The Settlers is a 1993 city-building video game with real-time strategy elements for Amiga and MS-DOS. Developed and published by Blue Byte Software, the Amiga version was released in Germany in June
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Screenshot of The Settlers. The HUD shows part of the player's settlement, with the various buildings linked by roads. The roads are demarcated by waypoints (turquoise flags), which function as hubs for the distribution of goods, with a single settler operating between each flag.
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire is a 2007 city-building game with real-time strategy elements for Windows. Developed by Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft, it was released worldwide in September 2007.
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Screenshot of Rise of an Empire, showing the centrality of the player's marketplace, seen here currently hosting a festival. The Storehouse and Cathedral are above the marketplace, to the left and right, respectively. The image also shows the game's newly designed HUD.