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Anno 1701 History Edition
Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The Sunken Dragon in Anno® 1701 History Edition.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
“A timeless classic. My childhood favorite. A relic of a simpler world.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“The Anno series is the greatest known to man. This is the 2nd OG in that series. Play it. Then play Anno 1800. Then play Anno Pax Romana. In that order.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Love this game. Enough complexity to challenge you, but learnable enough to really get going.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,091 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Simulation · Strategy · City Builder · Colony Sim · Grand Strategy · RTS · Turn-Based Strategy · Action RTS · Exploration · Political Sim · Building · Economy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op |
| 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: 8 GB available space