Anno 1800

 PC
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Apr 16, 2019
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 456 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 341 out of 456
  2. Mixed: 56 out of 456
  3. Negative: 59 out of 456

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  1. p1menta
    Apr 19, 2021
    6
    gotta say my ratings is from a really noob RTS gamer. Haven't played RTS in years, and found this one to be beuatiful and fun, but unmercyful with new players. I just couldnt keep up with the story mode. Just too much to do and too little help or guidance
  2. Jenne
    Jun 22, 2019
    6
    Well, it's an Anno game so as per usual it looks stunning. Unlike in Anno 2205 we got a stand-alone sandbox and a multiplayer this time around which is nice. Unfortunately Blue Byte learned their lesson only partially. Just like in 2205, challenge scenario maps, factions and rotating world events are prominently missing again. Plus the campaign is even shorter than in 2205 and much moreWell, it's an Anno game so as per usual it looks stunning. Unlike in Anno 2205 we got a stand-alone sandbox and a multiplayer this time around which is nice. Unfortunately Blue Byte learned their lesson only partially. Just like in 2205, challenge scenario maps, factions and rotating world events are prominently missing again. Plus the campaign is even shorter than in 2205 and much more boring. In fact, boredom suffused the game in general for me. I basically stopped playing once I finished the short campaign. Can't really put my finger on it, it plays well and all the tried-and-tested, fan-beloved features are here. But maybe that's it - Anno 1800 feels like a very safe bet. After the radical departure from the traditional formula with 2205 fans were calling out for a return to the roots. Problem is Blue Byte did that and very little else. There are a few new features like expeditions but they can't carry the weight of the game on their own. On the whole Anno 1800 plays like a "best of" the previous games. I suppose the additional content that should come in the course of the next year will make the game miles better, just like it happened for 2205. But I doubt we'll ever get any more factions, challenge scenarios or rotating world events and the campaign will stay lame forever. I admit, I wanted Blue Byte to return to the roots too but after playing Anno 1800 all I can say - screw going back to the roots. If I want to play the beloved old formula I boot up 1404 or 2070 again, both of which are still eminently playable. Next time, Blue Byte, give us something new and exciting.… Expand
  3. firkraag79
    Apr 19, 2019
    5
    Pro:
    * Zoo and Museum are nice additions.
    * new engine looks better on close-ups, but is rather "crumbly" (wants to look photo-realistic but falls right into the uncanny valley, as it overloads with the scenery with too many small details, trees popping up etc. destroy the illusion pretty fast..) Con : * more clunky and even slower (!) gameplay then Anno 1404 - everything takes a    Pro:
    * Zoo and Museum are nice additions.
    * new engine looks better on close-ups, but is rather "crumbly" (wants to look photo-realistic but falls right into the uncanny valley, as it overloads with the scenery with too many small details, trees popping up etc. destroy the illusion pretty fast..)

    Con :
    * more clunky and even slower (!) gameplay then Anno 1404 - everything takes a click to much to accomplish
    * UI is terrible (especially the quest and notification bar is worse then in Anno 1404)
    * Buidling times for ships are far too long (5+ minutes.. )
    * Moving ships between old and new world takes forever (yawn..)
    * Speed of ships on one map is also incredibly slow. Most of the time you sit around and wait for things to happen (even on 3x speedup)
    * we still have those stupid "search a pixel/guy/crocodile and click it" quests
    * campaign is a joke, even worse written then the mediocre campaign in anno 2207
    * they just rub in in your face again with another 25$ season pack right a minute after release.. no thank you
    * the expedition pop-ups don't pause the game.. how dumb is that? While reading you get fire alarms or get attacked.. great game design NOT    … Expand
  4. Doiq
    May 6, 2019
    7
    I give it 7/10 because I know they can do better and I hope they fix the small issues there are now.

    Played alot of Anno games, Anno 1800 is far the best of them. (I did not play the 2070 and 2205) I have about 200 hours in each of the old type anno games. 115hours on Anno 1800 But it also has a few flaws I hope get patched. -Quest bugs like game breaking once. And not one of    I give it 7/10 because I know they can do better and I hope they fix the small issues there are now.

    Played alot of Anno games, Anno 1800 is far the best of them. (I did not play the 2070 and 2205)
    I have about 200 hours in each of the old type anno games. 115hours on Anno 1800

    But it also has a few flaws I hope get patched.

    -Quest bugs like game breaking once. And not one of them. (Campain mode)

    -Issues with speed and how the game run, but it is far better then the older anno games.
    I can now play for 10 hours without reboot and crash.

    -Crashes they are just a few now then before, but they still happen but you can see and feel it comming so saving and rebooting the game fix that.
    But you can have issues like I did my game auto saved and then crashed. That did something to my auto saves so I had to use a manuel save. Not a issue for me as I save often.
    CTRL+S = God

    -Ship problems your ships tend to not lissten to you when you do stuff.
    Example: Group of 8 sail to that island. 5 of them go 3 just stop random on the route. Same can happen to 3.

