The Settlers: New Allies

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2.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 88 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 88
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 88
  3. Negative: 70 out of 88

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  1. Tubey
    Feb 18, 2023
    3
    Five plus years of development and this is the net result...

    I can't even put into words my disappointment; this was one of my most anticipated games since 2018 and it's a calamity. It looks OK visually, but everything else - everything - is a disaster. It's like the developers skim read a Wikipedia entry about the series and decided to just plow on making the most basic, uninspired RTS    Five plus years of development and this is the net result...

    I can't even put into words my disappointment; this was one of my most anticipated games since 2018 and it's a calamity. It looks OK visually, but everything else - everything - is a disaster. It's like the developers skim read a Wikipedia entry about the series and decided to just plow on making the most basic, uninspired RTS imaginable and slap the Settlers name on it.

    A question for you, Ubisoft - how can you monetise a game with in-game transactions when the game is so god-awful that nobody with half a brain could tolerate more than an hour of it?

    Thankfully I've got Settlers II to get the bad taste out of my mouth from this - yeah it may be around 17+ years old at this point but it has 100x the heart and gameplay of this modern trainwreck.

    3/10, it should be a 2 for the graphics alone but it's also mechanically... fine I guess, it's just that it's a terrible actual game, so I give it a 3. But it's SO disappointing it's honestly tempting to just slap a zero on it out of disgust. Bah.    … Expand
  2. claddd
    Feb 18, 2023
    1
    This is NOT a settlers game....
    This an "Age of" copy
    => Misleading branding
  3. Eskylious
    Feb 20, 2023
    1
    To carry the name of The Settlers and provide gameplay this shallow is incredibly saddening. They removed the requirement of food for your people. Shortened production lines. Made military recruitment and combat single unit based instead of squads. Finally removed any social aspect from your population. They tried very hard to be the next Action RTS with an IP that was never intended to beTo carry the name of The Settlers and provide gameplay this shallow is incredibly saddening. They removed the requirement of food for your people. Shortened production lines. Made military recruitment and combat single unit based instead of squads. Finally removed any social aspect from your population. They tried very hard to be the next Action RTS with an IP that was never intended to be such. They get points for the visuals, it looks pretty. But after about an hour you'll realize looks are all it has going for it. Ultimately with constant crashes, lackluster gameplay, server side connection issues and day one MTX. its not worth your time. Instead you'll get an itch to go play Anno 1800, which at this point, does Settlers better than Settlers.… Expand
  4. KannelPL
    Feb 19, 2023
    4
    Settlers: New Aliens, a game we have been eagerly anticipating, has ultimately left us feeling disappointed. The game shows potential, but it is hidden behind numerous issues and strange decisions. What surprised me the most is that, in this game, both the multiplayer mode and the storyline are very weak, whereas in a real-time strategy game, it is typically the multiplayer mode that isSettlers: New Aliens, a game we have been eagerly anticipating, has ultimately left us feeling disappointed. The game shows potential, but it is hidden behind numerous issues and strange decisions. What surprised me the most is that, in this game, both the multiplayer mode and the storyline are very weak, whereas in a real-time strategy game, it is typically the multiplayer mode that is the driving force of the gameplay.. Unfortunately, this mode is plagued with problems such as desynchronization, which causes everyone to get kicked out after just 30 minutes of gameplay. Additionally, the lack of the ability to create lobbies or custom games in multiplayer mode is frustrating. While this game does have potential, it seems that the developers' focus was more on creating a store for microtransactions and skins rather than addressing the game's issues… Expand
  5. Dansk_vand
    Feb 19, 2023
    1
    it's a pretty bad story, it's a pretty bad campaign and I don't know if any others have the same problem but my game is crashing from time to time and when you got 500 settlers and make a big trade you just gonna sit and wait and it god damn annoying how you place buildings (Sorry for grammar mistakes english is not my first language)
  6. Vertran187
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    Over simplified bad AI not as good a previous games id even say the original was a better game. Ubisoft just don`t care anymore zero effort or zero talent don`t waste your money.
  7. QBallDuke
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    Worst game I have ever seen. Micro transaktion. Nothing to do with the Seddlers game . Stupid mobile game
  8. FredDie86
    Feb 20, 2023
    2
    Now I get why they didn't really market this game and didn't want reviews on release...game is dumbed down joke..there are mobile games more complex than this. Crazy that same company did Anno 1800, which is great (even though it costs like 200E with all the DLCs). 2 points for the nice visuals.

    Games these days are just garbage, especially AAA.
  9. TerMixCz
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    This game is bad joke..... naprosto vyhozené peníze. S původním settlers to kromě názvu nemá nic společnèho....
  10. SquerQ
    Feb 19, 2023
    2
    Very simplistic mechanics, unnecessary RTS elements, poor story in the campaign ... Not such a new installment I expected :/
  11. mirrors90
    Feb 20, 2023
    0
    Dear lord. Ubisoft, what have you done?

