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Anno 2070

Anno 2070 is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements. It is the 5th game of the Anno series. It was released on 17 November 2011, and was co-developed by the German…

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Anno 2070 is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Blue Byte, released 17 November 2011 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 32 hrs to finish.

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What Anno 2070 is

Anno 2070 is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Blue Byte and released in 2011. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The scenario is set in the year 2070. Global warming has melted the Arctic ice cap, which has raised the global sea level so that the coasts were inundated.[4] As a result, many old cities have vanished under the ocean, and much of what was once highland has been turned into chains of new islands. Responsibility for settling and exploiting these new frontiers is given to a select group of people, who captain mobile ocean-going bases known as Arks. The game has three factions: The Eden Initiative (referred to as the "Ecos"), Global Trust (referred to as the "Tycoons"), and the S.A.A.T. (referred to as the "Techs"). Ecos are environmental and build sustainable cities, but are inefficient and…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Anno 2070 holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 94 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 32 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 or better, 2 GB (4 GB recommended) of RAM and 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compatible with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)*. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB.

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What it launched against

Anno 2070 launched on 17 November 2011, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Minecraft: Java Edition and Assassin's Creed Revelations. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Minecraft: Java Edition, Assassin's Creed Revelations.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Anno 2070 — frequently asked questions

When did Anno 2070 come out?
Anno 2070 was released on 17 November 2011 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Anno 2070?
At minimum, Anno 2070 needs 2 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 or better, 2 GB (4 GB recommended) of RAM, 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compatible with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)* graphics, 5 GB of storage.
How long does it take to beat Anno 2070?
The main story of Anno 2070 takes around 32 hrs.
How many GB is Anno 2070?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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