Update: July 22, 2026 at 21:03 UTC
Return to the Roots, the open-source recreation of The Settlers 2 known as S25Client, has received a new commit on its development branch.
The project's changelog for this update lists only the commit reference (f519458), with no further details published alongside it. As with previous updates, S25Client continues to evolve as an ongoing open-source effort to keep the classic Settlers 2 experience playable on modern PC systems.
- New commit pushed to the S25Client repository (f519458)
No additional patch notes or feature descriptions were provided with this update.
Update: July 15, 2026 at 13:03 UTC
Return to the Roots (s25client), the open source recreation of The Settlers 2, has received a new commit to its codebase, identified as 4b3146470b79b397c7396c0c1c280818a6ad76cc.
As with most incremental commits to the project, this update reflects ongoing maintenance and refinement work on the client rather than a headline feature drop. No specific changelog details, new features, or fixes were disclosed alongside this commit, but it confirms that development on the fan-made Settlers 2 clone remains active.
Fans following the project on its repository can pull the latest changes directly, though as always with in-progress commits, stability and completeness of new code should not be assumed until a tagged release follows.
Update: July 11, 2026 at 13:03 UTC
A new commit (3bd9f0251b10c2618038f5529b1329d38a1f7100) has landed in the Return to the Roots repository, the open-source project rebuilding The Settlers 2 with a modern engine known as s25client.
As with most incremental commits to this long-running fan project, this update continues the steady maintenance and engine work that keeps the classic Settlers 2 experience running on current PC systems. No specific patch notes were included with this commit, but fans tracking the repository can expect the usual mix of under-the-hood fixes and refinements typical of the project's active development cycle.
Update: June 30, 2026 at 05:03 UTC
Return to the Roots, the open-source reimplementation of The Settlers 2, has picked up a fresh commit to its s25client codebase on PC.
The change is tracked under commit f872032d2423ca516c9b0b1383f62128836f919e. No additional details about the specific changes were disclosed in the release notes at this time.
Update: June 26, 2026 at 21:05 UTC
Return to the Roots, the open-source reimplementation of The Settlers 2 for PC, has picked up a fresh commit to its s25client repository.
Commit d90bf9a landed in the main branch. No detailed changelog accompanied this change set, but development on the project continues to move forward.
Update: June 25, 2026 at 21:03 UTC
Return to the Roots, the open-source fan remake of The Settlers 2, has picked up a new commit in its s25client repository on PC.
The change set references commit d70b8eccf000cdf1f15fe37411bed375597974fb. No further details on specific fixes or features were provided in this update.
Update: June 23, 2026 at 21:03 UTC
Return to the Roots, the open-source clone of The Settlers 2 for PC, has picked up a new commit (38e4ded) in its s25client repository on GitHub.
No detailed changelog entries were included in this update, but the commit marks continued active development on the project, which aims to preserve and extend the classic 1996 strategy game on modern systems.
Return to the Roots (s25client) is an open source reimplementation of the classic 1996 city-builder The Settlers 2, targeting modern PC hardware. The project aims to preserve and extend the original experience while keeping it playable on current systems.
A new commit has just landed in the repository, signalling continued active development. If you are a fan of the original Blue Byte title, this is a project worth watching.