    This game is so dumbed down you could play it on an iPad. No food chain, no good ai? The voice actors are abysmal. The gameplay is abysmal. The micro transactions are just the final insult. This isn’t the settlers. This is an extremely poor product which you have slapped the settlers on and hoped it sold.
  12. GandalfCzarny
    Feb 19, 2023
    1
    What do you expect? A good game, made by people who care? Oh please. This is Ubisoft game.
  13. Zoolis
    Feb 19, 2023
    2
    its a "ok" game, i would say its 30% settlers and 70% age of empires.
    Looks nice and the gameplay was smooth.
    The single player game was quite ok but i bought it for skirmish and it failed horribly there. No options whatsoever to customize your game, the only thing you could choose was 1vs1, 2vs2 and 4vs4 and what empire you would like to play. No choosing of map, difficulty, resource    its a "ok" game, i would say its 30% settlers and 70% age of empires.
    Looks nice and the gameplay was smooth.
    The single player game was quite ok but i bought it for skirmish and it failed horribly there.
    No options whatsoever to customize your game, the only thing you could choose was 1vs1, 2vs2 and 4vs4 and what empire you would like to play. No choosing of map, difficulty, resource options or anything like that.
    Never tried PvP.    … Expand
  14. StiggurBohn
    Feb 19, 2023
    5
    This is not a classic the Settlers game, and I don't think it wants to be. I was mega hyped by the first images and announcements, and then came the beta, which disappointed me. But the finished product is not as bad as the beta, and certainly not as bad as I feared it would be. Some of the mechanics work and bring some fun to the game, but I'm getting used to the fact that the game willThis is not a classic the Settlers game, and I don't think it wants to be. I was mega hyped by the first images and announcements, and then came the beta, which disappointed me. But the finished product is not as bad as the beta, and certainly not as bad as I feared it would be. Some of the mechanics work and bring some fun to the game, but I'm getting used to the fact that the game will soon cease to be fun.… Expand
  15. BeCaEmRe
    Feb 19, 2023
    3
    Gute Grafik,schönes Spiel wenn nicht alle paar Minuten Abstürze da wären ! Viel Geld für für Ärger
  16. Wiredness
    Feb 19, 2023
    1
    Probably the slowest paced most boring game I have ever played. Hard to even get through the tutorial.
  17. Icemelt
    Feb 21, 2023
    1
    They should have just called it "Age of Settlers," because that's all it is.

    Redesigned from the ground up, huh? More like, copied the most basic RTS design and used the Settlers brand to sell it. I have a feeling this game will be record-breaking. That is, record-breaking number of REFUNDS because of the false advertising. What a joke! It also makes me really wonder about so    They should have just called it "Age of Settlers," because that's all it is.

    Redesigned from the ground up, huh? More like, copied the most basic RTS design and used the Settlers brand to sell it. I have a feeling this game will be record-breaking. That is, record-breaking number of REFUNDS because of the false advertising.

    What a joke!

    It also makes me really wonder about so called "professional" reviews. Are these people being PAID to rate games well, or are they just oblivious to the franchise in general? It makes me wonder if they're even gamers at all. It makes me wonder if they even PLAYED THE GAME!?

    One point for graphics. That's it.    … Expand
  18. JohnLSD
    Mar 1, 2023
    0
    Not a builder anymore. It's oversimplified and dumb downed. It has no depth and there is nothing to do except to wait. It's also full of bugs and glitches. But the worst part, there is a settlers limit of 500, even in Settlers 2 you could have more than that. The combat is mega clanky, each time you move a unit it will stop for a second while the enemy hits it. The story, for retardedNot a builder anymore. It's oversimplified and dumb downed. It has no depth and there is nothing to do except to wait. It's also full of bugs and glitches. But the worst part, there is a settlers limit of 500, even in Settlers 2 you could have more than that. The combat is mega clanky, each time you move a unit it will stop for a second while the enemy hits it. The story, for retarded kids. The campaign, with tone of crazy chores. You always have to do all kind of mission objectives, why cant i just play the game, why cant i just relax, why do i always have to do **** to be able to carry on? this game is broken on so many levels that it's impossible to fix with DLC's. And why do i have to buy DLC's to be able to play and enjoy a game that i have already bought?… Expand
  19. gingerninja11
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    Worst game I've ever played.
    I came in knowing that it would be unlikely to be even half as good as Warcraft III, but as this has been the first "proper" RTS launch in years, I was expecting at least... something.
    The campaign was a joke. It has a garbage story and does not provide you with any instructions on the mechanics. I'm utterly disappointed.
  20. Pijorro
    Feb 20, 2023
    0
    This is not "The Settlers". It looks like a Tower Defense game. Luckily I was able to request a refund on time. I don't recommend it at all.
  21. vinzentg37
    Feb 23, 2023
    0
    Wants to be a lot of things and ends up being nothing at all. Graphics are beautiful, but the price for that seems to be that the game keeps crashing. Also has a lot of other critical bugs.
  22. NeugablonzerG
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    And again, an AAA-publisher takes his chance to burry a 30-year old franchise. This could easily be the worst game of the year. No need for details, they have been discussed for month now, but a few notes:

