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The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom PC
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Mar 23, 2010
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Metascore
79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critics What's this?

User Score
4.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 145 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Settlers: Paths to a Kingdom is the latest game from the award-winning kingdom building strategy series. Created in 1993, The Settlers franchise is one of the best selling strategy brands with over 500,000 units sold in the US and over 7MM units worldwide LTD. In Paths to a Kingdom, the military, economic, and research systems are richer than ever. This allows players to play and win the way they want. Beyond the game campaign, fully customizable pre-designed maps, downloadable expansions and anticipated player-generated content will guarantee wide-ranging experiences. The innovation does not stop at the game content. The Settlers: Paths to a Kingdom will integrate the player’s social networks contacts on Facebook and Twitter. By allowing consumers to play the way they want and share their progress with their friends, this is truly the most accessible and innovative Settlers title to date. [Ubisoft]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. BigPond GameArena
    90
    If you're a fan of games like Sim City, Tropico, Caesar or even the earlier Settlers games, this game probably isn't one you want to miss. The changes from the earlier games and from other games in its genre are almost all for the better, and it's just generally a well put-together piece of entertainment - whether you prefer to build sand castles or kick them over.
  2. GameStar
    88
    This is a complete make-over of the series. It's faster, more diverse, more flexible and because of these changes it's extremely thrilling, too. There are a lot of ways to win, so trying out new strategies is very entertaining.
  3. PC Zone UK
    74
    An absolute ton of very German micromanagement. [June 2010, p.87]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 8 out of 22
  1. marqpas
    7
    It is a nice new chapter in a beloved sequel, for me starting with Settlers 2. Not a great game, but nice. Great music, good athmosphere, but gameplay and game mechanics are quite unclear. This is a sort of "trial and error" concept. However, I will not buy this (or any other software, for that matter) until the DRM is removed permanently. Companies have a choice here: they can earn my money by making good games, or they can persist in endless patching and forcing spyware. We'll see.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Anca
    5
    9 points for the game itself. 1 Point for the DRM. So ... 5/10. It remember every others settlers games, maybe sometime a little bit "previous-version-like". 1 point for this annoying DRM which prevented us from playing our game for days and days. Each time server is offline, or crashed, we can't play the game. With this protection, they killed the game.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  3. SheffieldSteel
    3
    As a long time Settlers fan I bought this game with high hopes. While nicely polished and offering a fair amount of customisability, it lackis the depth and lasting appeal of earlier games in the series. And thanks to the ridiculous DRM scheme, I have been unable to play it on the weekends on several occasions..… Expand
    • 8 of 8 users said yes

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