Today, Ubisoft announced that Anno 1800 has reached 3.5 million players around the world, on PC and Console. Released on April 16, 2019 for Windows PC, and on March 16, 2023 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles, the game has received regular updates with new content, including 12 gameplay DLCs and 13 cosmetic DLCs with the latest one, Eldritch Pack, available now.  

“Thank you to our longstanding players and newcomers for helping us reach this milestone! It’s been 25 amazing years of Anno; we are so grateful to have such an engaged and wonderful community!”  – Stephane Jankowski, Executive Producer. 

To celebrate this milestone, Anno 1800 players will receive a new and free ornament with the update available today.

In addition, the 13th Cosmetic DLC, Eldritch Pack, is available now for 4.99€, on PC and Consoles. Players can enjoy 19 new ornaments and skins to adopt a more Gothic and spooky style for their city. Find the full list of content on the Anno Union dev blog here. 

Developed by Ubisoft Mainz, Anno 1800 is a city-building and strategy game taking place during the Industrial Revolution. The game gives, players the opportunity to show off their leadership skills: build gigantic metropolises, set up efficient and profitable logistical networks, discover and explore new regions, charter expeditions to the four corners of the globe, and dominate their opponents diplomatically, commercially or militarily. 

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Today, Ubisoft announced a Free Week* event for Anno 1800 on PC through Ubisoft Connect, Epic, and Steam from November 2 to November 6, and on Xbox Series X | S and PlayStation®5 from November 9 to November 13.    

During the Free Week on all platforms, players will have access to the full main content and their progression will carry over if they decide to purchase the game**. PC players can buy the Definitive Annoversary Edition for a complete Anno 1800 experience*** and all players can enjoy discounts on the game, all previously released Year Passes, and Cosmetic DLCs****. The Cosmetic Pack Bundle 2, released earlier this month, is also available for purchase. In addition, a friend referral program will allow next-gen console players to invite their friends to play during the Free Week and earn exclusive rewards, from November 9 to November 13. 

Developed by Ubisoft Mainz, Anno 1800 is a city-building and strategy game taking place during the Industrial Revolution. The game gives, players the opportunity to show off their leadership skills: build gigantic metropolises, set up efficient and profitable logistical networks, colonize an exotic new continent, charter expeditions to the four corners of the globe, and dominate their opponents diplomatically, commercially or militarily. 

For more information about Anno, please visit: https://annogame.com/  

To learn more about Anno 1800 please join Anno Union: https://www.anno-union.com/ 

*The Free Week will happen from November 2, 4PM UTC to November 6, 8AM UTC on PC through Ubisoft Connect, Epic, and Steam, and from November 9, 5PM UTC to November 13, 8AM UTC on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.  

**Any progression made during the Free Week will carry over when players upgrade to the full game, on any platform of their choice thanks to our cross-platform cloud save system. An online connection might be required to start the game as a free player along with a subscription.  

***The Definitive Annoversary Edition includes the base game, the Season Pass 1 through 4, the Deluxe Pack, the Bonus Content, and all 12 previously released Cosmetic Packs and 4 upcoming ones. It is available on PC only for 129.99 euros/dollars.  

****Discount offers for the game Anno 1800 and its various editions, the Year Passes, and Cosmetic DLCs vary based on platforms. 

Today, Ubisoft announced that for the first time in 25 years, a mainline Anno game is launching on consoles. Players can now play Anno 1800 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. On this occasion, all players can enjoy an entire free week* of the game on all platforms, PC and consoles, until March 23rd.  

Developed by Ubisoft Mainz, Anno 1800 is a city-building and strategy game, that gives players the opportunity to show off their leadership skills: build gigantic metropolises, set up efficient and profitable logistical networks, colonize an exotic new continent, charter expeditions to the four corners of the globe, and dominate their opponents diplomatically, commercially or militarily. The Anno 1800 Console Edition will offer players the full and most up to date Anno experience with a completely redesigned User interface and controls, powered by the next generation of consoles.  

During the Free Week starting today, running until March 23rd on Ubisoft Connect, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, players will have access to the full main content and their progression will carry over if they decide to purchase the game**.  

The Standard version of Anno 1800 Console Edition includes the base game and the biggest game updates, it costs 40 Euro. The Deluxe version contains the base game, the biggest game updates and three cosmetic packs***. It costs 50 Euro. Early adopters**** purchasing the Console Edition of the game can enjoy the Imperial and the Console Founder packs, containing extra cosmetic bonuses, along with the digital artbook and soundtrack of the game. In addition, 9 cosmetic packs are available for purchase at the price of 5 Euro each.  

Anno 1800 fans who played the game before on PC and will play on console as well during the Free Week can receive 9 ornaments from the PC version as a gift*****. 