    1. This is NOT a Settlers Game. 2. This is a BAD and BORING RTS, why play this crap, if there are so many good RTS Games with various settings waiting ouit there for us? 3. It's    And again, an AAA-publisher takes his chance to burry a 30-year old franchise. This could easily be the worst game of the year. No need for details, they have been discussed for month now, but a few notes:

    1. This is NOT a Settlers Game.
    2. This is a BAD and BORING RTS, why play this crap, if there are so many good RTS Games with various settings waiting ouit there for us?
    3. It's technically a DISASTER. How could this get relased? HOW?
    4. Ingame shop is working, actually one thing is working kappa.
    5. The Campain is boring, bad and a waste of time.
    6. The AI is so bad, actually AI's should be offended by calling this thing AI.
    7. Dont buy this, burn your money or eat it instead of investing it in this game.
    8. Bye    … Expand
  23. aubrechtv
    Feb 24, 2023
    0
    I bought subscription because of it and spent 2 hours on it and in my opinion it's wasted money.

    - Game crashed on first run. - Real visuals of game (not PR materials) looks terrible, it looks worse than 13 years older Settlers 7. - It doesn't have surround audio - Whole game looks "cheap" and unfinished (UI is absolutely terrible) - I am not aware of any way to restart campaign (I    I bought subscription because of it and spent 2 hours on it and in my opinion it's wasted money.

    - Game crashed on first run.

    - Real visuals of game (not PR materials) looks terrible, it looks worse than 13 years older Settlers 7.

    - It doesn't have surround audio

    - Whole game looks "cheap" and unfinished (UI is absolutely terrible)

    - I am not aware of any way to restart campaign (I skipped intro videos as I was just testing graphics details at first and no way to watch it now...)

    - No changes of speed in a game (you can buy Booster packs for real money)

    - Seems like realtime strategy rather than Settlers:

    - You need to have resources in advance to be able to build building.

    - Warehouses must be in close proximity of gathering places.

    - Direct management army and building units
    (engineers)


    To some extend I liked it, but not enough to spend more time on it as it felt I am playing beta version of product which is just trying to get as much money from people for as low amount of effort as possible.    … Expand
  24. MarcoBello
    Feb 20, 2023
    0
    The only settlers about this game is the name.
    Devs ignored community feedback for years. In 2018 the vision was good but never finished. Now they turned the game into this joke where you pay for the game that keeps trying to milk you more—an utterly disappointing cash grab.
    Read Facebook and game forums and see for yourself. If you have to play, wait for a fat 75% discount and don't    The only settlers about this game is the name.
    Devs ignored community feedback for years. In 2018 the vision was good but never finished. Now they turned the game into this joke where you pay for the game that keeps trying to milk you more—an utterly disappointing cash grab.
    Read Facebook and game forums and see for yourself. If you have to play, wait for a fat 75% discount and don't worry they will have to discount this game pretty soon.    … Expand
  25. haszczu
    Feb 20, 2023
    2
    Huge disappointment. Even bigger because I haven't played beta. With different name: 5 I would say. Graphic is nice (except ugly models in cutscenes). It's also kind of fun until you realize how limited number of buildings we got and how unbalanced and poor economy is. I know The Settlers series evolved through years but yh... it's not a matter of wrong choices, this game is unfinished,Huge disappointment. Even bigger because I haven't played beta. With different name: 5 I would say. Graphic is nice (except ugly models in cutscenes). It's also kind of fun until you realize how limited number of buildings we got and how unbalanced and poor economy is. I know The Settlers series evolved through years but yh... it's not a matter of wrong choices, this game is unfinished, unbalanced and broken in soo many aspects.… Expand
  26. lambass147
    Feb 24, 2023
    2
    I'm big fan of Settlers but If you wanna spend money on Settlers game go and buy Settlers 2,3 and 4. Dont waste your money on this garbage with mix of all known great strategy games. AI are bad as it can be mostly beacuse of routes and storage places - settlers always grab items near of them and not near from production building or storage - example - i had stone miner builded i build goldI'm big fan of Settlers but If you wanna spend money on Settlers game go and buy Settlers 2,3 and 4. Dont waste your money on this garbage with mix of all known great strategy games. AI are bad as it can be mostly beacuse of routes and storage places - settlers always grab items near of them and not near from production building or storage - example - i had stone miner builded i build gold mine with 1 space from that stone mine and my settlers grab stones on gold mine from the furthest storage place. next thing is in-game cash, why we should spend any money on sorry for that word stupid visuals in our beloved Settlers game ? This thing should not be in game at all. Mostly disappointing is campaign we waited so many years for just 12 missions? That is really sad. In last the game is at it is you cant change any settings in game (except damm skins) you can't set difficulty you canť pick your map (its's always random) you just can't do nothing just play their game and spend your money.… Expand
  27. Gnold
    Feb 27, 2023
    0
    The game does not work, like you cant find anyone to play vs. and when you get a game after 1 hour you desync 20 mins into the game, and **** there is no CHAT so you cant even talk to people. i dont know how the game is because it does not even work
  28. jberry
    Feb 28, 2023
    1
    very disappointing game... I was baited by the name but it's totally different than I expected. I loved to play settler 1-4 and I still love to play anno 1800 but this game is more like a early access indie game than a building economy game with a little military action. It's more a bad military action game with a bit of building and economy... I don't understand why they changed the corevery disappointing game... I was baited by the name but it's totally different than I expected. I loved to play settler 1-4 and I still love to play anno 1800 but this game is more like a early access indie game than a building economy game with a little military action. It's more a bad military action game with a bit of building and economy... I don't understand why they changed the core gameplay mechanics of this franchise...… Expand
  29. ENAK
    Feb 19, 2023
    3
    I don't get this game. Is it Settlers? Is it Age of Empires? Is it a mobile game? Regardless - nobody seems to have notice that it even came out. No reviews from the press, nobody playing it... Why did they even make this game?!? :)
  30. Avadon
    Mar 5, 2023
    3
    This could have been a good game, but unfortunately it feels like a game where different developers wanted to take it in different directions and they fought, but nobody won, so it ended up a mish mash of half baked features. The campaign is a snoozefest, soldiers have like 3000 ms built in lag before responding to any command, it's full of bugs, save game stops working, multiplayer isThis could have been a good game, but unfortunately it feels like a game where different developers wanted to take it in different directions and they fought, but nobody won, so it ended up a mish mash of half baked features. The campaign is a snoozefest, soldiers have like 3000 ms built in lag before responding to any command, it's full of bugs, save game stops working, multiplayer is broken and desyncs, crashes, basically the multiplayer is unplayable.

