Anno 1602 History Edition
Skip · Strategy · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 49, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 55h
- Value
- $0.18/hr
- Reviews
- 79% of 289 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and optimized for current computers.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GTX 660, R7 265, 8 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
21 discounts in the 2 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 17 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 62 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 70 percent. Anno 1404 - History Edition ($14.99, scores 64) outscores it, and so does Empires of the Undergrowth ($29.99, scores 75). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Anno 1602 History Edition
This site sampled 274 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 3 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2024 to August 2026.
Players
- Players online
- 25 when we last checked, on Oct 3, 05:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Great game, my dad played it and he got me into it though this "history edition" has way more bugs and crashes then the original and being forced to use Ubisoft launcher means you need to be online to log in and play. If they remove the forced log in I might change to a positive review.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
AWESOME! Still love the game, it is a nice fresh-up and works nicely on Linux for me. Not recommended, because it forces Ubisoft Connect on you with all the known issues: slow start, extra account, keeps running after game... Multiplayer works like charm from Linux to Win 10. New camera movement is buggy and gives extra stress in challenging situations.
In short the history edition of Anno 1602, which has all the various bonus level packs included, has a surprisingly large amount of content and replayability and all things considered holds up decently well for a 90s strategy game. The core economic gameplay holds up really well, the combat less so. PROS +A whopping 64 playable scenarios, which by my estimation can easily take over 150 hours to complete. +Surprising...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Anno 1602 History Edition scores 49/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2820130/anno-1602-history-editionReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.