Friendly, helpful community and guilds
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It has one of the best communities of any game i have ever played.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
The Settlers Online
Worth buying? What 269 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 269 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 52%Mixed · 52%Blue Byte2015City Builder · Strategy · Simulation
The verdict
A slow, timer-driven browser-style Settlers economy game with a friendly community. The Steam version is broken and delisted, so skip it if you hate waiting, microtransactions or Flash.
Great for
Patient players who like relaxed supply-chain building and guild chat in short daily sessions
Main risk
The Steam version often won't launch (Flash/Chrome error) and the game is no longer on Steam
What players love
Playable without spending money
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Settlers online is not a p2w game!”
Steam review · 825.2 h played ↗
Relaxed play for short daily sessions
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“this is just a slow paced game to play in short-burst troughout the day.”
Steam review · 23.7 h played ↗
Satisfying economy and supply-chain building
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Personally I like the game because of the challenge of building smooth-running supply chains”
Steam review · 115.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch: Flash/Chrome install error
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Says the game needs either chrome or adobe flash. I have both, chrome is literally my default browser, and the game still will not work.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Feels like a mobile/Facebook game, not real Settlers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This is basicly a facebook game ... something like farmville, was hoping for some old school stuff.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Pay-to-win, expensive cash shop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you spend 10 dollars, you get back into the game for a day or so then you force yourself to spend another 10 bucks or wait a week.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Constant waiting and pay-to-speed-up timers
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“24 3/4 of that time was waiting for shit to finish.”
Steam review · 26.5 h played ↗
Level 7 quest bug and poor support
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Get to level 7 and the questing system bugs and doesn't unlock halting your progression.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Outdated, insecure Flash dependency
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Flash is obsolete these days, and not supported by its maker Adobe.”
Steam review · 298.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown200 MB
Minimum
OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics
Storage200 MB available space
Recommended
OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics with 1 GB RAM
Storage200 MB available space
OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics
Storage200 MB available space
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