Finally, the second official soundtrack of Anno 1800, named Post Launch Compilation part 2, will be available on all streaming platforms on March 31st, the very day of the 25th birthday of the Anno brand.  

For more information about Anno, please visit: https://annogame.com/console 

To learn even more about Anno 1800 please join Anno Union: https://www.anno-union.com/ 

*The Free Week will happen from March 16, 4pm UTC to March 24, 8am UTC on PC on Ubisoft Connect, the Epic Games Store. On PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series the Free Week will start at 5pm UTC on March 16 and ends on March 24, 8am UTC. The Free Week won’t be available on Steam.  

**Any progression made during the Free Week will carry over when players upgrade to the full game, on any platform of their choice thanks to our cross-platform cloud save system. An online connection might be required to start the game as a free player along with a subscription.  

*** The Pedestrian Zone, the Amusements Pack and the Vibrant Cities Pack. 

****The Early Adopter offer will end on April 16th. 

*****Players playing during the free week can be awarded both the Early Adopter Offer and the Loyalty Reward. 

Today, Ubisoft announced that, at the occasion of the release of the Console Edition of Anno 1800 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on March 16, players will enjoy an entire free week of Anno 1800 on all platforms from March 16 to March 23. Learn more about Anno 1800 Console Edition with the Dev Diary Trailer available to watch today. Finally, fans can pre-order the official second Anno 1800 vinyl soundtrack, Four Seasons, produced by Black Screen Records, releasing on the 25^th birthday of the Anno brand on March 31st. All new music tracks will be available on Spotify at the same time as the release.

During the Free Week happening from March 16 to March 23 on Ubisoft Connect, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, players will have access to the full main content and their progression will carry over if they decide to purchase the game.

Developed by Ubisoft Mainz, Anno 1800 is a city-building and strategy game, that gives players the opportunity to show off their leadership skills: build gigantic metropolises, set up efficient and profitable logistical networks, colonize an exotic new continent, charter expeditions to the four corners of the globe, and dominate their opponents diplomatically, commercially or militarily.

Anno 1800 Console Edition will release on March 16^th on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Players can learn more about the process of bringing the Anno 1800 experience to consoles through the Dev Diary Trailer released today.

The Standard version of Anno 1800 Console Edition includes the base game and the biggest game updates, it costs 40 euros/dollar. The Deluxe version contains the base game, the biggest game updates and three cosmetic packs. It costs 50 euros/dollar. Early adopters pre-ordering or purchasing the Console Edition of the game, will enjoy the imperial and the console founder packs, containing extra cosmetic bonuses, along with the digital artbook and soundtrack. In addition, all cosmetic packs will be available to purchase at the price of 5 euros/dollar.

Finally, fans can pre-order the official second Anno 1800 vinyl soundtrack Four Seasons, produced by Black Screen Records. The opulent soundtrack invites into the musical worlds of the game’s four expansion sets. All new music tracks will be available on Spotify at the same time on the 25^th birthday of the Anno brand on March 31^st.

For more information about Anno, please visit: https://annogame.com/console

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Today, Ubisoft announced that for the first time in 25 years, a core Anno game is launching on consoles. With more than 2,5 million players, the fastest selling game of the entire franchise Anno 1800, will be released on March 16^th on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Anno 1800 is a strategy Game, that gives player the opportunity to show off their leadership skills: build gigantic metropolises, set up efficient and profitable logistical networks, colonize an exotic new continent, charter expeditions to the four corners of the globe, and dominate their opponents diplomatically, commercially or militarily.

Developed by the very same studio behind the original PC version of the game, Ubisoft Mainz, the Anno 1800 Console Edition will offer players the full Anno experience with a completely redesigned User interface and controls, powered by the next generation of consoles.

“Anno 1800 is a great success story for the studio and the 25-year-old Anno brand. The popularity and the success of the game on PC gave us the opportunity to develop a console version of the game, thanks to the power of the next generation of consoles. Bringing our most successful Anno game on consoles is a real chance for us to let new players discover our award-winning game for the first time and join our amazing community.”” said Stéphane Jankowski, Executive Producer.

Starting today, players can pre-order Anno 1800 Console Edition. Two versions are available: Standard and Deluxe:

• The Standard version includes the base game and the biggest game updates. It costs 40 euros/dollar.
• The Deluxe version contains the base game, the biggest game updates and three cosmetics packs: the Pedestrian Zone, the Amusements Pack and Vibrant Cities. It costs 50 euros/dollar.

Early adopters* pre-ordering or purchasing the game, will enjoy the imperial and the console founder packs, containing extra cosmetic bonuses, along with the digital artbook and soundtrack. In addition, all cosmetic packs will be available to purchase at the price of 5 euros/dollar.