    The only good part of the game is Hardcore Mode, where you can play skirmish maps with modifiers which rotate weekly, with allies in co-op. Unfortunately, the game doesn't auto matchmake you with an ally for these challenges. No big deal, you can ask around in the game's discord, right? Well, no. The game doesn't have a discord. You have to browse the forums and find some unofficial fan discords.

    Overall, nobody seems to care about this game. Ubisoft barely promoted it, the developers are pretty much absent, it's missing basic features, and is broken in many ways. It doesn't feel like Ubisoft expects you to buy this game, it feels like they expect you to pay a month of Ubi+ subscription, try it, realize it's bad and then uninstall it. Just casual mitigation of the financial losses that they had when it became clear that the development wasn't going anywhere. I hope they at least fix the multiplayer connectivity problems before they drop it like a hot potato, which is clearly what they want to do as soon as possible, so the few players that actually like it can at least play it sometimes.    … Expand
  31. calmon
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    Happens when you think all the nice elements of old settlers is to complicate for mass market and make everything more simple and not-settle-like.
  32. TheTruthIsHarsh
    Feb 23, 2023
    4
    Meh, zu wenig Siedler und die ganze produktionsketten sind ein Witz, und oft nur optional.
    Für ein RTS zu langsame Mechaniken und zu wenig verschiedene Einheiten und für ein Siedler zu wenig Siedler.
  33. OrdoMalleus
    Feb 23, 2023
    1
    What a shame. I am and was a big fan of the settlers. I started as a child and really love it. And now? Is is definitly not an RTS, the RTS part is very weak an unbalanced. And sadly it is not an building simulation ever. It is only bad, and buggy just really sad so see what happened to this series..
  34. Onur84
    Feb 20, 2023
    0
    Kein Siedler.... irgend eine Mischung aus mehreren Spielen aus diesem Genre . Aber leider zu 90% nicht die positiven. Wieso nennt man das Siedler ... keine Ahnung. Wahrscheinlich eine Schande für jeden Siedler Fan...

