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Anno 2205™

Blue Byte · Ubisoft · 2015-11-02

SteamEpic Games Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 02, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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 prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.

95
playing now
70%
positive of 6.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (56 ratings)
26h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

95 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 95 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 159 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 158k–380k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,334 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$5.99-85%
Uplay$6.00-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.40 at GreenManGaming (2025-09-29) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 70 of 106 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10310320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

95262026-08-06 21:00 — 58 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 58 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 93 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 63 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 38 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 82 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 51 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 33 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 49 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 65 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 33 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 67 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 74 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 29 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 45 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 69 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 32 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 81 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 74 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 31 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 38 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 63 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 38 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 95 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$77.46$4.892015-06-162026-08-202015-06-16 — best price $54.122015-12-24 — best price $59.992016-05-05 — best price $35.992016-09-22 — best price $23.992017-05-27 — best price $39.992017-12-12 — best price $39.992018-04-06 — best price $39.992018-09-13 — best price $9.992019-03-15 — best price $9.992019-06-25 — best price $39.992019-10-14 — best price $39.992020-01-14 — best price $39.832020-03-27 — best price $8.892020-06-12 — best price $8.802020-08-24 — best price $9.992020-11-01 — best price $35.892021-01-18 — best price $9.192021-03-26 — best price $39.992021-06-30 — best price $39.992021-10-07 — best price $39.992021-12-16 — best price $8.602022-03-02 — best price $40.052022-05-25 — best price $10.002022-08-23 — best price $9.992022-12-04 — best price $35.092023-03-02 — best price $9.992023-05-09 — best price $39.992023-08-29 — best price $39.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-04-19 — best price $7.862024-08-27 — best price $39.992025-01-20 — best price $8.802025-06-23 — best price $30.592025-10-30 — best price $39.992026-03-12 — best price $39.992026-07-02 — best price $6.002026-08-20 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
83.9%
earned "Online"
42.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading Cards4 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Player tags

4XRTSSpaceSci-fiEconomySandboxBuildingStrategyFuturisticManagement

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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