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Anno 1503 A.D.

ANNO 1503 A.D. includes Anno 1503: The New World and its expansion Treasures, Monsters & Pirates. Lay claim to the New World in an epic saga of adventure and discovery. ANNO 1503 A.D. is a PC title that blends the excitement of real-time strategy with the depth of empire building. The aim of the game is to establish colonies and seek out wealth and power. Watch your colonies grow while establishing trade and diplomatic ties with neighbouring cultures. Engage in combat on land and at sea to protect your colonies or to maintain freedom and independence. The all-new combat system allows for much

Release date
August 12, 2015
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Max Design GesMBH
Publisher
Ubisoft
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★ 8.4/10GOG · 251 ratings
GOGLast checked October 31, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
I have played all three titles that have the New World setting (1602, 1503 and 1701) and this one finds the best balance between atmosphere…
★ 5 / 5
Although I have a huge soft spot for the precursor in Anno series, I have to admit, that ANNO 1503 A.D. is ... just much,…
★ 5 / 5
Anno 1503 is no doubt, a very nice game, using the classic isometric style gameplay. Anno 1503 is wonderful music, a very large map and…
★ 4 / 5
Anno 1503 is not a bad game, not at all. It is just not as good as the one that came before it (1602) and…
★ 4 / 5
Maybe one of the best early Annos for complexity. Now, after the disappointment of 2205 (shallowest and prettiest of them all), Anno 1800 is almost…
★ 3 / 5
First of all the Anno series is amazing and each game in it is worth playing, in my opinion. 1503 in particular is a complex…
★ 5 / 5
Challanging and fun building game. Settle on an island produce goods and grow a big city. Great music and the art ist still nice to…
★ 3 / 5
The game itself is an absolute classic. But it won't work under Windows 10 no more and I played it alot with that OS. I…

Most recent8

★ 1 / 5
Game controls will not load. Just flash on and off. Could not play game at all. Very disapointing.
★ 1 / 5
Used to play it way back when, the game itself is great. But the Game keeps crashing, resolution is broken. Could use some fixes, maybe…
★ 1 / 5
The intro runs fine and the menu screen works but wont load the game. You can hear it but no video.
★ 4 / 5
Hits that old colony management bone like a brick. Graphics are old and will break if you tab out, but you just can't get the…
★ 5 / 5
Even though the game is quite old, the 2D graphics hold up to this day but the 3D animations show that this game is quite…
★ 1 / 5
Can't play, too glitchy. everything but water is black and can not see side bar
★ 4 / 5
THE FLAGS ARE WAVY BUT THE WINDMILLS AINT WINDMILLING. Other than that, and the rough control scheme, its pretty good.

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