Cliff Notes – The Amiga to get a major game sequel after nearly 30 years of waiting
- Ubisoft has approved a port of The Settlers 2 Gold Edition for the Amiga, set to launch on October 18, 2025, marking a significant revival for the classic platform.
- The port, developed by German publisher Look Behind You, offers both digital and physical editions, with a limited collector’s edition already sold out.
- The announcement has generated excitement within the Amiga community, highlighting the enduring passion for the platform even decades after its peak.
The Amiga to get a major game sequel after nearly 30 years of waiting
Okay, who had this on their 2025 bingo card? (Look Behind You)
Out of nowhere, an Amiga port of a beloved god game has been announced for launch later this year.
Although the days of the Amiga are long gone – it celebrated its 40th anniversary just last month – there is still a dedicated and passionate audience for it, even in the 2020s.
Aside from the release of the A500 Mini console in 2022, there have been plenty of attempts to revive several franchises associated with the old 16-bit home computer, such as the promising looking reboot of sports game Speedball and new mobile games for James Pond… albeit ones without the original creator’s approval.
However, the latest Amiga revival is the wildest and most unlikely so far: a new port of 1996’s The Settlers 2, specifically made for the Amiga, that brings it to the ancient format 29 years after the original PC version.
For context, The Settlers is a still ongoing series of what would now be called city builders but at the time its primary influence was god games such as Peter Molyneux’s Populous.
The most recent entry was a reboot in 2023, while the first entry in the series debuted on the Amiga in 1993. However, the 1996 sequel, The Settlers 2, skipped the format and only ever launched for PC.
So, you can imagine how surprising it is to hear that publisher Ubisoft has chosen now, of all times, to approve of an Amiga port. Although it was probably originally meant to coincide with the 40th anniversary.
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It’s set to be the Gold Edition of the game from 1997, which is a re-release of the original that adds more content and gameplay tweaks.
Ubisoft itself isn’t publishing the port and has instead given permission to German publisher Look Behind You, with pre-orders already available on its website.
‘Officially licensed by Ubisoft Entertainment, The Settlers 2 Gold Edition will be available natively for the Amiga starting October 18, 2025,’ it reads.
Unsurprisingly, Look Behind You is offering multiple versions of the game. The cheapest is a digital-only copy available for €29.90 (about £26) while a physical edition that includes manuals and a world atlas costs €49.90 (about £43).
There was a limited collector’s edition going for €99.90 (about £86), that came in a special wooden box featuring ‘the iconic castle motif from the first part of The Settlers,’ but all 100 copies of it have already sold out.
Word of the announcement seems to have only recently reached the dedicated Amiga subreddit, which is naturally thrilled to see The Settlers 2 finally be playable on the hardware.
‘All the investment in my Amiga 500+ pistorm setup is finally about to pay off!’ cheers Ewaryst.
Anxious_Ad781 excitedly writes, ‘Ordered! Ordered! Now October can come!’, while Who_Me admits the news has them considering pulling their Amiga 500 out of storage.
The Settlers also had elements of real-time strategy but it was a very laidback game (Look Behind You)
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