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Play Overview
Anno 1800 (2019) is a strategy game about developing a civilisation through the industrial ages of humanity's existence. Play involves exploring the world, building defences, inventing new machines, and managing your relationships with others. The world and structures are yours to control, but the real draw is going deep in one time period rather than rushing to develop to a supposed pinnacle of progress.
Set in the industrial age, you play a leader striving for total control. Each path you take to develop society offers different bonuses and penalties, based on their real historical traits, so you need to develop different strategies for each one. Unlike other civilisation games, you play in one time period, enabling you to see how your city develops and ages with time. In this way, you choose how you want to expand your influence, be it through military domination, trade or innovation.
As you progress, you learn more about the world and how you can affect it. Success requires this deep understanding of the evolving lore but also your ability to adapt to the scenarios you encounter. If things get too challenging, you can build more military outposts to obtain stronger defences.
It's a unique take on the genre while adding on the ability to change how your world develops and expands in new ways, enabling unique strategies that don't simply rely on battles and wars. It can be challenging to grasp all the systems, but it's exactly that reason that makes the game so rewarding.
Our examiner, Will Oster, first checked Anno 1800 10 days ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 2 days ago.
Set in the industrial age, you play a leader striving for total control. Each path you take to develop society offers different bonuses and penalties, based on their real historical traits, so you need to develop different strategies for each one. Unlike other civilisation games, you play in one time period, enabling you to see how your city develops and ages with time. In this way, you choose how you want to expand your influence, be it through military domination, trade or innovation.
As you progress, you learn more about the world and how you can affect it. Success requires this deep understanding of the evolving lore but also your ability to adapt to the scenarios you encounter. If things get too challenging, you can build more military outposts to obtain stronger defences.
It's a unique take on the genre while adding on the ability to change how your world develops and expands in new ways, enabling unique strategies that don't simply rely on battles and wars. It can be challenging to grasp all the systems, but it's exactly that reason that makes the game so rewarding.
Our examiner, Will Oster, first checked Anno 1800 10 days ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 2 days ago.
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Play Style
This is a Communication and Strategy game with Battle, Sequencing and World Building elements. You can play this by yourself or as a 16-player online game. You can also play with friends in countless multiplayer modes.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Parental Guidance (PG) for Mild Violence, Coarse Language.
Skill Level
12+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it’s important for parents and guardians to ensure they understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. Although you can have some fun with this as a younger player, it comes into its own as you engage with the complex building and social aspects of the wider game. You need to be proficient navigators of relatively complex interfaces.
Account Rating
- You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox Series X|S.
- You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 5.
Costs
Anno 1800 usually costs £34.99 to £49.99.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Anno 1800
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
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You need a subscription to play online:
- You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 5.
- You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox Series X|S.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 16/04/2019, updated in 2023
Price: 70% Off
Out Now: PC, PS5 and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Players: 1 (16 online)
Genres: Communication, Strategy (Battle, Sequencing and World Building)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Overhead and 3D Third-Person
Developer: Ubisoft Mainz (@UbisoftMainz)
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