    -Issues with crossing between the old world and the new world. I personaly liked the fact that anno 1404 had North and south on the same map. Less swaping and better overview.
    But in Anno 1800, your ships can get stuck then trying to cross to the new world or back to the old.
    And if they do not get stuck, pirate or npc will camp the zone swap area where you ships comes and goes.. on both sides.. new and old.

    -Trade. In anno 1404, I do remember that if you choose a ship to load 3 diffrent types and 1 was full it never took the other spots, it just didn't take the full material.
    On Anno 1800 on the other hand, when 1 stack hits full.. the ship just loads more there fore overloading and not getting diffrent types..

    -Noticed issues with loading and unloading goods saying no space and out of material.
    Still both are good. Deleting the trade route and remaking it then its good for a while.

    -No more armies, only boats and diplomacy.
    I find this abit dumb, now you take out a island and BOOM its gone..

    Many of these issues are small and you can work them out, some you cannot and you need to load.
    But this game is about managment and controll.. I feel very little controll. But the game looks and feel good. Best building anno until now, I love it and I rebuild my cities alot!
    I hope the new content update and the DLC's will help on the issue parts.

    I still love the game, but these are the things that are making me bored of it.
    If the bugs and issues are fixed I give the game 10/10.
    Even tho I dislike the map splitting and no armies.

    And I still enjoy it to day! and the Music is 10/10 most of the time! Good work Dynamedion!    … Expand
  5. humanbait76
    Apr 17, 2019
    5
    Exceptionally boring. Has pretty graphics, but is poorly optimized. Causes a ton of system lag. Not worth buying.
  6. andisart
    Mar 21, 2020
    7
    It’s a good Anno game, but far from great as 1404 was. Despite the similarities in setting to 1404 its baffling to see how much the predecessor got better than this new entry. A shame really, since 1800 has the potential core to be a worthy follow up, but falls short on too many sides
  7. CmdrLaserstrahl
    May 4, 2019
    5
    I'd say: "Best Anno ever" and indeed most part of the gameplay is so good! Graphics are amazing and the idea of switching between old and new world (playing on 2 maps at the same time) is great. The setting of the industrialization is nice.
    However I think the down side is, that the gameplay is too slow. You need 10h+ to build a well working civilisation at the highest tech level. So    I'd say: "Best Anno ever" and indeed most part of the gameplay is so good! Graphics are amazing and the idea of switching between old and new world (playing on 2 maps at the same time) is great. The setting of the industrialization is nice.
    However I think the down side is, that the gameplay is too slow. You need 10h+ to build a well working civilisation at the highest tech level. So every match is of epic length. And that’s is really the point, I always enjoyed the multiplayer part of Anno together with friends. I was upset that the last Anno was singleplayer only. But well, 1800 has Multiplayer, but if you start a match, be aware that you will need 10-15hr to “finish” a match. Together with 3 friends? Makes no sense to me. The “older” Anno games where like: “okay let’s play on Sunday afternoon”, and after 3-4hrs you had a highly advanced civilization, killed some CPU Foes and were about to figure out a plan how to annihilate your human friends from the map.     … Expand
  8. Bloodnes
    Jan 13, 2021
    6
    На любителя, согласен что лучшая игра из всей серии, но как и предыдущие части не зацепила, в целом 6/10 есть приятные моменты, как и нудные.
  9. yeezyboi215
    Sep 4, 2021
    5
    So I got the Anno 1800 Complete Edition Year 3 version of this game when it was on sale. It's a pretty good game, but what I hate is that it is not complete, you have to buy 3 more DLC packs to make it fully Complete, so basically not a complete edition.

    Because it is not truly complete, I gave it 5 out of 10
  10. jcampbell911
    May 4, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just. . . a bit boring.

    I mean, it's a beautiful game. The graphics are stunning. The ability to seamlessly transition between regions is a fantastic addition. Very well balanced dynamics within the game re building tiers, economy, reputation, diplomacy etc. Even though it gets slightly repetitive, the newspaper is a nice idea.

    But. . . despite all that, after hours of building up your economy, trade routes, status, expeditions, it just comes down to building more ship of lines and wiping out neighbours harbours (or having yours destroyed). Seems a very weak dynamic and undermines all the above. Just such an anti-climax to any play though I've had so far.    … Expand
  11. gw1nner
    Jun 2, 2019
    6
    Meine Erfahrungen mit Anno sind eher gemischt bisher, würde den Kauf nicht empfehlen bis alle Probleme behoben sind.

