This game represents something that is unlike a lot of modern titles. Without cheats things happen relatively slowly. There is a certain charm in playing a game where you have to wait for things to happen. Just see what all the people are doing in their life. This experience can be comparable to meditation: you just get satisfaction on things not getting at your face all the time, not having to be trigger happy all the time. It is ok to get bored. And then come back again, because the game has pretty 2D pixel art and remains unique. There is still a small active community around this game: Return to the Roots "Siedler 2.5" provides online multiplayer experience. And there is still some modding happening at times (there is a 2022 new Rusty Polar texture pack to replace Greenland, Wasteland and Winter World). The old game also has all the old stuff such as FANpaign missions. As it is the game isn't perfect, but RttR folks are looking into ways to improve the experience, and they're also working on bringing the campaign back. Putting more effort to bringing new missions might bring more life to the community in the years to come!
