Anno is truly awesome, are there any similar games out there?

[Sverdic]

Played the heck out of Anno in Epic version on release. Now I also got it on Steam, thanks for the discount btw! Absolutely love the heavy production chain emphasis and subtle underlying narrative stories.

I was wondering if there are any similar games out there? I know there are loads of city builders, but I'm looking for something close to Anno concept, like really big production chains and realistic game world setting

[Sammy_Maier]

Another big fan of Anno 1800 here!!
Srsly, I feel there are not many games similar to Anno directly. Most building games are more like sandbox experiences and I absolutely love campaign in Anno 1800! I think it is brilliant and I am loving every second of it!

I've been following a few tubers announcing building games for 2024, and there will be many of them. Frostpunk 2 spiked my interest (especially after I played Frostpunk recently, a great surviving city builder), as well as Manor Lords (visually thrilling semi RTS game imo).

Maybe check these two if you like genre in general, but if you seek the closest gameplay might check out Kaiserpunk too. It's not out yet, but devs seem to draw a lot of ideas from Anno, they even say it openly. If they do a proper job, I think it might be a really cool game. World wars theme, storyline and such, but also has grand strategy features. Not certain how it will all work together but sounds interesting so far.

[Sverdic]

Interesting proposals thanks!

[Farmer_Boy]

I think I saw Kaiserpunk on IGN or something some months back and it seems interesting with two genre combination plus I have a soft spot for world wars stuff.
Don't forget to check out Bulwark as well while throwing promising games out here

[Primigenia]

Anno 1404, I played it for years, and it's so good, similar yet different from 1800

[KarlHeinzKaiser]

Originally posted by Primigenia:

Anno 1404, I played it for years, and it's so good, similar yet different from 1800

Have you perhaps tried Anno 2070 by any chance?

[Humble]

I do enjoy played 2205, but it's not popular with long term fan of anno, I do like futune setting and it's look beauty, but gameplay is little issues, not normal navy standard.

[some guy]

i think the thing with anno is that its very beautiful to look at and the music is amazing and its a great mood setter. the game is also extremely wide while not being very complicated (every mechanic on its own). if you look for a focus on production chains, you could try https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/Workers__Resources_Soviet_Republic/ but it wont hold a candle to anno in the charm department. else i really recommend against the storm, if you havent played that. its very small scale and in a fantasy setting but it has a strong emphasis on production chains and its also just extremely well designed. (lastly maybe surviving mars for something different.)

[KarlHeinzKaiser]

Originally posted by Humble:

I do enjoy played 2205, but it's not popular with long term fan of anno, I do like futune setting and it's look beauty, but gameplay is little issues, not normal navy standard.

I like trying sometimes new, futuristic settings, but always come back to something more relateable, like realistic history episodes, world wars, roman period etc.

[Tankfriend]

Originally posted by Humble:

I do enjoy played 2205, but it's not popular with long term fan of anno, I do like futune setting and it's look beauty, but gameplay is little issues, not normal navy standard.

I also really liked the setting, and the game pioneered a good number of things that would go on to be kept in the series, like multi-session gameplay, modular buildings, moveable buildings and such. The problem is more the overall package of things that turned it into a not very Anno-like game (i.e. dropping the trade route system for just shifting numbers; the loading times between sessions and such).

A remake of 2205 based on the gameplay of 1800 would probably be a far better game, and something I'd enjoy a lot.

[KarlHeinzKaiser]

Originally posted by Tankfriend:

Originally posted by Humble:

A remake of 2205 based on the gameplay of 1800 would probably be a far better game, and something I'd enjoy a lot.

Now that would be something

[Primigenia]

Originally posted by KarlHeinzKaiser:

Originally posted by Primigenia:

Anno 1404, I played it for years, and it's so good, similar yet different from 1800

Have you perhaps tried Anno 2070 by any chance?

Yes I own it, but it's a bit too out there for my taste, I played all the Annos except for 2205 and I have to say 1404 is the perfect middle ground for me.

[KarlHeinzKaiser]

Originally posted by Primigenia:

Originally posted by KarlHeinzKaiser:

Have you perhaps tried Anno 2070 by any chance?

Yes I own it, but it's a bit too out there for my taste, I played all the Annos except for 2205 and I have to say 1404 is the perfect middle ground for me.

I haven't played all of them, so really appreciate the insight!

[Primigenia]

Originally posted by KarlHeinzKaiser:

Originally posted by Primigenia:

Yes I own it, but it's a bit too out there for my taste, I played all the Annos except for 2205 and I have to say 1404 is the perfect middle ground for me.

I haven't played all of them, so really appreciate the insight!

1602 is good, simple but interesting to play if only for see where it all began, I personally like the stylized graphics of the late 90s, 1503 gets more complex and the graphics it's a bit exaggerated, I personally find it very tiring and has some overly complicated mechanics, 1701 is the first 3d Anno, love the style, love the graphics, the water looks amazing, but after playing more complex Annos it feels a bit lackluster, not very many chains, not very many goods, it's somewhat of a simplified 1404. 1404 is the top: awesome graphics after all these years (HE of course), very balanced, very enjoyable, lot of things to do and to produce, 2 different cultures (like olde and new world) on the same archipelago, first time items and experts are introduced in the series, great monuments to build, top notch. 2070 is somewhat of an hybrid between Anno and some scifi builder, it has the classic building, road, house structure, but everything looks so futuristic and alien, goods there were in the series for decades are being replaced, pollution mechanic is introduced for the first time, and there are three different factions but no faction is really flashed out. fun but mediocre.

[Maraxus]

Factorio has similar production chain style gameplay.

[Athos1660]

A new Anno 1620 or 1710 would be awesome
Or Anno 450 BC (Ancient Greece)