The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition overview

Ubisoft Blue Byte | Jan 22, 2019 | game

Released

20players observed · 26 September 2026 - 07:02:34 UTC

Strategy City Builder Medieval Multiplayer Singleplayer Steam Store

Latest observed players20 · 26 September 2026 - 07:02:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak104
Units sold (VGI)21,026
Revenue (VGI)$163,000
Review score76% positive

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players20 · 26 September 2026 - 07:02:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak104
Units sold (VGI)21,026
Revenue (VGI)$163,000
Review score76% positive
Total reviews736
Release dateJan 22, 2019
DeveloperUbisoft Blue Byte
PublisherUbisoft

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Ubisoft Blue Byte Publisher: Ubisoft

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Game overview

Overview

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition comes from Ubisoft Blue Byte and is published by Ubisoft. It arrived on Steam on Jan 22, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Remote Play Together. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 20 players at 26 September 2026 - 07:02:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 104. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 736 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainPolish languages with full audio support

5 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and kgrb

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	64-bit CPU	2 GB RAM	256 MB DirectX 11–compliant card with Shader Model 4.0 or higher	8 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	64-bit CPU	4 GB RAM	256 MB DirectX 11–compliant card with Shader Model 4.0 or higher	8 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition has sold up to 21,026 units and has 738 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $163,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition overview details

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

In this modernized version of The Settlers – Rise of an Empire, you can build vibrant cities in a medieval world. Each character leads their individual lives and can be observed by you at any time. The main goal of the game is to increase the wealth of your empire and to go down in history as a legendary king. Includes the main game and the expansion The Eastern Realm. IMPROVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Windows 10 compatible, multiplayer via Uplay

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is listed as a game with $4.79 (60% off from $11.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Remote Play Together, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 20 players at 26 September 2026 - 07:02:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 104, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition
Steam App ID	965310
Type	game
Release date	Jan 22, 2019
Developer	Ubisoft Blue Byte
Publisher	Ubisoft
Price	$4.79 (60% off from $11.99)
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play Together
Supported languages	English * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	20 · 26 September 2026 - 07:02:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	104
Positive reviews	560
Negative reviews	176
Total reviews	736
Positive percent	76%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	738
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 22, 2019
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	27 February 2019 - 13:47:47 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	5 October 2026 - 06:42:54 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	26 September 2026 - 07:02:34 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	5 October 2026 - 06:42:54 UTC

Overview tags

Strategy City Builder Medieval Multiplayer Singleplayer RTS

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© 1993 - 2018 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. The Settlers, Blue Byte and the Blue Byte logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft GmbH in the U.S. and/or other countries. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/965310
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/965310/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/965310
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition?

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition's latest SteamPulse observation records 20 players at 26 September 2026 - 07:02:34 UTC, with a tracked peak of 104 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition growing or declining recently?

September 2026 closed with an average of 24 players; the highest observed daily value is 66 players. The monthly average has declined by 3 players, or 9.67%, versus August 2026. This is the month-by-month trend line behind the Monthly Player Statistics table.

What country-level audience data is available for The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (20.4%), Germany (11.1%), United Kingdom (9.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (19.7%), Germany (10.1%), United Kingdom (8.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25%), Germany (11%), United Kingdom (8.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (18.9%), Germany (8.9%), United Kingdom (7.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition?

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition currently sits at 76% positive across 736 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 560 positive reviews and 176 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition have?

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition currently has about 6K tracked Steam followers as of 13 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition?

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is currently listed at $4.79 on Steam. That is 60% below the usual price of $11.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 738, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

76% positive, 560 positive, 176 negative

Price and discount

$4.79 (60% off from $11.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play Together

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 22 January 2019

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Settlers FranchiseBundle #23321 - 10% off$35.07

The Settlers : Rise of an Empire - History EditionBuy The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition #315978$4.79

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS Processor: 64-bit CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 11–compliant card with Shader Model 4.0 or higher DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11-compliant sound card

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS Processor: 64-bit CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 11–compliant card with Shader Model 4.0 or higher DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11-compliant sound card

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