    Das Spiel ist für mich höchstens 10€ Wert und dafür muss pvp auch erstmal richtig funktionieren...
  35. Banzai10000
    Mar 1, 2023
    6
    Settlers are no ideal, but not bad at all like many wrote. Yea, it had some 'raws' and rude angles but it's all can be polish and fixed. Many negative is go from "Store" in game... but it all visual. If you don't like new skins - don't buy it. It addon to the game visual and not are mechanic or gameplay of game.
    I hope Ubi will not drop this and will patch and full game. Now it's '6' for    Settlers are no ideal, but not bad at all like many wrote. Yea, it had some 'raws' and rude angles but it's all can be polish and fixed. Many negative is go from "Store" in game... but it all visual. If you don't like new skins - don't buy it. It addon to the game visual and not are mechanic or gameplay of game.
    I hope Ubi will not drop this and will patch and full game. Now it's '6' for new breath and experiments.    … Expand
  36. Exanthius
    Feb 20, 2023
    1
    As a long time Settlers fan who started with Settlers II in 1996 I can't even find the right words for my disappointment with this latest entry in the series. After the rocky beta and a lot of player feedback I was expecting that they would put that feedback to good use and listen to the fans. But after they announced that they would not send out review copies, I got worries. If aAs a long time Settlers fan who started with Settlers II in 1996 I can't even find the right words for my disappointment with this latest entry in the series. After the rocky beta and a lot of player feedback I was expecting that they would put that feedback to good use and listen to the fans. But after they announced that they would not send out review copies, I got worries. If a publisher does not want outlets to test and report on their game before it launches, it's pretty clear what's going on. Being a huge fan, I still bought it and hoped for the best.

    Unfortunately, the game falls short in every aspect. Where older titles had complex wares that needed to be manufacturer, managed and distributed, this game has a very simplistic way of handling resources. When it comes to the Settlers games, this is the most barebone of resource management. There is barely any challenge involved with it.

    The features of the game are extremely lackluster and makes me wonder where all the development time went. Only 13 missions, no map generator, no map editor, the already mentioned most basic resource system and a weird combat system that does not really fit the series are some of the game's shortcomings.

    In addition to that, the game has severe technical issues and that might be one of the strongest reasons why they didn't want anyone to see how the "finished" game plays before launch. The game crashes very often and due to the terrible auto save feature I constantly lose a lot of progress.

    The graphics are disappointing, too. It looks like a game that might have come out a few years ago. I don't understand why they did not use a more modern engine. Although I must admit I have no problem with the graphical style itself. It's cute.

    All in all it's a 1/10 for me as a settlers fan. It might be fun for others, but to me it looks like a cheap use of the settlers IP for a quick cash crab. Although it is very disappointing that the game shows how little heart and care they put into their product and how little they cared about a game that is at least playable from a technical point of view.    … Expand
  37. Weidenwiesel
    Mar 9, 2023
    0
    It's just another diarrhea from Ubisoft.
    We all should know what to expect when they're involved.
  38. Gregtami
    Mar 12, 2023
    0
    Thank you for killing another franchise Ubisoft. Can’t wait to see what will be your next victim… I mean “project”.
  39. Nernst
    Mar 13, 2023
    0
    An insult to the original creator, an insult to the community and the fans, an insult to the legacy.

    Leaving behind a product, made for profit only, without a soul, several itterations and changes, complete overhauls. Promising features with the announcement, that are now dearly missed. All that is left is a shallow and tasteless puddle of mediocrity not even a thirsty stray cat    An insult to the original creator, an insult to the community and the fans, an insult to the legacy.

    Leaving behind a product, made for profit only, without a soul, several itterations and changes, complete overhauls. Promising features with the announcement, that are now dearly missed.

    All that is left is a shallow and tasteless puddle of mediocrity not even a thirsty stray cat wants to gulp from.

    Feel ashamed. For you are nothing more but a peripheral shadow in the sight of the devotee, whose eyes are searching tirelessly in hope for a passionate piece of art that he can immerse himself into.