    Die Hauptmissionen sind teils verbugt, ich komm bereits bei der ersten "Neuen Welt" mission nicht mehr weiter, weil das Frachteil fehlt. Ein patch wurde angekündigt jedoch unklar wann dieser released wird, der Multiplayer Modus (so wie bereits in den letzten Teilen) ist    Meine Erfahrungen mit Anno sind eher gemischt bisher, würde den Kauf nicht empfehlen bis alle Probleme behoben sind.

    Die Hauptmissionen sind teils verbugt, ich komm bereits bei der ersten "Neuen Welt" mission nicht mehr weiter, weil das Frachteil fehlt. Ein patch wurde angekündigt jedoch unklar wann dieser released wird, der Multiplayer Modus (so wie bereits in den letzten Teilen) ist eine reinste Katastrophe "Partie gefunden" heißt es irgendwann und es passiert nichts mehr. Da bin ich mir ziemlich sicher, dass wieder die altbekannten Verbindungsprobleme bereits vorprogrammiert sind, wenn nichtmal Partien zu Stande kommen können.

    Des Weiteren sind die Seeschlachten einfach nur ägerlich die Schiffe müssten öfters den Fein fahrend attackieren, jedoch scheint dies zuviel verlangt von der KI so bringt es mir kaum etwas Schiffe in Stellung zu bringen, bis die KI beginnt zu fahren ist der Feind bereits längst über alle Berge. Probleme gibt auch bei den Handelsrouten, denn Routen zwischen alter Welt und neuer Welt können nicht variable verändert werden (z.B. um einen Feind zu umschiffen).

    Meines erachtens nach hätten sie das Spiel nicht so früh veröffentlichen sollen, denn einige Fehler sind geradezu offensichtlich. In meinem Auge aktuell ein Early Access Titel zum Vollpreis.

    Meine Empfehlung 3-6 Monate warten und erstmal Tropico genießen, nach dem ersten richtigen Basen-Bau ist man bereits frustriert    … Expand
  12. Biberattacke
    May 10, 2020
    7
    Mein erstes Anno mit dem ich mich etwas intensiver beschäftige.Ich wusste aber worauf ich mich einlasse, denn die Aufbaustrategiereihe ist auch mir hier und da schon begegnet. Anfangs beeindruckte mich die die detaillierte, mit wunderschönen Effekten bestückte. Grafikpracht. Auch die schönen Zeichnungen in den Ladezeiten sind wunderschön. Insgesamt strahlt das Spiel optisch und auchMein erstes Anno mit dem ich mich etwas intensiver beschäftige.Ich wusste aber worauf ich mich einlasse, denn die Aufbaustrategiereihe ist auch mir hier und da schon begegnet. Anfangs beeindruckte mich die die detaillierte, mit wunderschönen Effekten bestückte. Grafikpracht. Auch die schönen Zeichnungen in den Ladezeiten sind wunderschön. Insgesamt strahlt das Spiel optisch und auch audiotechnisch höchstes technisches Niveau aus, Zeitgleich ist es liebevoll gestaltet. Das Gameplay an sich ist so wie ich es imme beschrieben bekommen habe: Man baut Gebäude und Straßen und versucht diese strategisch so zu setzen, dass keine langen Laufwege für die Waren und Stadtbewohner entstehen. Im Laufe des Spiels steigen die Stadtbewohner von Bauern zu Arbeitern zu Handwerkern auf. Wobei man von allen Klassen ein bestimmtes kontingent braucht. Denn man muss immer komplexere Produktionsketten aufrecht erhalten, die bestimmte Human Ressources als auch Rohstoffe benötigen. Der Bedarf an Waren die aus diesen Produktionsketten schwankt und man muss sich häufig neuen Begebenheiten anpassen, Zusätzlich kann man noch Handelsrouten erstellen und die Diplomatie kommt auch nicht zu kurz, denn au der Spielkarte ist man nicht allein, sondern NPCs spielen ebenfalls mit. Es wird irgendwann sehr wuselig und genau an dieser Stelle hat mich das Spiel verloren. Warum kann ich nicht einfach mal pausieren und meine Einstellungen vornehmen oder etwas nachlesen. Die Uhr tickt immer weiter. Das nervt!!!!! Naja.. ich habe mich dann entschlossen meine Skills zu verbessern und die Kampagne zu spielen (vorher war freies Spiel). Die Hoffnung war, dass es ein groß angelegtes Tutorial ist. Leider auch Fehlanzeige.. Die Story der um das Erbe betrogenen Familie und den bösen Onkel ist belanglos und will ich hier nicht wiedergeben. Zusammengefasst. Ich glaube wenn man sich etwas reinfuchst, dann kann das Spiel sehr lange, sehr unterhaltsam sein. Auch im Multplayer macht das bestimmt Spaß. Aber für mich gilt: Ich musste zu tief tauchen um an das zu kommen was bestimmt wirklch Spaß macht. Somit Faulheit 1 – Anno 0. Schade, eine Komfortfunktion mehr und das Spiel hätte mich für lange Zeit gefangen gehalten, denn es funktioniert wirklich gut und die System greifen schön ineinander soweit wie ich sehen konnte.… Expand
  13. KeyboardCowboy
    Aug 8, 2020
    6
    Maybe I'm just not that good, but this game has a learning curve that drains a lot of time when you don't get a concept. It's just not fun when it feels like you've wasted many hours repeatedly. I'm sure if you can get past that and enjoy RTS like it you'd enjoy it.
  14. Luzak
    Sep 6, 2021
    6
    I approached Anno games in the past, but never was a big fan of it and did not spent much time in previous titles - I prefered series like Civilization, Europa Universalis, Panzer Corps. I decided to use free weekend with Anno 1808 to give it a try and first impression was great. Once you start playing it's hard to stop. Game is really cool and I was pretty sure I'll pay the price to beI approached Anno games in the past, but never was a big fan of it and did not spent much time in previous titles - I prefered series like Civilization, Europa Universalis, Panzer Corps. I decided to use free weekend with Anno 1808 to give it a try and first impression was great. Once you start playing it's hard to stop. Game is really cool and I was pretty sure I'll pay the price to be able to keep playing after trial ends. But after several more gameplay hours I'm no longer convinced and the reason is the lack of active pause, which is not an issue in the first hours of play, but as you progress your empire management is getting really complex ( that can be considered benefit till the moment your empire become unmanagable in real time). Managing couple islands in one map is not an issue, but having to manage number of islands on several different maps ( different worlds ) simultaneously, dealing with potential disasters, covering expeditions, missions, diplomacy, trade, battles all at once in multiple different worlds becomes frustrating, as you'll always need to sacrifice something at specified moment in time. Maybe I'm perfectionist and want to address everything that needs to be addressed right away rather than putting tasks in queue. In example - island development or some missions can usually wait till your ships sink the enemy, but the further you go into the game more and more tasks you'ld like to do must to wait.

