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SimulationStrategyCity BuilderEconomyMultiplayerResource ManagementSandbox

1,243 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,437

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,543

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Game description

Forge your empire in an award-winning builder game set at the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lead your society strategically and master complex production chains with innovation, diplomacy, and economic mastery.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft Mainz
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateApr 16, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10(64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel i5 3470, AMD FX 6350
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 670 GTX or AMD Radeon R9 285 (2 GB of VRAM, Shader Model 5.0)
Storage60 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 337 reviews from the past 1 year

78.5/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (81%)

Metacritic: 81 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

A deep industrial era city builder, Anno 1800 wins praise for its content and production chains but loses points on DLC prices; it scores 78.5.

👍 Strengths

43 reviews talk about the sheer amount of content, saying it keeps them busy for hours, and some report hundreds of hours with plenty still undone. Content Volume ranks 236th of 1351. 42 praise the visuals, from a distinctive art style to smooth, detailed animations, and Visuals & Sound ranks 306th of 1249. 28 enjoy the strategic planning of complex supply chains and logistics between islands, where each new population tier makes demands harder to meet.

👎 Where it falls short

37 reviews say the game does a poor job of teaching its systems, with no real tutorial and an early economy that feels confusing; some had to look up the basics online. 24 object to the DLC price, saying the full package costs a lot for an older game and the base version feels bare without it. 21 blame the developer and its launcher, describing login problems, forced account links and slow support. Pricing & Fairness ranks 939th of 1399, and Tech & Support ranks 1112th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“enjoyable gameplay, can play for hours” · 43 reviews
“Beautiful graphics with distinctive art style” · 42 reviews
“complex supply chains and inter-island logistics require strategic planning” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.25 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “complex supply chains and inter-island logistics require strategic planning” · 28 reviews
Negative “card system trivializes carefully planned supply-demand balance and strategic decisions” · 5 reviews

Progression 18% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 21% · Freedom 11% · Controls & feel 6%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.14 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “the atmosphere is warm, comfy, and therapeutic” · 11 reviews
Negative “industrial revolution setting is not as appealing as earlier periods” · 1 review

Story 7% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.64 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “enjoyable gameplay, can play for hours” · 43 reviews
Negative “takes very long to reach endgame content, DLC necessary for some content” · 8 reviews

Variety 13% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.61 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Beautiful graphics with distinctive art style” · 42 reviews
Negative “department stores and factories have identical building appearances” · 2 reviews

Audio 5%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.78 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.29 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “aggressive DLC pricing, $130 full price for 7-year-old city builder” · 24 reviews
Positive “good value compared to other simulation games” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.41 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “forced launcher update broke access, unresponsive support” · 21 reviews

Stability 8% · Performance 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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