Fit check
Is The Settlers: New Allies worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want settlement building combined with real-time battles
- Players interested in a story-driven campaign with an additional challenge mode
- Groups seeking online skirmishes for up to eight players
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based combat may hit a wall when battles require real-time strategic decisions.
- Players looking for a narrowly focused experience may find the combination of settlement building, campaign play, Hardcore mode, and skirmishes too broad.
- Players seeking a game without online skirmishes may not use one of its listed play modes.
Our take on The Settlers: New Allies
Players who prefer turn-based planning may bounce off when battles shift into real-time control. Those seeking only a story-driven campaign may also hit a wall when the game introduces Hardcore mode and online skirmish battles.
What is The Settlers: New Allies?
The Settlers: New Allies combines settlement development with battles that unfold in real time.
It offers three playable groups—the Elari, Maru, and Jorn—each distinguished by its visual style, approach to play, and lore. A narrative campaign takes place within The Settlers setting, while Hardcore mode introduces extra difficulty. Online skirmishes allow as many as eight participants, with opponents controlled by people or artificial intelligence. The Deluxe Edition contains the base game together with the Deluxe Pack and Explorer Pack.
How The Settlers: New Allies plays
- 01Three playable factions
- The Elari, Maru, and Jorn have different appearances, playstyles, and background stories.
- 02Story-driven campaign
- The campaign takes place in the world of The Settlers.
- 03Hardcore mode
- This mode provides additional challenges.
- 04Eight-player skirmishes
- Online matches can include up to eight players and can be played against other players or AI.
The Settlers: New Allies compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on large-scale World War II strategy and direct control of units during combat, while The Settlers: New Allies combines settlement building with real-time battles and three factions. Xenonauts centers on a multinational military organization, persistent soldiers, and turn-based squad operations against aliens, rather than settlement development and online skirmishes for up to eight players.
The Settlers: New Allies: platforms & release
Is The Settlers: New Allies worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want settlement building combined with real-time battles. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based combat may hit a wall when battles require real-time strategic decisions.
Where can I download The Settlers: New Allies?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Settlers: New Allies's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Settlers: New Allies on?
Windows only.
