Release Date: February 17, 2023
The eighth entry in the series of economic strategy games, in which the players assume control of the titular settlers. The Settlers combines solutions from previous entries in the series with completely new gameplay mechanics.
The Settlers is the eighth entry in the cult series of strategy games that started in 1993. The title is also a reboot of the series. The game was developed by the German Blue Byte studio, which takes care of the series' development. The same team has been working on Anno since 2006.
The Settlers is the return to the well-known solutions from the third and fourth part of the series. We play the role of a leader of one of three factions (Elari, Maru and Jorn) and our main goal is to develop our settlement and fight with neighboring tribes. We achieve success by taking care of the military base and, above all, economic base. Landmarks, which are special places on the map, help us - occupying them gives us various useful bonuses (e.g. after sacrificing tools we'll receive a few weapons needed to recruit soldiers).
The key factor that determines victory or defeat is economy. We must ensure that we do not run out of key resources (such as stone, wood or iron ore). We can speed up their production with food - delivering it to the right facility will please our settlers and make them work more efficiently.
An important role in the game will be played by engineer units, which we can manually control, just like our soldiers. They discover ore deposits, expand our territory or bring to the warehouse the resources discovered on the map and coming from the landmarks.
The main game mode of The Settlers game is the story campaign. Multiplayer PvP skirmishes and battles with the artificial intelligence complement it.
The Settlers features three-dimensional graphics that use warm, colorful style. During the game, the players can observe the daily life of the citizens, the steps of production of equipment, and the process of constructing buildings. The game is powered by Snowdrop Engine – the same technology was used, among other games, in Tom Clancy’s The Division.
Platforms:
PC Windows February 17, 2023
PlayStation 4 July 4, 2023
Xbox One July 4, 2023
Nintendo Switch July 4, 2023
Developer: Ubisoft Blue Byte
Publisher: Ubisoft
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Top s for The Settlers: New Allies Video Game:
System Requirements for The Settlers: New Allies Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3-6100 3.7 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 950 / Radeon RX 550 or better, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon RX 570 or better, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for The Settlers: New Allies Video Game.
Wccftech: 5 / 10 by Chris Wray
The Settlers: New Allies isn't quite the return to Settlers that fans of the franchise would want. Shallow across all areas, with basic city-building and very basic strategy elements, held together by an average narrative. It's not a bad game, but it's also not good.
Digitally ed: 2.5 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury
Ubisoft’s city builders tend to be good: Anno was released on console just last year and it is a genuinely good time. But then Anno respects the player’s intelligence and allows them to make mistakes and try things along the way. The Settlers: New Allies wants you to play like an automaton, and the inflexibility and lack of variety in this game become draining far too quickly. It’s a treat to look at, but it’s a sour thing to play, and it’s immensely disappointing that we’ve waited 13 years for this.
But Why Tho?: 6 / 10 by Arron Kluz
Overall, The Settlers: New Allies is a solid starting point to reboot the RTS franchise. While its campaign is dull enough to be ignored, the game’s bones are strong enough to solidly entertaining online play. Despite its issues it has the potential to breathe new life into The Settlers as a franchise, which would be great for all RTS fans.
Average score from votes.