Anno (video game series)

Anno is a real-time strategy, economic simulation

video game series, conceived in 1998 by Max Design. Anno
The series focuses on players establishing colonies on Developer(s) Max Design
a series of small islands, conducting an exploration of Related Designs
the region, diplomacy, and trade with other Ubisoft Blue Byte
civilizations and traders while managing resources and Keen Games
engaging in combat both on land and sea. Most games Publisher(s) Sunflowers Interactive
in the series take place during Renaissance and Ubisoft
Empire-building historical periods of Earth's history, Disney Interactive Studios
with cultures, architecture, and customs based upon Creator(s) Wilfried Reiter
real-life elements from these periods, though in-game Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
civilizations tend to be neutral from exact nations. Nintendo DS
Wii
Each game in the series is mainly a stand-alone title,
Web browser
featuring the same level of reoccurring gameplay
Android
mechanics, though each installment amends existing
iOS
gameplay mechanics and adds new features, with
PlayStation 5
expansion packs adding further content. Initial games
Xbox Series X/S
mainly focused on two modes of gameplay, with
players able to operate in single-player or multiplayer First release Anno 1602
April 1998
over LAN or online connections, while later titles
added a campaign mode of several missions, each Latest release Anno 1800
featuring their own unique storyline - plots usually 16 April 2019
focus on players becoming involved in a major
incident while beginning life as the ruler of a small island.

While primarily developed for PC, the series has also included a variety of spin-off titles mainly for
handheld consoles, which in turn feature more simplified game mechanics to those of the main series.
Each title over the series' history has featured a variety of different developers and publishers, with the
most recent entries being currently developed by Ubisoft Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft. Most
entries in the series have received average reviews from critics. The first title, Anno 1602, was Germany's
best-selling computer game of all time as of December 2002, with sales of 2.5 million copies worldwide
and 1.7 million in the German market.[1] Its sequel broke its sales-speed record, becoming Germany's
fastest full-price computer game to reach 500,000 domestic sales.[2] It ultimately sold over one million
units in German-speaking countries,[3] and, when combined with its predecessor, reached 4.5 million
sales worldwide by October 2006.[4]

Titles

Releases timeline

1998 Anno 1602: Creation of a New World

1999
2000
2001
2002 Anno 1503: The New World
2003
2004
2005
2006 Anno 1701
2007
2008
2009 Anno 1404
2010
2011 Anno 2070
2012
2013
2014
2015 Anno 2205
2016
2017
2018
2019 Anno 1800
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 Anno 117: Pax Romana

Main series

Title Year Developer Expansions Notes

 Anno 1602: Creation New Islands, New released in the U.S. as 1602
1998 Max Design
of a New World Adventures (1998) A.D.
Anno 1503: The Treasures, Monsters released in the U.S. as 1503
2002 Max Design
New World and Pirates (2004) A.D.: The New World

The Sunken Dragon

Anno 1701 2006 Related Designs also marketed as 1701 A.D.
(2007)

Related Designs, released in the U.S. as

Anno 1404 2009 Venice (2010)
Ubisoft Blue Byte Dawn of Discovery
Related Designs,
Anno 2070 2011 Deep Ocean (2012)
Ubisoft Blue Byte

Tundra (2016)
Anno 2205 2015 Ubisoft Blue Byte Orbit (2016)
Frontiers (2016)

Sunken Treasures
(2019)
Botanica (2019)
The Passage (2019)
Seat of Power (2020)
Bright Harvest (2020)
Land of Lions (2020)
Docklands (2021) first game in the main series
Anno 1800 2019 Ubisoft Blue Byte
Tourist Season (2021) to release on consoles.
The High Life (2021)
Seeds of Change
(2022)
Empire of the Skies
(2022)
New World Rising
(2022)
Anno 117: Pax Announced for consoles and
2025 Ubisoft Blue Byte
Romana PC

Spin-offs
Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery (2007)

A video game for the Nintendo DS, and spin-off of the series.

Anno: Create A New World (2009)

A video game for the Nintendo DS and the Wii, known in North America as Dawn of
Discovery.

Anno Online (2013–2018)

A free-to-play browser game (shut down in January 2018).

Anno: Build an Empire (2015)

For Android and iOS platforms.

Anno 2205: Asteroid Miner (2015)

 For Android and iOS platforms.

See also
The Settlers, a similar German real-time strategy and business simulation game
Unknown Horizons, a game inspired by the Anno series
The Patrician, a similar German game series focused on ships and trade, but also featuring
Anno-like strategy elements

References
1. Staff (December 26, 2002). "Platin für "Anno 1503"" (https://web.archive.org/web/20181130
162131/https://www.n-tv.de/technik/Platin-fuer-Anno-1503-article116682.html). n-tv (in
German). Archived from the original (https://www.n-tv.de/technik/Platin-fuer-Anno-1503-articl
e116682.html) on November 30, 2018.
2. Steininger, Stefan (January 21, 2004). ""Anno 1503" schlägt " Anno 1602"" (http://beta.game
smarkt.de/details/147592). GamesMarkt (in German). Archived (https://web.archive.org/we
b/20181130014809/http://beta.gamesmarkt.de/details/147592) from the original on
November 30, 2018.
3. Staff (May 15, 2017). "" FIFA 17" verkauft eine Millionen Units auf PS4 in Deutschland" (htt
p://beta.gamesmarkt.de/details/418357). GamesMarkt (in German). Archived (https://web.ar
chive.org/web/20181201000249/http://beta.gamesmarkt.de/details/418357) from the original
on December 1, 2018.
4. Staff (October 23, 2006). "Teuerstes Spiel aus Deutschland" (https://www.n-tv.de/technik/Te
uerstes-Spiel-aus-Deutschland-article337536.html). n-tv (in German). Archived (https://web.
archive.org/web/20100101213836/https://www.n-tv.de/technik/Teuerstes-Spiel-aus-Deutschl
and-article337536.html) from the original on January 1, 2010.

External links
Anno Ubisoft website (https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/anno/1800) (US)
Anno Union, Anno development blog (https://www.anno-union.com/en) Archived (https://we
b.archive.org/web/20200930025834/https://anno-union.com/en/) 2020-09-30 at the
Wayback Machine
Anno (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/anno-ad-series) at MobyGames

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