The Settlers: New Allies

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2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 7 out of 98
  3. Negative: 76 out of 98

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  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, 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Favorite13
    Feb 19, 2023
    10
    Great game, best since Settlers 3. No technical problem from my side. Great story, great graphics.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Daranix
    Mar 25, 2023
    9
    Let me explain the higher than average score please - the game itself is entertaing, it is a nice combination of the Settlers roots with a modern faster paced approach. It recieves bad ratings because the veteran playerbase wanted deep economy, single player oriented game, which it is not as much as they’ve wanted. The issues with crashes that the game has are bot helping the score asLet me explain the higher than average score please - the game itself is entertaing, it is a nice combination of the Settlers roots with a modern faster paced approach. It recieves bad ratings because the veteran playerbase wanted deep economy, single player oriented game, which it is not as much as they’ve wanted. The issues with crashes that the game has are bot helping the score as well, although quite a few has already been patched.

    Now to the positive side - the potential of the game is huge with it’s cross platform release and crossplay enabled. It looks great and please great as well when it works as it should, which it does most of the time by now. If the dev team keeps working on the game, I believe it should be given a chance.    … Expand
  8. Ursulus
    Jul 30, 2023
    9
    I've been playing within the Settlers world since The Settlers in the 90's and was waiting impatiently for a new Settlers after Settlers 7. New Allies is a slightly different take, but there have been several different takes over the years.. some have worked better than others so to say it doesn't fit in with the "Settlers" family is disingenuous because the Settlers family is varied. II've been playing within the Settlers world since The Settlers in the 90's and was waiting impatiently for a new Settlers after Settlers 7. New Allies is a slightly different take, but there have been several different takes over the years.. some have worked better than others so to say it doesn't fit in with the "Settlers" family is disingenuous because the Settlers family is varied. I have to admit that there is work that needs to be done, but that has been the case for several iterations but the foundations they have built are beautiful and have massive potential! The developers are actively working on new content and improving the existing gameplay/content but it is still imminently playable if you want something a bit more economy based than Age of Empires, this is the game for you!… Expand
  9. Giagl
    Feb 19, 2023
    8
    I like it a lot! I also had no crashes or other issues so far. The campaign ist fun!
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. PlayNery
    May 26, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Se a gente for falar de questão gráfica e jogabilidade o jogo é simplesmente mágico! Agora se formos falar de interface e experiência de usuário, o jogo deixou muito a desejar. Mas vamos falar primeiro dos gráficos, ele é fantástico; não deixou a desejar nenhum pouco, o brilho das imagens, os mapas, a qualidade do jogo em si é muito bem desenhada, eu sinceramente nunca vi nada igual. Alias, vi sim, o Age of Empires IV, mas aí já é um jogo diferente, enfim... Agora falando sobre interface e experiência de usuário, é desanimador, começando pelo menu, a gente já fica bem perdido sem saber por onde começar. Na parte multiplayer, não sabia quando ia jogar com a AI ou com um player, sei que o jogo lançou recentemente e pode haver mudanças, mas ainda sim acredito que poderia fazer algo bem melhor que o que fizeram. Sobre a mecânica do jogo, acredito que eles devem melhorar muito, pois no meio da partida, aconteceu de toda a produção parar do nada. simplesmente ninguém trabalhou mais. Não sei se tem a questão da "greve" no jogo kkkk mas aconteceu comigo isso e tenho certeza que aconteceu com outras pessoas com pelo menos 4 horas de jogo. Mas minhas considerações finais é que o jogo ainda sim conseguiu superar minhas expectativas. Então merece um 7… Expand
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. nikt455
    Jun 13, 2023
    4
    This is full game and early access content. Game is no completed. AI no exists.
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. Stik_Figure
    May 1, 2023
    4
    The Slog: New Boredom

    Combat: The Settlers is an overly easy RTS. This game literally requires zero thought in combat. It is pretty simple. Do you have more units than the enemy? Then you win. Amassing an army that can conquer the map is effortless. Gathering: Get used to the same buildings and roads over, and over, and over...Nothing upgrades, nothing can be made more powerful aside    The Slog: New Boredom

    Combat: The Settlers is an overly easy RTS. This game literally requires zero thought in combat. It is pretty simple. Do you have more units than the enemy? Then you win. Amassing an army that can conquer the map is effortless.

    Gathering: Get used to the same buildings and roads over, and over, and over...Nothing upgrades, nothing can be made more powerful aside from assigning an extra resource to it. Everything is cheap to make, nothing takes effort.

    The Story: Is a joke. Who is writing these games for Ubisoft? Fire them. "Hey there, just us oppressed Settlers,, the good guys cause we said so. Now lets go to a new island, amass an army, and slaughter every living person on it. Poor us." Just laughable.

    Overall: It's another identity-less, watered down, Ubisoft product. Bad design. Contrivances that take the place of difficulty spikes. Boring attempt at and underdog story. Just bad at every level, especially a few hours in when you realize, this is it. This is all you are getting for the rest of the game.

    No Thanks.    … Expand
  22. 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?!? :)
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. BeCaEmRe
    Feb 19, 2023
    3
    Gute Grafik,schönes Spiel wenn nicht alle paar Minuten Abstürze da wären ! Viel Geld für für Ärger
  26. 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
  27. SquerQ
    Feb 19, 2023
    2
    Very simplistic mechanics, unnecessary RTS elements, poor story in the campaign ... Not such a new installment I expected :/
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    40
    The game looks like a mobile game for the little ones, where production chains and military units have been kept to a minimum. Most of the options start and end on a chronic shortage of wood, and food isn't even considered an essential ingredient. [Issue#326]
  2. 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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  3. 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.
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