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Anno 1800
Industrial revolution city building: production chains, steamships, and a lot of beer for your workers.
What you actually do
Build island cities whose citizens move up from farmers to investors as their needs are met. Each tier needs more goods from longer production chains across several islands.
Who will love it
Players who love production chains and pretty cities in equal measure.
Production chains
Goods like beer need grain, malt and a brewery. Chains grow longer as citizens progress.
A beautiful city
Anno 1800 is one of the most beautiful city builders. Zooming in to watch the streets is a reward of its own.
Sandbox
Sandbox mode lets you decide how many rivals, how much money and how hard things are.
Plus
- Gorgeous cities
- Deep production chains
- Flexible sandbox
Minus
- Lots of paid DLC
- Needs a Ubisoft account
Bottom line
The best-looking city builder, with chains that reward planning.
Notes written on 27 October 2026. Updates can change details; the official page has the latest.