

Medieval city-building strategy where citizens follow daily routines

Ubisoft Blue Byte · Published by Ubisoft · Released Jan 22, 2019

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 761
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 10 in 30 days
Playing now: 19; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 7 years ago; Feb 27, 2019

What is The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition?

A medieval city-building strategy game where you build settlements, observe citizens’ daily lives, and grow your empire’s wealth with the goal of becoming a legendary king. This edition includes the main game and The Eastern Realm expansion, with single-player and multiplayer modes.

For you if...

+you prefer slow, relaxed city building
+you like watching citizens go about daily routines
+you want simple strategy focused on town economies

Not for you if...

−you prefer fast-paced strategy over slow settlement growth
−you want complex systems or a high level of challenge

What players say

77% of 761 reviews are positive · 80% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the relaxed pace of building towns and watching citizens go about their routines. Their most common complaint is the required Ubisoft account and launcher, which some say prevent them from playing.

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The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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