To achieve this end, the player must engage in economic micromanagement, construct and upgrade buildings, research new technologies, establish trade routes, and gather resources. On each map, the player is required to accomplish certain predetermined goals by building up a settlement with a functioning economy. At the 2010 Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, the game won two awards 'Best German Game' and 'Best Strategy Game'.GameplayThe Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom is a city-building game with real-time strategy elements, controlled via a point and click interface. The single-player storyline was also poorly received. In terms of criticisms, the game's DRM problems were addressed by most reviewers, although many acknowledged the fact that these problems were not the fault of the game's designers. Especially lauded were the graphics, Victory Points system, mission variety, and map design. Paths to a Kingdom received generally positive reviews, with many critics citing it as the best Settlers game since The Settlers II.

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