    This here? Will never be that.    … Expand
  40. UselessMate
    Feb 22, 2023
    2
    The Game wants to be a fast and dynamic RTS but fails because the economy part takes too long and is too slow for that type of game design. But for base build game it is too shallow. Food totally optional and you end up buildung houses all the time and one production chain for millitary. Also place the overpowered towers and you are done. Thats not what settlers about. It would be anThe Game wants to be a fast and dynamic RTS but fails because the economy part takes too long and is too slow for that type of game design. But for base build game it is too shallow. Food totally optional and you end up buildung houses all the time and one production chain for millitary. Also place the overpowered towers and you are done. Thats not what settlers about. It would be an enjoyable game if they would at more economy elemets and more variaty in millitary units. But in the current state this is an abomination to what settlers once stood for.… Expand
  41. P4t1
    Feb 21, 2023
    3
    hello, first the game isnt 60 euro worth...the big price is a shame, i understand after the long time , they need much money to come in green zone by money, but this game is maybe 30 euro worth only....
    multiplayer dosent work to many disconnects and crashes, multiplayer are to slow for RTS and the game have not enough economy machanics for a economy simulation game...the game whant to be    hello, first the game isnt 60 euro worth...the big price is a shame, i understand after the long time , they need much money to come in green zone by money, but this game is maybe 30 euro worth only....
    multiplayer dosent work to many disconnects and crashes, multiplayer are to slow for RTS and the game have not enough economy machanics for a economy simulation game...the game whant to be between the settlers 2 and 4 but its a big fail....if you like economy management, with a loittle bit fighting play settlers 2 if you like more RTS games play settlers 4....but settlers new allies, is the badest settlers every time in my oponion....if the game drops in a sale to 20-30 euros maybe its okay to buy but you become a very slow game and there are other settler titles, where much better as this new one. dont buy it! its the money not worth!    … Expand
  42. Liltbrockie
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    Not a proper settlers game and no random maps! Developers ignored the community and did their own thing... That backfired!
  43. MaDiz
    Feb 18, 2023
    1
    It has as much to do with the original IP "The Settlers" as Rainbow Six Extraction with Tom Clancy. Exactly nothing. (Ok, R6E has the character Names...) The original Settlers was a unique piece of art. And everybody who played it, loved it for exactly this. The main goal was never the military. You played Settlers, building your town. find coal, gold, iron, and make your people happy. ItIt has as much to do with the original IP "The Settlers" as Rainbow Six Extraction with Tom Clancy. Exactly nothing. (Ok, R6E has the character Names...) The original Settlers was a unique piece of art. And everybody who played it, loved it for exactly this. The main goal was never the military. You played Settlers, building your town. find coal, gold, iron, and make your people happy. It was more a Settlement Building Strategy Game. This is the try hard of doing a "modern" RTS with "The Settlers". The 1 Point is for the visuals which look nice/ok but there are -9 points for literally raping the name "Settlers" but hey, what do you expect from Ubisoft?… Expand
  44. Onesemind
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    This is not a settlers game, it's a piece of ****
    Compared to the other parts of the series, there's no economy, no logistics, no need for planning and prioritizing, no variety and the war part is terrible.
    The game is just awful. The main gaming disappointment of the year for me.
    I highly recommend not wasting your time on this trash, much less paying money for it.
  45. Revieweevil
    Feb 19, 2023
    1
    Avoid. This is an empty cash grab. Pretty graphics and little else with respect to game play, fun. Surprising it was released as it does not look fixable.
  46. Finn883
    Feb 27, 2023
    1
    The game does not deserve the name The Settlers. It gets boring very quickly and has no depth. It is not a real Settlers game and not a real RTS like Age of Empires. Only 1 point because of the pretty graphics.

    After Volker Wertich rightly left the project, the game was doomed. Because then the wrong decisions were made by people who don't understand The Settlers. They try to get the    The game does not deserve the name The Settlers. It gets boring very quickly and has no depth. It is not a real Settlers game and not a real RTS like Age of Empires. Only 1 point because of the pretty graphics.

    After Volker Wertich rightly left the project, the game was doomed. Because then the wrong decisions were made by people who don't understand The Settlers. They try to get the maximum profit out of it. Keep the game simple, ingame shop with real money and console versions. A console version is basically not wrong, but only if the game does not lose depth in development for it.

    Pioneers of Pagonia will enter early access on Steam at the end of 2023. The new building strategy game by Volker Wertich, the father of The Settlers. Wait for this game, it's worth it!

    If you can't wait, play The Settlers 7 History Edition or Settlers 3 & 4 with the settlers-united fan patches: multiplayer lag fixes, better AI, new maps, real new HD graphics and more.
    But please, don't by this game.    … Expand
  47. indieinsights
    Feb 21, 2023
    5
    After 10 h, I am confident to say that it is a bad game. Bad in terms of not being fun to play. It is not a Settlers game, obviously, but a few points are:

    - It is 5/10 because I appreciate the experiment. I do not think that Ubisoft, with all its mismanagement and release fails of the past years, can handle innovation at this point. - Did you know that some Christian Hagedorn is the    After 10 h, I am confident to say that it is a bad game. Bad in terms of not being fun to play. It is not a Settlers game, obviously, but a few points are:

    - It is 5/10 because I appreciate the experiment. I do not think that Ubisoft, with all its mismanagement and release fails of the past years, can handle innovation at this point.
    - Did you know that some Christian Hagedorn is the game's director, but apparently, the game designer behind Champions of Anteria from 2016 which originally also started as a Settlers game. We can take bets if Hagedorn's ego is mainly responsible for both game failures.
    - Ubisoft's desire to create a new PvP game type probably led to that LoL female announcer voice, which feels not only odd but, if you know Dota 2 or LoL, is just awkward and bad.
    - There is not much left of the chilling colony/settlement building game mechanics. If you need a base/colony builder, play Foundation or Farthest Frontier, to name a few.
    - We could go into detail regarding the horrible AI wave attacks, the surprisingly ugly UI, or how a baker is still baking without water, in terms of supply chains. But I think that these points are to be expected, if the original Settlers formula does not play a role anymore.
    - The campaign is awful and unimaginative. I didn't finish it, but do all scenes play in the same room, between the same 3 characters? The factions... I recall the early demo where they were different. Lore and factions do not matter at this point.
    - The influence of MOBAs and some competitive RTS is there, but Hagedorn, the design team, or whoever is or was in charge, clearly does not understand those genres. Settlers New Allies would probably be better off as an experimental game as its own new IP, I guess, like Champions of Anteria.
    - Let's hope that Hagedorn or Ubisoft do not try to create a SimCity MOBA game next. It is all about a lack of creativity and experience at game design, I guess, and how Ubisoft does not know on how to handle and check bad game designs internally. Because the art, the lighting, and I am pretty sure also the programming, if it was not been rushed, is rather solid.
    - It is perhaps worth mentioning that all Ubisoft Settlers games, since Settlers 5 (and we could argue about Settlers 7), have the reputation of being mediocre and a joke commercially. Ubisoft should sell this IP.

