When we ended the Closed Beta of The Settlers: Kingdoms of Anteria in January 2015 we received a lot of feedback, and we want to thank all those of you who shared these valuable insights with us. We took time to read through comments from different sources, such as social media, forums, emails, and preview articles. We also took time to reflect on our ambitions for the project and where we wanted to head with it.
After much discussion, we made the decision to steer this project in a new direction, meaning The Settlers: Kingdoms of Anteria as you know it no longer exists. However, we are excited to announce that we have been working hard to create a new game, a challenging real-time strategy experience that we are revealing to you today, Champions of Anteria. To be clear, the game isn’t part of The Settlers series, but a new adventure that will further explore the lands of Anteria.
Champions of Anteria is a tactical RTS with Active-Pause Mode in which you can fight with three of five Champions in diverse and challenging battles. Each Champion is aligned to a magical element, and players must strategically choose the powers they bring into a battle, as interactions between affinities constitute a very important part of the gameplay. Champions of Anteria features a completely new narrative and adventure for players to enjoy. With a renewed focus on story, the economic and logistic features are revised and are handled via a homebase management system where you can craft items for your Champions and unlock new abilities.
For those who are wondering about the classic The Settlers series, rest assured that The Settlers is alive and kicking!
I don’t think it could look any more generic or bland than it does.
Champions of Anteria. To be clear, the game isn’t part of The Settlers series, but a new adventure that will further explore the lands of Anteria.
Champions of Anteria is a tactical RTS with Active-Pause Mode in which you can fight with three of five Champions in diverse and challenging battles.
Glad they are taking the Settlers name off of it, since–you know–this isn’t a city builder.
Aesthetics and presentation-wise it looks very similar to Setters 7 which makes me pine for a new true Settlers game. Maybe I should just go and play 7 again since I keep that installed.
I’m playing the demo for this and it’s really good, especially for only $30. Production quality and voice acting are top-notch, the combat mechanics are solid (RT, but can be paused at will), and the blending of genres seems to be well done. Devs have also committed to free DLC.
Not sure but the Uplay demo sold me on the game and GMG’s discount helped grease the wheel. It leans towards the casual side but the game is so charming and I am a sucker for Settler 7’s art style so I caved.
I’ve been slowly playing through this and mostly enjoying my time with it though it leans on the casual side. My recommendation is to crank the difficulty up and play on Ironman mode.
The Settlers 7 aesthetic and visual stylings help elevate the game.
