The Settlers III

Released Nov 30, 1998

Part of the The Settlers series

Strategy City Builder Simulation PC

Blue Byte drops the road network of earlier Settlers in favor of free-roaming carriers, and adds three asymmetric civilisations (Romans, Egyptians, Asians) each with their own gods. The supply-chain ballet remains the star.

Weighted score

Confidence Very low

★ My data & rating

Your status & progress

Players have finished, on average 82.5%

Across 2 players.

Community breakdown

Share: 𝕏 f

Scored on 11 of 11 relevant categories. 1 category not applicable to this game.

Gameplay

weight × 0.85 (community-voted)

Design

weight × 0.76 (community-voted)

Story

weight × 0.70 (community-voted)

World

weight × 0.70 (community-voted)

Visuals

weight × 0.41 (community-voted)

Audio

weight × 0.49 (community-voted)

Immersion

weight × 0.89 (community-voted)

UI & UX

weight × 0.59 (community-voted)

Technical Performance

weight × 0.66 (community-voted)

Value for Money

weight × 0.88 (community-voted)

Innovation

100

weight × 0.54 (community-voted)

Score history

Weighted score over time · ▼ -0.1 since Jul 2026

Jul 2, 2026 · 78.1 Jul 11, 2026 · 78

Reviews

Šmidhofer Maks

3 weeks ago

Didn't rate

One of the best games in their time. Having economics on a level never imagened before of after. I still return to the game in 2026

+ Gameplay
+ Graphics
+ Cynematics

− Hard to get it working on new setups

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