    Therefore, Settlers New Allies most likely mirrors the internal director and management problems that have plagued Ubisoft for years. It is beyond me why the Ubisoft management left the franchise to someone like Hagedorn who objectively failed before at the same franchise with the drama surrounding Champions of Anteria. The drama of the past months alone is worth an article. It is not only unprofessional. Ubisoft seems to be in some kind of internal crisis.    … Expand
  48. MrXandr
    Feb 20, 2023
    0
    In 2019 there was a great alpha version of the game (not perfect but it had so much potention) but after two years of silence they presented us the Beta: ripped almost everything out to make it console friendly I guess. They dumbed everything down and made it a weak RTS game.

    The current game has little to do with The Settlers anymore. There are almost no production chains left and most    In 2019 there was a great alpha version of the game (not perfect but it had so much potention) but after two years of silence they presented us the Beta: ripped almost everything out to make it console friendly I guess. They dumbed everything down and made it a weak RTS game.

    The current game has little to do with The Settlers anymore. There are almost no production chains left and most of them are optional now. For me it's a fancy looking tower defense / RTS game. They ripped it's heart out.

    P.s The trailer here is from the old and better (2019) version of the game and is misleading.    … Expand
  49. God-Emperor
    Feb 20, 2023
    0
    Doesn't deserve the name "The Settlers". If you wanna play a good Settlers stick to the first four games.
    The Alpha had such good ideas. It is unbelievable how they massacred the game.
    There are 6 buildings that are necessary to play the game the other buildings are pointless. The AI is barely functional.
    It would have been better they never released this abomination upon us.
  50. fervalosious
    Feb 28, 2023
    8
    The Settlers: New Allies is refreshingly reminiscent of Settlers 3. Some things have been dumbed down a bit and there is lots of room for improvement but overall it captures the same feel of the classics. There are lots of critics claiming that this game "doesn't know what it is" but I strongly disagree here.

    My biggest disappointments, however, is the lack of a free-for-all mode or    The Settlers: New Allies is refreshingly reminiscent of Settlers 3. Some things have been dumbed down a bit and there is lots of room for improvement but overall it captures the same feel of the classics. There are lots of critics claiming that this game "doesn't know what it is" but I strongly disagree here.

    My biggest disappointments, however, is the lack of a free-for-all mode or the option to play with AI teammates. It is also a huge let down that there is no editor or map generator.    … Expand
  51. Bannunu
    Feb 19, 2023
    7
    A game with nice graphics. Pleasant and simple industries. A big plus is the variety of units and the return to the older parts of 2/3/4. New features like research or trading add a breath of fresh air. The biggest downside of the game is unfortunately the problem with the playability. The game does not allow you to finish the game because it pops up with an error of synchronization orA game with nice graphics. Pleasant and simple industries. A big plus is the variety of units and the return to the older parts of 2/3/4. New features like research or trading add a breath of fresh air. The biggest downside of the game is unfortunately the problem with the playability. The game does not allow you to finish the game because it pops up with an error of synchronization or closes the game… Expand
  52. SerafiQ
    Feb 20, 2023
    10
    The game itself is ok. Varied units. Buildings. Graphics at a good level. As for playability, I have no complaints. No errors so far, although sometimes military units don't know what to do. Overall, I recommend it, and as for the settlers themselves, you can see the connections between the 3rd and 4th part of the game.
  53. Ursa06
    Mar 2, 2023
    6
    The have offers an interesting blend between the Settlers and more classical RTS, combining full combat unit control with complex production chains and interesting research tree.

    The game does still lack some depth and features of the modern strategy games, but I believe it's one or two major updates away from success, but maybe it should have not been a Settlers game but rather a    The have offers an interesting blend between the Settlers and more classical RTS, combining full combat unit control with complex production chains and interesting research tree.

