Which is the best Anno game?

[Turbo Nozomix]

So far, in your opinion. And why?

How does Anno 1800 stack up against the other titles?

[Thaumaturgist]

1404, 2070, 2205 and 1800 are my favs, I can hardly place them in order, but so far, I'm having a blast with 1800.
1404 is just a great classic, I can't really say anything bad about it, I should replay it, since few years passed.
2070 was rather cold and off-putting at the start, but, after I gave it a second go, I lost many hours in it before I knew. I love how it expanded on the idea of separating the map from 1404 and, instead of giving us two zones in one map, it gave us two maps in one. Also, loving the idea of using the tech from each faction to mix them and get the most optimal results.
2205 was really restraining with the campaign only mode. Still, I love how it expanded even further on the idea to play on few maps at the same time, each one with unique mechanics, buildings and resources, each one depending on the other maps. It pretty much moved the shipment part between islands to be between the sectors and the ships got replaced by transport lines.
As for 1800 - it took the goodies from the previous games and expands on them. What I truly loved since the tech preview, was the fact it expanded on the 2205 idea of having different zones, each of which acts like the normal anno map we loved from the classics. And I just can't wait for the arctic expansion.

[Agamemnus]

2070 came out 8 years ago. I played it and I think it is a good game. Actually a little surprised so many people think 2070 is the best, though, even though it is so old.

[Wenchbane]

I played 1800, made it to South America, saved and then promptly reinstalled 1404. Having a blast playing that one again. All the features, the scenarios and the campaigns were cool. With bigger islands and a larger overall map 1404 would be hands down the best one. Will it be remastered? And can we port over our profiles to avoid the God awful grind.

I have 2070 on Steam as well and might download that one again too, since it feels like 1404 in the future. The world events and extra features were cool.

I skipped 2205

The other older ones I can barely remember, I did like 1701, I think just the aesthetic.

[Habakuk]

I like anno 1503 the best since it is the hardest game; no prebuild marketplaces to easily put your houses around no,you have to make the village layout yourself furthermore the financial part is a struggle to stay or reach a green income etc etc

[Cheatyx]

1602 was a great game, but today too old and small islands.
1503 was a hidden favorite, with this 2.5d small markets and Research!
1701 had a good Story, but no Multiplayer
1404 i think my Alltime Favorite and MP!
2070 difficult with the Product Cycle at the beginning, more challenging with Keto
2205 was mehhh, not really Challenging, but im not a builder, more a fighter in Coop.
1800 has more longtime Playstyle, started the Campaign on Expert, and it wasn't difficulty, only bugged. Still missing Bankster achievement, with 2x the campaign done

Overall i think 1404>1503>2070>1800>1602>1701>2205

[Dr.Acula]

It's not even a question. After playing 1800 I'd still easily say that Anno 1404 is the best.

At the moment I'd give Anno 1800 a 5/10.

[Wilder]

This one 1800, just need scenario to make it a 10/10

[Dracon]

1 Anno 1800
2 Anno 1404
3 Anno 2070
4 Anno 1602
Somewhere in hell anno 2205.

[Nicholas]

Anno 2070 and Anno 1404. I personally like Anno 2070 because I feel like I'm building the future of the world. I haven't played Anno 1800 yet.

[bregt.vandenhende]

What was wrong with with anno 2205? I love it! And now 1800. I played every anno, and for my its a great game.

[Brahmin Herder]

Anno 1800. Can't imagine going back to ploppable farm fields. Museum and Zoo are nice distractions. Steam ships, yaaasss.

Then it's Anno 1404 and Anno 2070. Anno 1404 captivated me because I didn't have a computer to run it and thought the venice DLC would let me build a venetian city. It didn't, but I liked the game a ton anyway.

I loved the Ark System in Anno 2070. Made it feel like my continuous games were all connected and I liked the Strategy of basically getting to pick my starting resources. I really like the art style even if I didn't like the binary eco system.

[Alun1]

i do enjoy 1800 but i prefer 2070 and 2205 for the larger landmasses and ability to create much larger cities. i know sunken treasures added a larger landmass but i still haven't reached that yet, had to start a new game from scratch

[Lee]

Anno 1404 is my favorite. It is simply perfect in so many ways and there are so many small things that makes the whole thing feel so rewarding.

Ive played Anno 1800 and i think its to easy. I don't like that you need workers for your factories, and as such you need to spread out your resources to several islands. If they would have had the commuter pier in T2, then perhaps it would have been different.

Futhermore, im bothered that the South America colonies only have 2 tiers, i think thats pretty lazy from the devs.

I was hoping that the trade ships would be steam tugboats instead of a slimmed version of a sail ship.

But, perhaps whats most frustrating is that almost no map has any good angles on the beaches on the islands making it extremely difficult to make beautiful harbor areas.

[zulu354]

Publicado originalmente por Lee:

I was hoping that the trade ships would be steam tugboats instead of a slimmed version of a sail ship.

You may should check the timeframe. By 1800, sailing ships were the the only used ships to go across the ocean. steamships developed only in the late 19th century and you will be able to build steam powered ships on later tiers.

[Birmingham Chuck]

1. 1800
2. 1602
3. 1701