Authentic Settlers spiritual successor
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Itch, firmly scratched. If you're a fan of The Settlers, and I mean proper Settlers (anything between 1-4), then you ought to love this.”
Steam review · 51.5 h played ↗
Pioneers of Pagonia
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Envision Entertainment2025Colony Sim · Base Building · Strategy
−40%$34.99$20.99
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, relaxed Settlers-style builder with deep production chains and cute visuals. Skip it if you want AI rivals, tactical combat or a long campaign.
Great for
Settlers veterans who like slow, relaxed supply-chain building and co-op campaigns
Main risk
Slow, repetitive pacing with weak combat and no AI rivals makes it feel shallow
What players love
Relaxing, cozy building pace
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Pioneers of Pagonia is great for people who enjoy a cozy building/management game with a tiny bit of strategy.”
Steam review · 48.2 h played ↗
Good campaign and replayability tools
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The campaign is a lot of fun and highly recommend starting with that, as it teaches you everything step by step”
Steam review · 25.2 h played ↗
Lively animations and charming visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Each pioneer has their own small routines, from harvesting crops to going home for lunch breaks, and they all feel alive.”
Steam review · 85.9 h played ↗
Deep, satisfying production chains
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The production chains are very diverse and complex.”
Steam review · 36.9 h played ↗
Smooth shared co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“It is also the most seamless co-op I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 19.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Slow, boring, repetitive pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Unfortunately the terrible, horribly slow pacing of the game makes it not very enjoyable.”
Steam review · 47.5 h played ↗
No AI rivals or PvP; shallow content
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Without other factions and war, this game is not near the good old settlers.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Combat and military control are weak
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“No strategy, no clever tactics, you wait until your number is bigger than theirs.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
DLC seen as cash grab
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Classic cash-grab 101: rushing 1.0 and turning core items left out of the 'finished' version into a DLC”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Crashes and poor performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Every session ends with a "GPU Device Removed" error.”
Steam review · 57.4 h played ↗
Overcomplicated economy and unit sprawl
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Pagonia buries the player under an overcomplicated web of tools and an excessive number of professions.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
ProcessorQuad Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GTX 1050 Mobile / AMD Radeon RX470
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
ProcessorHexa Core
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Storage10 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
ProcessorQuad Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GTX 1050 Mobile / AMD Radeon RX470
Storage10 GB available space
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