Ubisoft has announced the release date of its upcoming title The Settlers: New Allies. The Settlers: New Allies will be released on PC on February 17, 2023. Fans who are currently awaiting the PC release can now pre-order the game on Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store. Console players will be glad to know that the game is currently in development for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PS5 along with Amazon Luna and Nintendo Switch as well. The console release date for The Settlers: New Allies will be announced at a later date.
Ubisoft shared a 5-minute-long video developer’s update for the game and we have it linked below for you:
The Settlers: New Allies is a build-up, real-time strategy game where you will settle onto new land, build your communities, and meet new factions. You will choose new allies or enemies in order to protect and defend their new settlements. The game will offer three game modes at launch:
- Single-player campaign: As the Elari are forced to flee its homeland, they must settle on new and unknown territories. These new Settlers will have to face many challenges on their journey, from the raiding of ruthless bandits to the discovery of the new culture of these lands.
- Hardcore Mode: As players will be able to play new scenarios, a wide range of modifiers and conditions will make the AI an even more challenging opponent. Adaptability is key in this new mode that will put the best players to the test, alone or with friends.
- Skirmish: Players will be able to experience Solo vs. AI, co-op vs. AI or PvP featuring up to eight players on the 12 maps available at launch.
With the new title. Ubisoft is taking a brand-new approach to The Settlers franchise as the new game is built from the ground up using Ubisoft’s new Snowdrop Engine. The game will receive two editions at launch so you can pick whichever edition suits you better:
- Standard Edition: Base game
- Deluxe Edition: Base game, deluxe pack (in-game digital content and digital artbook and soundtrack and Explorer pack (in-game digital content)
To share even more game details with fans, Ubisoft has announced that the studio will start streaming The Settlers: New Allies to cover a series of topics around the different modes, lore, and additional information about the game. If you are interested, the very first stream will begin on December 1, 2022, at 10 AM ET. Additional details about the game will be announced in the upcoming days. The Settlers: New Allies was originally releasing this year however it was later pushed into 2023.
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