Starting today, Anno 1800 players can experience the industrial and economic boom of the New World firsthand and discover a new population tier, as well as additional islands that allow you to expand your empire further, in New World Rising, the grand final DLC of Anno 1800’s fourth season. At the same time the new Cosmetic DLC Old Town Pack will release, in which players can re-discover the more medieval roots of your cities from previous Anno games.

“Players can use more building space in New World session and discover Mānola: the largest island in New World which comes with a unique questline to build a Water Dam that produces electricity. They also can discover Artistas the new and third tier in the New World that are highly demanding and bringing electricity and many new production chains to the New World. Finally, players can take advantage of new buildings, further enhance their cities safety with the emergency services building upgrades and build the brand-new monument: the Grand Stadium that can host football tournaments.

The all-new scenario mission “Pride and Peddlers” will have players play as Madame Kahina and learn more about her past. This mission will test their trading and export expertise, shift market trend and allow them to save New World’s most renowned relics and find other lost treasures in the southern sea.

Accompanying the release of New World Rising, Anno 1800 is publishing a free Game Update which offers players quality of life improvements such as multi-move feature, a reworking of the construction menu and an increase of New World map pool.

Anno 1800 is available on Windows PC via the Ubisoft Store, the Epic Games Store and Steam. Players can also subscribe to Ubisoft+ and enjoy all Season Pass content on Anno 1800 Day 1. New World Rising can be purchased for 14.99 euros, or as part of the Season 4 Pass for 24.99 euros, saving 10 euros/dollars on the total price of individual DLCs. However, Old Town Pack as a cosmetic pack is not included in Season 4 Pass. Old Town Pack is not part of Season Pass 4 and can be purchased as a standalone for 4.99 euros.

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For more information about Old Town Pack, please visit: https://anno-union.com/devblog-old-town-pack-cosmetic-dlc/

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Starting today, Anno 1800 players can elevate their aerial mastery with new airships that enable them to transfer workforce and conquer opponent’s islands, in Empire of the Skies, the second DLC of Anno 1800’s fourth season. In the New World session, players are now able to use new constructions materials. Players can discover new anti-air technologies, a new scenario, and the introduction of a mail system.  

Players can use new construction materials such as aluminum and helium and create five new advanced airships that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. They also can benefit from the opportunity to transfer workforce with airships and allow their residents all around the world to stay in contact with each other through an innovative mail system. Finally, players can take advantage of military airships to attack enemy vehicles and harbors and use anti-aircraft defenses to protect their island from enemy attacks. Building and organizing the airships will also need the airships hangar which has multiple building phases and the landing platform which comes with three new modules to attach to. 

The all-new scenario mission “Clash of Couriers” will have players establish an independent mail delivery service in the New World and tell them the story of Paloma Valente, the airships inventor. One of the challenges players must overcome in the scenario is that there will be no regular ships available, and they must use airships. 

Accompanying the release of Empire of the Skies, Anno 1800 is publishing a free Game Update which offers players quality of life improvements such as updates when interacting with neutral traders and changes to the military system. 

Anno 1800 is available on the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games Store. Players can also subscribe to Ubisoft+ and enjoy all Season Pass content on Anno 1800 Day 1. Empire of the Skies can be purchased for 11.99 euros, or as part of the Season 4 Pass for 24.99 euros, saving 10 euros on the total price of individual DLCs.

Revolutionize agriculture, take to the skies and discover a new social class in the new season for Anno 1800 

Today, Ubisoft announced that the Season 4 Pass for Anno 1800™ is now available for preorders. Composed of 3 DLCs, “Seeds of Change”, “Empire of the Skies” and “New World Rising”, the Season 4 Pass will invite players to discover alternative means of agricultural production, pioneer aviation and lead a new tier of the New World’s population. In addition, a new scenario will challenge players with each DLC, bringing in new missions and game mechanics. Three exclusive ornaments will also be available from April 12th, 2022, as part of the Season 4 Pass. 

“Seeds of Change” is the first DLC from Season 4, releasing on April 12th, 2022. Anno fans will be able to build powerful New World haciendas and own their own country estate to produce agricultural goods. Maximizing productivity, establishing island policies and strengthening the inhabitants’ independence by farming goods which previously needed to be imported is at the core of the DLC experience. With the “Seasons of Silver” scenario, players will be challenged to establish a complex silver production chain from the ground up, while dealing with changing seasons. 

The Season 4 Pass will also introduce players to new ways to use airships with “Empire of the Skies”, scheduled for Summer 2022. From the transportation of mail, goods and workers to aerial battles, the skies will expand the players’ possibilities. Finally, coming in Late 2022, “New World Rising” will add a brand-new population tier and more islands to the New World. Additional information for each DLC will be released in the weeks leading up to their launch. 

