Serflings
Shares rank 18 of 21 city builder games by recommenders
Players recommend it for its engrossing pacing and atmosphere, and say it stays playable years later. The critic reports that the campaign is broken and that some maps hang the game.
Players recommend it for its engrossing pacing and atmosphere, and say it stays playable years later. The critic reports that the campaign is broken and that some maps hang the game.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Hard to stop playing
“It's one of those game you start playing in the morning and when you want to make a little pause, you realize is 10PM.”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Serflings is a remake of The Settlers 1” Captures atmosphere that follow-ups missed
“they perfectly nailed something about the ambience that none of the follow-ups somehow managed to”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Serflings is a remake of The Settlers 1” Stays playable for a decade
“It has been completely playable for the past 10 years”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Serflings is a remake of The Settlers 1” Kids might enjoy it
“I think my kids might love this.”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Serflings is a remake of The Settlers 1”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Campaign does not work
“The campaign. It doesn't work, and loading these maps in unlimited play hangs the game completely.”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “Serflings is a remake of The Settlers 1” Unlimited play maps hang game
“The campaign. It doesn't work, and loading these maps in unlimited play hangs the game completely.”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “Serflings is a remake of The Settlers 1”
Other city builder games people recommend
The four most recommended other city builder games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimCity 3000 | 23 | 2 | 92% | 5 | — | Approved |
| SimCity 2000 | 20 | 7 | 74% | 11 | — | Approved |
| SimCity | 20 | 12 | 63% | 9 | — | — |
| Cities: Skylines | 20 | 18 | 53% | 9 | — | — |
| SerflingsThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“they perfectly nailed something about the ambience that none of the follow-ups somehow managed to”
“The campaign. It doesn't work, and loading these maps in unlimited play hangs the game completely.”
“It has been completely playable for the past 10 years”
“I think my kids might love this.”
“It's one of those game you start playing in the morning and when you want to make a little pause, you realize is 10PM.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.