Games Like Anno (Series) Similar RTS Games & City Building Games like Anno (Series)

Anno is described as 'ANNO is a city-building and economic simulation video game series, with real-time strategy elements' and is a RTS game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Anno for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Steam, Wine and Mac apps. The best Anno alternative is openage, which is both free and Open Source. Other Anno like games are Banished, Unknown Horizons, Age of Mythology and Tropico.

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ANNO is a city-building and economic simulation video game series, with real-time strategy elements.

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Anno alternatives page was last updated Jan 28, 2024
  1. openage icon
     18 likes

    Free (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...

    40 openage alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    openage Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Player
    openage iconAnno Icon

    openage VS Anno

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    • openage is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Anno.

    • openage is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Anno.

    • openage is Free and Open SourceAnno is Paid and Proprietary
    • openage is MultiplayerAnno is not according to our users
  2. Banished icon
     19 likes

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland.

    45 Banished alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam

    Banished Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Logistics
    3.  Production Chains
    4.  Medieval
    Banished iconAnno Icon

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    • Almost everyone thinks Banished is a great Anno alternative.

    • Banished is the most popular commercial alternative to Anno.

    • Banished is Paid and ProprietaryAnno is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Unknown Horizons icon
     12 likes

    Unknown Horizons is a 2D real-time strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods.

    7 Unknown Horizons alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Unknown Horizons Features

    1.  Single player
    Unknown Horizons iconAnno Icon

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  4. Age of Mythology icon
     23 likes

    Age of Mythology is based on building towns, gathering resources, creating armies, and ultimately destroying enemy units and buildings. In this way, players are able to defeat and conquer rival towns and civilizations.

    54 Age of Mythology alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Age of Mythology Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    Age of Mythology iconAnno Icon

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    Comments about Age of Mythology as an Alternative to Anno
     
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    This game focusses more on combat and less on logistics/supply/transportation. Few resources, few production chains.

    Negative commentOct 15, 2019
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    • This alternative is disputed. Age of Mythology is a legitimate Anno alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Age of Mythology is Paid and ProprietaryAnno is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Age of Mythology is MultiplayerAnno is not according to our users
  5. Tropico icon
     12 likes

    Tropico is a series of construction and management simulation computer games developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001. Feral Interactive has developed and published a number of the games.

    24 Tropico alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine

    Tropico Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Politics
    5.  Production Chains
    Tropico iconAnno Icon

    Tropico VS Anno

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    Comments about Tropico as an Alternative to Anno
     
    Guest

    Many interesting production chains

    Positive commentOct 15, 2019
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    • Tropico is the most popular Mac alternative to Anno.

    • Tropico is Paid and ProprietaryAnno is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Dune Legacy icon
     11 likes

    Dune Legacy is an effort by a handful of developers to revitalize the first-ever real-time strategy game. Based from Dune II

    39 Dune Legacy alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Dune Legacy Features

    1.  Player vs Player
    2.  Single player
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Multiplayer
    Dune Legacy iconAnno Icon

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  7. Empire Earth icon
     17 likes

    Empire Earth, also known as EE, is a real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series: Empire Earth, Empire Earth II, Empire Earth III.

    41 Empire Earth alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java Mobile

    Empire Earth Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Single player
    4.  Multiplayer
    Discontinued

    The game was released in 2001, but you can still buy this game on GOG.com

    Empire Earth iconAnno Icon

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  8. CaesarIA icon
     18 likes

    CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators and to add new features showing the city life. Now the game work with Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and Android.

    30 CaesarIA alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
    • Steam

    CaesarIA Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Medieval
    CaesarIA iconAnno Icon

    CaesarIA VS Anno

    Is CaesarIA a good alternative to Anno?
     
    • CaesarIA is the most popular Android alternative to Anno.

    • CaesarIA is Free and Open SourceAnno is Paid and Proprietary
    • CaesarIA is MultiplayerAnno is not according to our users
  9. Spring 1944 icon
     4 likes

    Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game based on the open source Spring Engine. Our goal is to create four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain) with period-accurate units and strengths. Realism is a primary design goal, second only to creating a game that is fun and...

    24 Spring 1944 alternatives
    Spring 1944 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Spring 1944 Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Single player
    3.  Player vs Player
    Spring 1944 iconAnno Icon

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  10. Caesar icon
     7 likes

    As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome your mission is clear – build cities, foster trade and industry, make money. How you accomplish this is up to you. Gain wealth and power, make a career out of pleasing the emperor, battle barbarians and repel...

    29 Caesar alternatives
    Caesar screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Caesar iconAnno Icon

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  11. Earth icon
     6 likes

    Earth 2140, 2150 and 2160 are 2-D real-time strategy computer games created in 1997, 1999 and 2000 by Polish-based Reality Pump Studios and published by TopWare Interactive (later acquired by Zuxxez Entertainment).

    29 Earth alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine

    Earth Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Sci-fi
    Earth iconAnno Icon

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  12. The Settlers icon
     2 likes

    The Settlers is a video game series. The first game in the series is The Settlers (1993). There are eight games in the series, including remakes. All the games were developed by the German studio Blue Byte, and were published by either Blue Byte or Ubisoft, the company that...

    17 The Settlers alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Uplay

    The Settlers Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Single player
    The Settlers iconAnno Icon

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