Ubisoft’s Anno 1800 is presently celebrating its launch on consoles with a free week that extends to PC gamers, that means that town builder is quickly a free PC recreation as nicely. If you wish to benefit from the provide, nonetheless, you’ll should go outdoors of Steam because the provide 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. Which means there’s loads of potential to dig into the technological improvements and speedy growth of the period. You’ll need to benefit from 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 contemporary. There’s additionally choices for on-line co-op or aggressive play, if you wish to take a look at your abilities alongside different actual gamers.
Anno 1800 is free to play from March 16-23. You’ll be able to play both by way of the Epic Video games retailer, or immediately through Ubisoft Join. If you wish to preserve enjoying after that, the sport is presently 75% off on all platforms (together with Steam) by way 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 make it easier to work out which expansions to take a look at. We’ve additionally picked out a few of the greatest Anno 1800 mods, together with extra of the perfect city-building video games on PC.