There are two Anno 1800 Year 4 editions available as of today: 

• Complete Edition Year 4: Features main game, Deluxe pack, and all 4 Season Passes 
• Gold Edition Year 4: Features main game, Deluxe pack, and Season 4 Pass 

These two editions are now available and replacing the old editions. In addition to the three DLCs, Anno 1800 will also receive free Game Updates to accompany each DLC release, which will focus on improving the game even more. 

With the release of “Seeds of Change”, players will also have the opportunity to test Anno 1800 (full base game) free of charge from April 12th to April 19th, as part of a Free Week. 

Anno is available on the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games store for Windows PC.

Developed by Ubisoft Mainz, Anno 1800 has allowed players to evolve and gain new skills as a ruler. Players can create their cities –big or small–, plan efficient logistics networks, settle new continents, send out global expeditions, and dominate their opponents with diplomacy, trade, warfare and tourism.  

By the end of 2021, the game reached more than 2 million players. Since its creation, Anno 1800 has been dedicated to incorporating the Anno community into its thinking process. Many ideas mentioned by fans –like additional New World content in the case of Season 4– find their way into the game. This collaboration between players and the studio is essential for the development team, to create a pleasant gaming experience tailored to every fan. 

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Today, Anno 1800 teased its Season 4, and announced that its UNEP Choice Award-winning game mode, Eden Burning, will be available for free on December 14. Anno 1800 is available now on Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games store for Windows PC. In 2022, Anno 1800 will release three DLCs as part of its Season 4.

Anno 1800 recently surpassed two million players, and to celebrate this milestone, players will receive two ship skins with the upcoming Game Update, one for the Battlecruiser and one for the Ship of the Line, as a gift.

First debuted during the 2021 Green Game Jam, Eden Burning introduces a new game mode: Scenarios. The Eden Burning Scenario features a rogue-like mechanic that teaches players the dangers of an exploitative economy for the environment. Players must finish an industrial project without destroying their ecosystem while weighing the impacts of using renewable versus non-renewable resources.

Their decisions will affect their environment positively or negatively –  and players who prioritize sustainable practices will see the best results. Eden Burning will be available as part of the free Game Update 13 on December 14. In Season 4, at least one new Scenario will be released alongside each new DLC.

Anno 1800 is also partnering with Ecologi, a social enterprise funding reforestation and other carbon reduction projects. Beginning December 14, players can buy the Plant A Tree DLC for $2.99 to receive a new ornamental tree to plant in their cities. A minimum of $1 of every purchase of the Plant A Tree DLC will be forwarded by Ubisoft to Ecologi. After March 31, 2022, the DLC will be removed from the in-game store, but players who own the DLC will retain it in their account. The ornament will also be given away for free later in 2022.

“The Anno team believes it is crucial to protect our planet and take action to address climate change. Taking part in the Green Game Jam earlier this year and winning the UNEP Choice Award was a real honor for us. We are happy that we can now bring this concept to life in our latest free game update and show how video games can play a role in teaching players about environmental issues.” said Marcel Hatam, International Brand Manager for the Anno series at Ubisoft Mainz.

In addition, Anno 1404 History Edition will be free as part of Ubisoft’s 35th Anniversary celebrations from December 6 to December 14.

To learn more about Scenarios and the Plant a Tree DLC, please visit: https://anno-union.com/devblog-eden-burning-green-game-jam.

To learn more about Ecologi, please visit: https://ecologi.com.

Today, Ubisoft announced that The High Life, Anno 1800’s final DLC of its third season, is now available. In The High Life, players can reach new heights and build soaring skyscrapers alongside new buildings, production facilities, a brand new monument, and more.  

A thriving population needs plenty of residences – and there is no better way to maximize space in your city than to build upwards with skyscrapers. The High Life’s skyscrapers are available for the Investor and Engineers citizens and can be upgraded up to five levels (or three for Engineers), with each level increasing the height, maximum population, and number of resident needs. 

Players can build upwards for the first time in Anno 1800, taking advantage of a modular system that offers many combinations to customize their buildings. The High Life also introduces an enormous new monument, The Skyline Tower, inspired by some of the world’s most famous skyscrapers. More details about skyscrapers can be found in a dedicated blogpost. 

While building and upgrading skyscrapers, players need to keep the Panorama Effect in mind, which gives a boost to the building’s maximum number of residents, reduces maintenance costs, and provides bonus residents – as long as the skyscraper in question is not surrounded by other skyscrapers of the same height or higher.  

In addition, a free Game Update will be available alongside The High Life focusing on Quality-of-Life improvements, a new high score screen and a multi-downgrade tool to plan the cities more effectively. 

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