    I've really mixed feeling about this game. It's probably best in the series and very addictive, but lack of active pause considering game complexity makes it unmanagable    … Expand
  15. IJustWorkHere
    Nov 17, 2021
    5
    Anno 1800 is just OK. The answer to everything is BUILD MORE HOUSES. Row after row after row of houses, and then some infrastructure to support that. Pave the world! The game is very fast paced for a RTS and there is a ton of stuff going on with all expansions installed - I grant maybe having all the expansions enabled simultaneously makes things even more complex than they would beAnno 1800 is just OK. The answer to everything is BUILD MORE HOUSES. Row after row after row of houses, and then some infrastructure to support that. Pave the world! The game is very fast paced for a RTS and there is a ton of stuff going on with all expansions installed - I grant maybe having all the expansions enabled simultaneously makes things even more complex than they would be otherwise. I've played Single player a number of times but even playing co-op with a friend we could scarcely manage our one empire and then we were eventually greeted with a DEFEAT screen with no idea how we actually lost and no explanation from the game or method to find out why we lost. That is extremely unsatisfying as you can imagine.… Expand
  16. chosenhunter7
    Nov 19, 2021
    5
    Disappointed when it comes to creativeness. The management system is fairly fun and challenging enough. However when it comes to the building a city (The reason to play games like this) this game really falls short. Roads can only be straight lines with 90 degree turns. Really limits the city layout and looks extremely fake. In the real world (Even in a dense city) some roads haveDisappointed when it comes to creativeness. The management system is fairly fun and challenging enough. However when it comes to the building a city (The reason to play games like this) this game really falls short. Roads can only be straight lines with 90 degree turns. Really limits the city layout and looks extremely fake. In the real world (Even in a dense city) some roads have curves... Further more every building of the same function looks identical to one another.. HUGE LETDOWN... as your city grows its just 100s of the exact same building without any variation what so ever... Games like City Skylines or Tropico have 5+ variants for many building types which really helps make cities look believable. Anno was really lazy on this front and makes the game feel really dated once you see past the pretty graphics. I would not recommend paying full price for this game.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#64 Best PC Game of 2019
38
#38 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 49
  3. Negative: 0 out of 49
  1. Wccftech
    Jul 7, 2019
    80
    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.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jun 26, 2019
    73
    Once, RTS were a challenge that required quick thinking and foreplanning, never afraid to humiliate inept player. Today, they’re exact opposite, eager to please paying client. Anno 1800 is a perfect example of such strategy: good-looking, predictable and forgiving. [Issue#238, p.48]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 31, 2019
    80
    A great strategy game from a gripping period of our history which is remarkable when it comes to building. The rest of the game elements aren’t as good, but they do the the game and the authors justice. Anno 1800 is a safe bet. [Issue#295]
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