Platforms
- PCApr 16, 20198.1playscore8.240 Critics8.33.07K Players
- PlayStation 5Mar 16, 20238.3playscore8.210 Critics8.9880 Players
- Xbox Series X|SMar 16, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 Critics7.295 Players
50 critic reviews · 6 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Anno 1800 is one of the most addictive city builders that I’ve played on console, full of gameplay intricacies that create an intoxicating experience. With so many moving parts, it suffers a bit from the typical PC-to-console control issues that plague the genre, but I doubt that will stop you from spending hours building an empire.
Jason Dailey · Apr 06, 2023 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Anno 1800 Console Edition is an excellent translation of a deep, satisfying PC strategy experience to console. With engaging mechanics and an insane amount of replay value (not to mention multiplayer), anyone looking for a more arcade-kind of management sim will find a happy home here.
Khayl Adam · Mar 15, 2023 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - We’ve still got a lot further to progress through our own campaign in Anno 1800 before we’re well versed in the full breadth of its many systems. But suffice to say, it does a great job of rolling things out slowly – but without ever feeling like you’re merely dipping a toe in.
Kim Snaith · Mar 15, 2023 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Anno 1800 is a visually stunning, incredibly compelling management-strategy game. One thing of particular note is just how great and addictive the gameplay loop is, hooking you in as you watch your cities develop and expand, made all the better as you unlock and build a wide variety of buildings. There are slight issues though, with an unintuitive UI and trade system, which due to the way resources are spread around the game can be irritating. Simply put, Anno 1800 is an incredibly addictive and engaging game, with a few flaws, but nothing that stops it from being a great entry in the series.
Chris Wray · Jul 07, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Anno 1800 is the game no one had any right to expect, but desperately needed. Though not without a few lingering issues, the variable gameplay, quality campaign experience, and astounding graphics more than make up for them. What began as a joint passion project between Blue Byte and the Anno Union, using AAA resources to deliver a game catered to player feedback, ended up an example of strategy gaming at its best.
Thomas Medina · May 01, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Anno 1800 is one of the most fun city-builders I’ve played in a long time. The construction of your city isn’t as complex as Cities: Skylines, but the complex supply and demand mechanics make Anno more action-packed than many combat oriented RTS games. You’ll constantly be juggling trade routes and worker types, and it all adds up to an incredibly rewarding experience.
Jason Faulkner · Apr 30, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full review - I spent all of my time playing Anno 1800 in a mild yet pervasive state of anxiety. As a city-building sim that emphasizes economic management, it is as robust and powerful as the steel factories it allows you to pollute the skies with. But for all the natural beauty of its island paradise and the architectural splendor of its churches, theatres, and piers, it's just a little too cold in its reliance on numbers and a little too impenetrable in its reluctance to show you its workings. I'm glad I visited, but I don't think I'd want to live there.
David Wildgoose · Apr 30, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Big, busy and pretty, you can be confident of a good management game that doesn’t take itself too seriously, so long as they can get past some certain disheartening design choices.
Charles Ellis · Apr 30, 2019 Reviewed on PC - Anno 1800 is a beautiful game. The water is gorgeous, the landscape is fresh and lush, and the animations are simple but delightful. The narrative of the campaign is unique and a story worth following, and the various tech-trees that unlock as your population grows are straightforward and logical. The use of a class system is what sets this apart from most city building games but the general lack of advanced mechanic tutorials leaves players at a disadvantage.
Alexander Thomas · Apr 27, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full review - This leaves us with Anno 1800, a refined city-building game with a delectably savory approach to logistics optimization, a lovely core aesthetic, and a time-devouring rhythm. For me, that's worth the cost of a historical anachronism or two.
Josh Tolentino · Apr 23, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Welcome to the dawn of the industrial age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you renovator or exploiter? Suppressor or liberator? It's up to you how the world will remember your name. In Anno 1800, players will take charge of their own fortune as they navigate the rapidly evolving technological and malicious political landscape of the 19th century in their quest to build an empire that will stand the test of time. Combining beloved features with innovative gameplay in a memorable new setting, Anno 1800 marks the beginning of a new era for the Anno franchise.
Developer: Blue Byte GmbH