The Settlers: New Allies

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  • Summary: The Settlers combines a fresh take on the popular gameplay mechanics of the series with a new spin. It offers a deep infrastructure and economy gameplay, used to create and employ armies, to ultimately defeat opponents. 3 playable, distinctive factions – the Elari, the Maru and the Jorn –The Settlers combines a fresh take on the popular gameplay mechanics of the series with a new spin. It offers a deep infrastructure and economy gameplay, used to create and employ armies, to ultimately defeat opponents. 3 playable, distinctive factions – the Elari, the Maru and the Jorn – can be found in The Settlers. Each with a unique look and play style. At the heart of every match is gaining resources and building up your economy to recruit new settlers and a directly controllable, winning army. Research upgrades for your army and strengthen them by recruiting support and siege units. Various online multiplayer modes with up to 8 players offer thrilling skirmish battles against other players or AI for long-lasting fun. A story driven campaign will immerse the players into the world of The Settlers, while new players can learn the basic mechanics in a separate tutorial.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. Softpedia
    Feb 22, 2023
    75
    The Settlers: New Allies has a good core loop that, unfortunately, lacks a solid connection with the series' history. There’s too much military action and not enough focus on delivering products to citizens. The land-claiming concept is interesting but under-used. Ubisoft could have used the same gameplay and another name and players might be more interested. But the game does not do enough to differentiate itself from better experiences in the genre. The Settlers: New Allies wants to tweak a classic formula but never finds the best way to do that.
  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.
  3. GamesHub
    Feb 19, 2023
    60
    The Settlers: New Allies feels confused by its own identity. Is it a live service game? Is it a homage to the great RTS games of the past? Is it The Settlers, or a lesser Age of Empires? The answers seem to dance away the longer you play, and the further your settlements grow. While it houses a gorgeous world that actively encourages you to keep exploring, placing roads, and looking after your flock, a lack of depth and identity makes New Allies feel like a muddled experiment.
  4. Multiplayer.it
    Mar 3, 2023
    60
    A game that cannot satisfy City Builders lovers, nor RTS seekers. However it could please the youngest and those who would like to try the genre with something extremely light and undemanding.
  5. GameStar
    Feb 23, 2023
    55
    New Alliances demolishes everything the series has previously built.
  6. Wccftech
    Apr 16, 2023
    50
    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.
  7. GameCritics
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    The Settlers: New Allies is the latest entry in a beloved and longstanding franchise, and carries an inherent advantage of starting with a greatly successful formula. However, there simply aren’t any exciting updates or formula explorations here. The buggy quality of the code at time of review and utterly flat narrative are salt in the wound, resulting in a game that does not boast a single positive reason to warrant a purchase.

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 68
  3. Negative: 51 out of 68
  1. 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, althoughThe 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.… Expand
  2. 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 forThe 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
  4. 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 thenThis 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
  5. 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 RTSWhat 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..… Expand
  6. 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 toit'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)… Expand
  7. PicklRick
    Jul 16, 2023
    0
    Horrible game no matter if you played the ones before! I did play all the settlers and used to love Ubisoft but as of now, I do not understandHorrible game no matter if you played the ones before! I did play all the settlers and used to love Ubisoft but as of now, I do not understand how Ubisoft still exist.… Expand
  8. 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 forAnd 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

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