    The game does still lack some depth and features of the modern strategy games, but I believe it's one or two major updates away from success, but maybe it should have not been a Settlers game but rather a standalone product.    … Expand
  54. LucashPL
    Feb 18, 2023
    10
    Its ok as for Ubisoft game. New Settlers is decent in both mechanics and graphics, but falls short on originality and storytelling.
  55. Giagl
    Feb 19, 2023
    8
    I like it a lot! I also had no crashes or other issues so far. The campaign ist fun!
  56. Favorite13
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    Great game, best since Settlers 3. No technical problem from my side. Great story, great graphics.
  57. Farmer007
    Feb 21, 2023
    8
    Kein echtes Siedler
    Story gegen Anfang ok, dann langweilig
    PVP mit sehr großem Spaßpotenzial Nach heutigem Patch noch keine weiteren Probleme Bei anderen aber durchaus Warenketten zu einfach Man nimmt was man bekommt, im Moment keine 60€ wert, wenn alle Fehler rausgpatcht sind maybe 40€ maximal Hardcore kann mit Freuden Spaß machen Story 5/10 Multiplayer 9¾/10 (im jetzigen Technischen    Kein echtes Siedler
    Story gegen Anfang ok, dann langweilig
    PVP mit sehr großem Spaßpotenzial
    Nach heutigem Patch noch keine weiteren Probleme
    Bei anderen aber durchaus
    Warenketten zu einfach
    Man nimmt was man bekommt, im Moment keine 60€ wert, wenn alle Fehler rausgpatcht sind maybe 40€ maximal
    Hardcore kann mit Freuden Spaß machen
    Story 5/10
    Multiplayer 9¾/10 (im jetzigen Technischen Zustand 7/10, je nach funktionsfähigkeit)
    Hardcore 7/10 Das Spiel und die Reihe hat besseres verdient, Ubisoft (vor allem die Führungsetage hat da großen Mist gebaut)
    Da ich den Multiplayer so sehr mag 8/10, sind wäre es maximal 6/10, wenn nicht 4 oder 5...    … Expand
  58. P3-3T
    Feb 23, 2023
    9
    Good game. good graphics. maybe I'm lucky but the game doesn't crash or anything like that for me. typical settler mechanics. The only bug I have is that the game won't close from time to time. then i have to end this via the task manager. the game was still saved.
    I haven't played the beta, so I can't rate the difference.
  59. Mortimore
    Feb 24, 2023
    9
    Didn't expect to like the game this much. I think the Settlers has been in an identity crisis since at least settler's 3, so the fact that the game is oriented differently then previous once is fine to me.

    As I don't like multiplayer I can't say much about that, but it has been one of the campaigns I enjoyed by far the most in recent years. The difficulty is sadly not selectable and    Didn't expect to like the game this much. I think the Settlers has been in an identity crisis since at least settler's 3, so the fact that the game is oriented differently then previous once is fine to me.

    As I don't like multiplayer I can't say much about that, but it has been one of the campaigns I enjoyed by far the most in recent years. The difficulty is sadly not selectable and increases only really in the last 3 levels. I do have to say I really enjoy the mix between RTS and the economy based game. It is brilliant for a relaxed evening. I think the focus for the game is more with casuals, which most likely is the origin of the hate against it.    … Expand
  60. forzakorea
    Mar 1, 2023
    9
    Après avoir joué une dizaine d heure de jeu Le jeu est graphiquement magnifique super boulot Après ce n est plus un settlers ça ressemble plus à un âge of empire et à un northgard sans l hiver à survivre.
    Après seulement 3 factions Connaissant Ubisoft beaucoup de mise à jour vont être déployer pour peaufiner leur jeu avec du contenu additionnel qui va sûrement améliorer tout ça jeu acheté    Après avoir joué une dizaine d heure de jeu Le jeu est graphiquement magnifique super boulot Après ce n est plus un settlers ça ressemble plus à un âge of empire et à un northgard sans l hiver à survivre.
    Après seulement 3 factions Connaissant Ubisoft beaucoup de mise à jour vont être déployer pour peaufiner leur jeu avec du contenu additionnel qui va sûrement améliorer tout ça jeu acheté day one à 39e et je ne regrette pas le multijoueurs pas assez stable pour l instant    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Oyungezer
    Mar 20, 2023
    50
    It's not everyone who gets to create the worst of the series. Give the old games a chance and keep your money in your pocket and your nerves intact.
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  2. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Mar 14, 2023
    67
    A game we've waited five years for should be a masterpiece. At the very least, it should have advanced strategy elements. It would be a much better positioning if the game only came to the tablet.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 9, 2023
    40
    The Settlers: New Allies is a basic and easy RTS. Unfortunately, the game has no complexity for an RTS which hinders advanced strategies and even “cheese” mechanics. The campaign is forgettable, and the skirmish mode offers little in variety, not to mention the horrible multiplayer stability. I was very hopeful for a new Settlers game but got a “Babies first RTS” instead.
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