Ubisoft’s Anno 1800 is at the moment celebrating its launch on consoles with a free week that extends to PC gamers, which means that town builder is briefly a free PC sport as properly. If you wish to make the most of the supply, nevertheless, you’ll must go exterior of Steam because the supply solely extends to the Ubisoft Join and Epic Video games retailer variations.
Anno 1800, because the title suggests, places you on the helm of a civilization in the course of the daybreak of the Industrial Age. Meaning there’s loads of potential to dig into the technological improvements and fast enlargement of the period. You’ll need to make the most of diplomacy, commerce routes, and perhaps even warfare to make sure your success at this pivotal level of historical past.
These of you preferring to play alone will discover a story-driven marketing campaign mode together with customisable sandbox choices with the potential for distinct AI opponents and randomly generated maps to maintain issues recent. There’s additionally choices for on-line co-op or aggressive play, if you wish to take a look at your expertise alongside different actual gamers.

Anno 1800 is free to play from March 16-23. You’ll be able to play both by means of the Epic Video games retailer, or immediately by way of Ubisoft Join. If you wish to hold enjoying after that, the sport is at the moment 75% off on all platforms (together with Steam) by means of March 23, and your progress may be carried over from the free week.
When you do resolve to leap in, our Anno 1800 DLC information ought to provide help to work out which expansions to take a look at. We’ve additionally picked out a number of the finest Anno 1800 mods, together with extra of one of the best city-building video games on PC.