Similar game to The Settlers

deiwise · 21/07/14 - 18:03

Hi,

I'm not a big gamer, and have never once played one on my Macbook, but have been thinking about The Settlers, a game I played religiously on my Amiga 20 years ago when I was a spotty 12 year old without a care in the world. I really loved the world-building aspect of it: starting with a farm, a windmill to produce flour to give to the baker for bread; corn to the pig farm; pigs to the butcher. etc. Then a bit of fighting.

What is 2014's version of The Settlers?

Cheers

Will

Ladyxxmacbeth · 21/07/14 - 18:21

Try Tropico 3 or 4. I'd say Tropico 3 as it works on most systems and is pretty simple, although 4 has more hand holding.
It's a fun game. Download Steam and download it from there for about £3.99

silentNate · 21/07/14 - 18:58

Settlers always reminded me of an inferior Civilisation but thats probably because I just like raising an army and razing cities to the ground

Moggio · 27/07/14 - 14:44

The Anno series.

Anno 1701 is the best place to start.

sodavlac · 27/07/14 - 15:14

How about Banished?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/

[Deleted User] · 27/07/14 - 21:27

I've been a massive fan of the Settlers since I was the same age, and unfortunately I've never been able to find another game that gives me the same satisfaction. I wish there was somewhere I could still get the first settlers game because I still miss it!

I have settlers 2 10th anniversary edition on DS, and an iPad version that doesn't really cut it, so if you do end up finding something that does scratch that settlers itch, please let me know!

Davonator · 27/07/14 - 21:57

Good thread, I also loved The Setters I and II back in the day but I hear since then it's been really up and down as a series. I still remember as a kid being blown away by the intro on the Amiga. For the time this was pretty advanced

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SlYxWmdPjE

Vast_Girth · 28/07/14 - 10:49

Well there's the Settlers 7 which came out a few years ago which can pe picked up for a couple of quid nowadays. I think there is a Settlers 8 out soon too.

You may also want to consider the Stronghold games which are pretty similar.

Renegade Master · 31/07/14 - 23:31

sodavlac wrote: »

How about Banished?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/

I was going to suggest the same when I read the OP

frightlever · 01/08/14 - 13:42

Banished is balls hard and has no combat.

Settlers 7 gold is the way to go for a relatively modern game - Amazon have it for around a fiver.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Settlers-Paths-Kingdom-Gold-Edition/dp/B004JLNKOO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406896697&sr=8-1&keywords=settlers+7+deluxe+gold+edition

I think, I say THINK, you don't need to be permanently online to play it these days, but you will need to run uPlay at start up. (I checked - you do need to be online for the DLC to work and some people still complain about connection problems).

Or go to GoG and pick up the Settlers 2: 10th Anniversary Edition, which is considered to be the best version.

http://www.gog.com/game/the_settlers_2_10th_anniversary.

Now, if you're a masochist there's also Dwarf Fortress but much as I love it, it has a steep learning curve. Steep like a cliff face.

Ladyxxmacbeth · 05/08/14 - 18:09

have you thought about getting an Amiga emulator ?

mred2000 · 05/08/14 - 18:20

As frightlever mentioned, why not just get one of the more recent Settlers games and see how you get on? There are a fair few to try out... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Settlers

Davonator · 01/10/14 - 13:55

A good game i'm playing at the moment that kinds of splices The Settlers with Age of Empires is 'Stronghold Crusader II'. Only came out recently and I'm really enjoying it (however I do think the £29.99 price is a tad to steep, maybe one to pick up in a Steam Sale).

http://store.steampowered.com/app/232890/

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