Europa Universalis III: Heir to the Throne (PC) vs The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom (PC)

Requested by the fans, Heir to the Throne is the third expansion to the preeminent historical strategy game Europa Universalis III. The expansion takes the hugely successful game beyond complete, with improvements across the board: Intriguing Casus Belli system, where wars have specific goals from start to finish.

»» Monarchs now belong to dynasties, with far reaching effects on the diplomatic model.

»» More involving and powerful Holy Roman Empire and Papacy options.

»» Special diplomatic options for Republics.

»» Set your National Focus in a province to enhance growth and strengthen your hold in the region.

»» Permanent Terra Incognita removed and replaced with impassable regions.

»» Cultural Tradition allows better advisors in the same way that Military Tradition allows better generals and admirals.

»» Many other additions and improvements.

The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom is a real time strategy and city-building video game developed by Blue Byte Software and published by Ubisoft. Paths to a Kingdom features gameplay similar to that of past 3D games of The Settlers series. The player begins with a simple village and expands it sector by sector to create a kingdom. During this process, the player must fine-tune their production chains and transport systems.
The game gives the player an opportunity to choose between three unique paths of development for victory: Military, Science, and Trade. In the traditional Military development path, the player builds the kingdom's army in order to conquer and destroy enemies. In the Science development path, the player must focus on researching technological upgrades. Finally in the Trade development path, the player builds their economy and attempts to occupy the best trade routes on the map. Each path of development contains unique units and possibilities. In all development paths, the player wins by collecting Victory points throughout the course of the game.