29 years later, Settlers II gets Amiga release

Summary

Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.He also produces podcasts, has a cigar box guitar, and of course, loves retro gaming.Perhaps one of the greatest strategy games of the 16-bit era, The Settlers, did not get a sequel on Amiga. So, when The Settlers II came out in 1996, only MS-DOS and Mac OS enjoyed it. Aside from a release for Nintendo Wii in 2007, it didn’t land on any other platforms.So, what about the Amiga? Well, amazing news has just dropped: The Settlers II Gold Edition (the 1997 edition) is coming to the Amiga in October 2025.The legendary construction strategy classic finally comes to the Amiga!In 1993, The Settlers revolutionized gaming on the Amiga and invented a completely new genre: the strategy game. When in 1996 the even more ambitious and still beloved successor The Settlers II appeared, the king of the home computer did not get it. Almost 30 years later, this gaming story is finally corrected!With official license from Ubisoft Entertainment is The Settlers II Gold Edition from 18. October 2025 natively available for the Amiga. Not as a fast port, but as a lovingly optimized version that shows what the Amiga really has on it.The Settlers II: This is not a portAs stated, this isn’t a port, but an optimized version that is designed to run on the Amiga. Published by Look Behind You, The Settlers II Gold Edition is licensed by Ubisoft, which many of us will find absolutely astonishing. However, be aware that it is only intended for AGA or PowerPC Amigas.The Settlers II Gold Edition for Amiga features:Thousands of lovingly animated subjectsmore than 30 different professional groups, including 6 soldier types4 different peoples with different character types: Romans, Asians, Nubians and Vikingsvarious landscape elements such as lava, ice areas, marshes, forests and much more, including the c...