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Anno 1404 - History Edition
Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
30 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“The best city-building and empire building game I have played.”
“Just a brilliant game. Great instalment to the series, lots of charm and endless hours of fun included!”
6 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Just a brilliant game. Great instalment to the series, lots of charm and endless hours of fun included!”
“You will play it for hours!!”
“Totally absorbing, lots to do and think about”
5 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“People have been begging for 5 and a half year for Ubi to get the achievements (which pre-exist in the game) onto Steam. No reaction. They don't listen to fans. Just get an old version on eBay or something. It'll still…”
“Anno games are upgraded versions of the previous Anno games. The older you go the less fun you'll have. Just play the newest one if you want a great Anno experience. Unless you want to relive the olden days because the…”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“My first Anno game, absolutely enjoying it. i recommend it if your starting out with Anno”
“great game and also first anno game for me: it's a nice introduction to the anno series”
3 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Well if you like use a ships to rise your own kingdom with both sides as ehhh I call green islands and Oriental side. You have also other players as from internet or friends and computer enemy to chose, also is pirate…”
9 of the 67 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The game requires you to create a Ubisoft account, which you may randomly be locked out of if the garbage launcher doesn't play along. Shame, I remember really liking this game.”
“a very great and fun game that I would recommend to anyone that likes city building although I'd recommend to get it on GOG instead, the Ubisoft DRM is so crap that you won't even be able to play 50% of the time.”
“WHY WOULD YOU REQUIRE ME TO LOGIN WITH A UBISOFT ACCOUNT AND THEN THE UBISOFT LAUNCHER DOESN'T WORK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?! IT WOULDN'T LET ME LOGIN EVEN THOUGH I USED THE CORRECT ACCT, AND SO I COULDN'T EVEN PLAY THE…”
7 of the 67 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The game requires you to create a Ubisoft account, which you may randomly be locked out of if the garbage launcher doesn't play along. Shame, I remember really liking this game.”
“WHY WOULD YOU REQUIRE ME TO LOGIN WITH A UBISOFT ACCOUNT AND THEN THE UBISOFT LAUNCHER DOESN'T WORK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?! IT WOULDN'T LET ME LOGIN EVEN THOUGH I USED THE CORRECT ACCT, AND SO I COULDN'T EVEN PLAY THE…”
“People have been begging for 5 and a half year for Ubi to get the achievements (which pre-exist in the game) onto Steam. No reaction. They don't listen to fans. Just get an old version on eBay or something. It'll still…”
3 of the 67 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A bit of a struggle session at times... Still worth playing. Is it the best Anno? I'd be lying if I said yes. But considering how much enjoyment I've gained from this game, I will gladly recommend it to someone wanting…”
“I like this game, indeed. But, it is hard to understand some missions, I think they need to be more clear. Ships stay at the ports for a little bit long time while trading, might be shorter. I cannot understand why some…”
Counted across 67 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Being able to play this game without the memory leak means you can actually play late-game and not have to reload every 20 minutes or risk crashing.”
— a player, Steam review · 396 hrs played“Don't trust the usual "Needs ubisoft Connect blabla negative review", this game is a pure gem, I played 117, 2070 and 1800 but this one is easily my favourite Anno ! Campaign with a real story and interesting, a lot of scenarios or a sandbox really enjoyable, for 5€ it's easily…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“game forces you to make a ubisoft account. The ubisoft connect launcher is total garbage. Somehow my account details are incorrect, while im 100% sure they are correct. After this i change my password, it tells me its succesfull. Yet when i try to log in with the new password it…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Your Provinces Await!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · Building · Multiplayer · Management · Co-op · Exploration · Colony Sim · Singleplayer · Grand Strategy · Political Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Czech, Polish, Russian * * |
| Official site | https://www.anno-union.com/en/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: FX 4130 – 3.9 Ghz, I3-3220 – 3.3 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 660, R7 265 DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 7.8 GB available space Sound Card: Any