In The Settlers™ Rise of an Empire, players build lively, bustling towns in a medieval world. Everything in this richly detailed, realistic world is visible and lovingly animated. Each Settler figure has his or her own daily routine, with a range of different actions and behaviors that can be observed at all times. The ultimate objective of the game is to expand your empire and become a legendary ruler.

Spur your settlers on to ever greater efforts, develop a flourishing economy, satisfy the needs of your citizens, and protect your people from danger!

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Vital Stats

GameSpot Beta Test :: The Settlers The Settlers: Rise of an Empire
AKA: Settlers Rise of Empire (US)
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Blue Byte
Release Date: Sep 28, 2007 (more)
We Say
7.0
You Say
7.5
(1,512 votes)
They Say
6.5
(17 reviews)
Rank: 661 of 74,766   up 35
Rank on all: 165 of 11,876
Player Reviews: 43
Wish Lists: 1,966
Collections: 1,107
Now Playing: 329
Tracking: 5,699
Your Score:
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The Settlers™ Rise of an Empire Game Features

Create a busy, bustling medieval town :
Thanks to immediate visual feedback of production processes and the needs of the settlers, real-time strategy has never been more accessible than in The Settlers™ Rise of an Empire.
A realistic and lovingly detailed atmosphere:
Discover an incredibly detailed world, rich in animal and plant life, and full of fascinating details just waiting to be explored.
Natural interaction of the settlers :
All settlers lead individual lives and interact with one other in a completely natural way.
Protect your citizens and your empire :
Raise armies, build machines and construct walls to protect your empire. Everything depends on the economy: Is your empire wealthy enough to maintain a powerful defensive force ?
An exciting multiplayer gaming experience :
Play cooperatively with a friend or against other teams: Is your division of labor and supply of goods efficient enough to be able to defeat your opponent ?

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Beta System Requirements

Minimum system requirements:

Windows XP, Windows XP (64-bit), Windows Vista, Windows Vista (64-bit)
DirectX 9.0c (June 2007 release)
Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, Athlon XP 2000+ processor
512 MB RAM
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 128 MB RAM, vertex shader 1.1 and pixel shader 1.3 support:
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200
ATI RADEON 9500
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Recommended system configuration:

Windows XP, Windows XP (64-bit), Windows Vista, Windows Vista (64-bit)
DirectX 9.0c (June 2007 release)
Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Athlon 64 3400+ processor
1 GB RAM
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 256 MB RAM, vertex and pixel shader 2.0 support:
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
ATI RADEON X1650 XT
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Game Stats

  • Rank:
    661 of 74,766
    (up by 35)
    PC Rank:
    165 of 11,876
    Tracking:
    5,699 Track It»
    Wishlists:
    1,966 Wish It»
  • Player Reviews:
    43
    Users Now Playing:
    329
  • 12+ Rating Description

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