The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition

Steam Deck Unsupported

Ubisoft Blue Byte · Strategy · Jan 22, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

At $11.99. It has been as low as $4.79.

77%
Mostly Positive
748 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 748 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I find myself coming back every couple of years to play through the campaign with its cheesy dialogues and the "good moral" message the dialogues convey.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Even though the game is old, the graphics are pretty.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay feels like a natural evolution of the slot-and-tile based approaches in the originals, without straying too far from it like the newer titles.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
His cheat-code of stealing troops can also turn every fight in your favour, its pretty ridiculous considering theres only two kinds of troops (not considering siege weapons since they can't fight troops) which don't really counter one another.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters30 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Gameplay18 reviews
Combat15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer13 reviews
62%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs11 reviews
18%
Crashes9 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 5 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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