The Settlers: Rise of Cultures

The Settlers: Rise of Cultures (2008)

by Blue Byte, Funatics Software
Genres:Strategy
Game modes:Single player
Story:Olympus had it enough with those stupid humans and doesn't want them to use his name for anything anymore. But his two counsel angles convince him to give the humans a last chance to regain his respect. So now the Bavarians, Scots and Egyptians need to complete some objectives for Olympus while an evil Bavarian General and the Goddess Sachmet try to sabotage their doings.Show more
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Dieses Spiel erinnert mich immer an meine Zeit als Streamer noch was besonderes waren. Wie schön war es die Bajuwaren zu spielen und an zuhause erinnert zu werden.
The great story and the Starcraft-like asymmetrical cultures made learn a little bit of German. It was the first ever game that I played in a language other than English. Maybe you could add written language options into the game.
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June 03, 2025
The latest versions of the 3D Remakes of The Settlers II (1996) are: 1) The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary - Gold Edition (= 10th Anniversary + Vikings add-on): - DE: Die Siedler II: Die Nächste Generation - Gold Edition - PL: The Settlers II: 10-lecie - Złota Edycja - CZ: The Settlers II: 10. výročí - Zlatá edice 2) The Settlers: Rise of Cultures: - DE: Die Siedler: Aufbruch der Kulturen (2014 Ausgabe) - PL: The Settlers: Narodziny Kultur - RU: The Settlers: Зарождение цивилизаций You can also find English, German, Czech and Hungarian translations on the internet. These are the two versions of games, GOG actually needs. The Gold Edition can replace the 10th Anniversary.
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