
The Settlers is a city-building game with real-time strategy elements, controlled via a point and click interface, in which the primary goal on each map is to build a settlement with a functioning economy, producing sufficient military units so as to conquer rival territories, ultimately gaining control of the entire map. The game can be played in one of two modes a series of fifty sequential missions against computer controlled opponents of increasing difficulty, or a free-game style mode, in which the player competes in individual games involving either computer-controlled opponents, human opponents, or a combination of both.

To achieve this end, the player must engage in economic micromanagement, construct buildings, and generate resources. The game is set in a medieval milieu, and controlled via a point and click interface, with the primary goal on each map being to build a settlement with a functioning economy, producing sufficient military units so as to conquer rival territories, ultimately gaining control of the entire map. In 2018, the game was re-released for Microsoft Windows as The Settlers: History Edition.

Blue Byte published the DOS version in Europe under its original title in May, but in North America, it was published in December by SSI as Serf City: Life is Feudal. In 1994, Blue Byte and Massive Development ported the game to MS-DOS. Released in Germany for Amiga in June 1993, and in the United Kingdom in November, it is the first game in The Settlers series. The Settlers is a city-building video game with real-time strategy elements, developed and published by Blue Byte Software. Volker Wertich, Christoph Werner, Thomas Hertzler. Unfortunately, this game is currently available only in this version. If you prefer to use a java applet emulator, follow this link. This game is emulated by javascript emulator em-dosbox.

For fullscreen press 'Right Alt' + 'Enter'. Game is controlled by the same keys that are used to playing under MS DOS.
