Relaxing, addictive, calm pace
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The ultimate relax and build game, Anno 1404 just scratches that itch for a relaxing builder set in the past”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗
Anno 1404 - History Edition
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Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Ubisoft Mainz2020City Builder · Strategy · Simulation
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A beloved, relaxing medieval city builder with deep production chains and a great campaign. The forced Ubisoft Connect login and weak tutorial put many off, so skip it if those annoy you.
Great for
Fans of relaxed city building, production chains and trade, and Anno newcomers willing to look up guides
Main risk
Mandatory Ubisoft Connect login that can lock you out or stop the game launching
What players love
Graphics, music and atmosphere hold up
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Positiively addictive, graphics still hold up in 2025”
Steam review · 159.9 h played ↗
Regarded as one of the best Anno games
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Best Anno in my opinion! Could play this game for hours and it never gets boring.”
Steam review · 72.9 h played ↗
Deep, satisfying economy and production chains
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The best Logistics and Constraint Optimization game out there, unmached in all aspects.”
Steam review · 97.8 h played ↗
Great campaign, scenarios and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The campaign is solid, has some interesting missions with somewhat reasonably hidden side quests in them”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Good entry point for Anno newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“great game and also first anno game for me: it's a nice introduction to the anno series”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Forced Ubisoft Connect account and launcher
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“Strict requirement for Ubisoft Connect upon every launch... for a 17 year-old game.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Launcher login failures lock players out
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“it wouldn't load anymore because of problems linking with the required Ubisoft account.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Crashes, memory leaks and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Also crashes a lot under Windows 11.”
Steam review · 29.7 h played ↗
No real tutorial, confusing for newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The game doesn't have a tutorial, which makes it an absolutely pain to play to new comers.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
Paid remaster, multiplayer and co-op limits
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“We were forced to shelve out another 15 euros for a game we already owned just in order to be able to play together.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
No Steam achievements or cloud saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 negative reviews
“People have been begging for 5 and a half year for Ubi to get the achievements (which pre-exist in the game) onto Steam.”
Steam review · 29.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported7.8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorFX 4130 – 3.9 Ghz, I3-3220 – 3.3 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 660, R7 265
Storage7.8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorI5-4460 – 3.2 Ghz, Ryzen5 1600
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 770, RX 470
Storage7.8 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorFX 4130 – 3.9 Ghz, I3-3220 – 3.3 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 660, R7 265
Storage7.8 GB available space
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