What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~14,157
(P10–P90: 5,663 – 31,145)
Gross revenue: ~$220,450
($88,183 – $484,984)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Content & longevity78% positive · 36 mentions
“Settlements Rising is a city-building strategy game that wears its inspiration on its sleeve, namely Banished. If you’ve played that 2014 classic, you’ll feel right at home here. It trades the medieval realism of Banished for a slightly…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 5 h played
Gameplay & mechanics83% positive · 30 mentions
“It's a pretty nice medieval city builder. It took me around 22 hours to get my city to 500+ population and get 100% achievements in the game, which in my book counts as completing everything that the game has to offer. Personally I don't…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 22 h played
Visuals & audio87% positive · 30 mentions
“It's a pretty nice medieval city builder. It took me around 22 hours to get my city to 500+ population and get 100% achievements in the game, which in my book counts as completing everything that the game has to offer. Personally I don't…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 22 h played
Controls & UI72% positive · 29 mentions
“Settlements Rising is a city-building strategy game that wears its inspiration on its sleeve, namely Banished. If you’ve played that 2014 classic, you’ll feel right at home here. It trades the medieval realism of Banished for a slightly…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 5 h played
Difficulty & balance85% positive · 26 mentions
“Settlements Rising is a city-building strategy game that wears its inspiration on its sleeve, namely Banished. If you’ve played that 2014 classic, you’ll feel right at home here. It trades the medieval realism of Banished for a slightly…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 5 h played
Price & value83% positive · 23 mentions
“This game is fun. I was looking for something like Dawn of Man (great game) and this is sort of like it. I finished it really though, first time around. 16ish hours. So now its like, do it all again on hard for what? Not even achievements…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 18 h played
Performance & stability75% positive · 20 mentions
“Settlements Rising is a fun game and I really do not understand what others critisize... Yeah, it is not innovative for this genre but has some new stuff Banished does not have such as Trader Ships (not only the Traders coming in, but own…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 21 h played
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