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The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition

2019

Should you play it?

With this modernized History Edition dive into the diversified mix of enthralling build-up matches and exciting real-time fights. Manifold landscapes await to be explored and populated. Includes the main game plus the two expansions.

What works

  • Nostalgic and immersive gameplay
  • Includes expansions and map editor
  • Challenging and strategic rts mechanics
  • Good soundtrack and medieval fantasy atmosphere
  • Long playtime and community for multiplayer/custom maps

Things to keep in mind

  • Requires ubisoft account and uplay integration issues
  • Multiplayer community is small and multiplayer features limited
  • Some bugs and technical issues with graphics and language
  • Lack of ai skirmish mode and limited multiplayer ai
  • Dated graphics and some gameplay frustrations (pathfinding, unit control)

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

  • Age of Empires II (Retired)

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Battle Realms: Zen Edition

Less fantastical

Games that feels like The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition but with less imaginative fiction

  • Blitzkrieg Anthology

  • Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

  • Cossacks 3

  • Total War: SHOGUN 2

  • A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

  • American Conquest: Fight Back

Less dominating

Games that feels like The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition but with less domination over others

  • Majesty 2 Collection

  • SpellForce - Platinum Edition

  • Heroes of Annihilated Empires

  • Godsworn

  • Northgard: Definitive Edition

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition but with less focus on close relationships

  • Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition

  • Kohan II: Kings of War

  • Earth 2160

  • Stronghold 2: Steam Edition

  • The Stronghold Collection

  • Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

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The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition.

Last update: 04/08/2026