I've been looking for a city-building sim for a while, and this one hits all the spots. It took a good bit of time to figure out how everything works, but I really appreciate the no-combat maps for this reason. My favorite part about it so far is how even if I don't have the resources to fully build something yet, I can still place it down and construction can get started. Still working out the best layout and how to not get ahead of myself, but that's the best part about these games!

Plays like the original settlers series (i.e. parts I and II) and can be a relaxing game. But at the same time the maps with enemy camps can be quite challenging. I enjoyed it a lot!

+ no bugs
+ nice graphics
+ runs well
+ nostalgia settlers 2/3

- relatively few campaign maps
- easy AI opponents

Settlers 3 art/graphic style, Settlers 2 unit management, more developed resource trees, specialist magical unit (yours and AI)