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Settlements Rising

Settlements Rising

Settlements Rising is a medieval city building and colony management game. It offers a lively colony experience with simulated villagers, dozens of professions and resources, natural disasters, and raids, while providing full control over the colony through trade, production chains and datas.

Released Jan 20, 2025 Developer The Catalyst Crew Platforms Windows City BuilderColony SimStrategySimulationResource Management
View on Steam ↗ $18.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-16.

80.7%positive436 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I’ve put a good chunk of time into Settlements Rising, and it’s one of those city builders that really sneaks up on you. You start with a small wooden settlement and a handful of villagers, and before you know it you’re managing layered production chains, expanding…”

— a player, Steam review · 98 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Peacefully enjoyable city builder. If you like the idea of an ever expanding village while managing food production on top then the game is worth a try. Not nearly as harsh as other city builders or survival colony sims like Frostpunk or Oxygen Not Included, but I would say the…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Not very exciting. Doesn't really stand out in anything. The cards thing is way too rare to have any real impact on the game feeling”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

424all-time peak
0 100 200 2025 2026 135 avg · Jan 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

35achievements
28.7%median completion
6.2%rarest: City of Legends
91.6% of players 72.3% of players 61.6% of players 58.8% of players 58.7% of players 54.6% of players 51.2% of players 48.8% of players 46.8% of players 45.6% of players 44.3% of players 39.7% of players 39.6% of players 39.1% of players 35.0% of players 33.7% of players 30.7% of players 28.7% of players 27.6% of players 26.8% of players 26.7% of players 25.7% of players 24.5% of players 22.3% of players 21.9% of players 20.5% of players 19.8% of players 19.7% of players 18.0% of players 17.1% of players 13.5% of players 12.7% of players 8.8% of players 7.9% of players 6.2% of players 91.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.6%Foundation Stone — Build your first Town Center.
72.3%Sustainable Beginnings — Build a gatherer, hunter, and fishing hut.
61.6%Firefighter — Extinguish a fire.
Rarest badges of honor
6.2%City of Legends — Have 1,500 villagers live in your village at some point during the game.
7.9%Burgeoning City — Reach a population of 500.
8.8%A Thousand Lives — Have 1,000 villagers live in your village at some point during the game.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$18.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$12.34lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US18.99 USD
EU18.49 EUR
UK15.89 GBP
Australia27.95 AUD
Canada24.79 CAD
Japan2,100 JPY
Brazil57.99 BRL
China72.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 02, 2026
V1.0.17 – Preview Update Notes

The V1.0.17 update is now available on the Preview branch . To access it: right-click the game in your Steam Library → Properties → Game Versions & Betas → select 1.0.17-Preview from the beta particip

Sep 19, 2025
Hotfix for v1.0.16

This hotfix addresses the broken sound effects introduced in the v1.0.16 update. Looking ahead, the next update will focus on a builder rework, with particular emphasis on improving the late-game expe

Sep 17, 2025
New Crops – Update V1.0.16

The V1.0.16 update introduces 4 new cultivable crops to the game, along with new resources and enhancement cards. What’s New? New crops & resources: Tomato, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, and Pumpkin have bee

May 18, 2025
V1.0.15 Hotfix

The V1.0.15 update is a small patch that fixes an issue where trees, resources, and deer spawners could spawn inside mountains.

Apr 25, 2025
Bridges - V1.0.14 Update Notes

Version 1.0.14 officially brings the previously beta-only Bridges update into the game, along with a few bug fixes. What's New? Bridges: You can now build bridges over lakes or bays to enhance decorat

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-16.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsCity Builder · Colony Sim · Strategy · Simulation · Resource Management · Medieval · Building · Management · Base-Building · Survival · Sandbox · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish
Achievements35
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 2.4 GHz or Intel equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT 730 2GB | AMD Radeon 550 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space