Anno 1503 History Edition
City-building strategy with sandbox games and newly available multiplayer
Ubisoft Mainz · Published by Ubisoft · Released Apr 22, 2024
Third-party account required
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 143
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 8
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Apr 2, 2024
What is Anno 1503 History Edition?
Anno 1503 History Edition is a city-building strategy game about developing cities and managing their economies. It includes the original game and the Treasures, Monsters & Pirates expansion, with single-player scenarios, sandbox games, and multiplayer.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building cities and managing their economies
- +you like both sandbox play and standalone scenarios
- +you want to build cities with other players
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action over building cities and managing economies
What players say
71% of 143 reviews are positive
Players praise the familiar city-building gameplay. Their most common complaint is needing a Ubisoft account and launcher to play.
Screenshots and trailer
Anno 1503 History Edition system requirements
Minimum: GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Anno 1503 History Edition?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- FX 4130 – 3.9 Ghz, I3-3220 – 3.3 Ghz
- Graphics
- GTX 660, R7 265
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- I5-4460 – 3.2 Ghz, Ryzen5 1600
- Graphics
- GTX 770, RX 470
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Anno 1503 History Edition have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Anno 1503 History Edition run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The game or its launcher may not exit cleanly
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Ubisoft Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Czech, Polish.
Does Anno 1503 History Edition use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
