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Anno 2205

In Anno 2205, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the…

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Anno 2205 is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Blue Byte, released 2 November 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 26 hrs to finish.

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What Anno 2205 is

Anno 2205 is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Blue Byte and released in 2015. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Anno 2205 is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements, developed by Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft. Anno 2205 is the sixth game of the Anno series, and was released worldwide on 3 November 2015. As with Anno 2070, the game is set in the future, with players having the opportunity to set up colonies on the Moon. It received mixed reviews on launch.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 198 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Anno 2205 holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points below the year average. Players rate it 69, 6 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 26 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM and nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 35GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Anno 2205 launched on 2 November 2015, within three weeks of Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone and Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Anno 2205 — frequently asked questions

When did Anno 2205 come out?
Anno 2205 was released on 2 November 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Anno 2205?
At minimum, Anno 2205 needs Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) graphics, 35 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Anno 2205?
The main story of Anno 2205 takes around 26 hrs.
How many GB is Anno 2205?
The PC version needs about 35 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("35 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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