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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. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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 count fetched 2026-07-11 13:30 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Your Provinces Await!
It all starts here. Watch the Official Release Date Trailer and get a feel for the world you are about to build, one villa at a time. Ready To Rule? Pre-Order Today! Pre-order now to receive the Build
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| 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 * * |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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