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Games like Anno Online

If Anno Online is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stronghold Kingdoms, Kingdom Wars and Foundation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its free daily currency rewards, island layout planning matters and chill. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Anno Online: Anno Online is a free-to-play city-builder game that lets you develop big magnificent metropolises in the medieval times.

2015StrategySimulationFree To PlayFree to playWindows · macOSby Blue Byte
Anno Online — Steam game cover
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Free daily currency rewardsIsland layout planning mattersNo pay to win but pay to speed upChillContemplativePeaceful

Players who liked Anno Online also play

Steam players who put hours into Anno Online also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Stronghold Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Anno Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Anno Online.

    A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!

    2012StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Kingdom Wars

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Anno Online.

    Second-strongest match for Anno Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  3. Foundation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Anno Online.

    Third-strongest match for Anno Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Farthest Frontier

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Anno Online.

    Ranked #4 for Anno Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Anno Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Pioneers of Pagonia

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Anno Online.

    Ranked #6 for Anno Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

    2025StrategySimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Age of Empires® III (2007)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Anno Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time.

    2012StrategySimulationDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Surviving Mars

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Anno Online.

    Ranked #8 for Anno Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

    2018StrategySimulationSteam ↗

More from Blue Byte

Other recommendable Steam games by Blue Byte, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. FOR HONOR™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Blue Byte, the studio behind Anno Online.

    Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.

    2017Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Anno 2070™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Blue Byte, the studio behind Anno Online. Shares Strategy with Anno Online.

    Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.

    2011Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Anno 2205™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Anno Online.

    Another title from Blue Byte, the studio behind Anno Online. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    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.

    2015StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dawn of Discovery™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Anno Online.

    Another title from Blue Byte, the studio behind Anno Online. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    A unique and award-winning combination of construction, economy, discovery, diplomacy, and combat. Create your own nation with a unique blend of simulation and real-time strategy as you journey across the globe to explore, trade, and learn technologies to expand your empire and to make your own history. Meet the Orient!

    2009StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  5. Champions of Anteria™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Anno Online.

    Another title from Blue Byte, the studio behind Anno Online. Shares Strategy with Anno Online.

    Champions of Anteria is a tactical Real Time Strategy Game that will allow players to lead and develop their group of cheerful champions into tactical action battles, to save the legendary Kingdom of Anteria.

    2016StrategyRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Might & Magic Heroes Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Anno Online.

    Another title from Blue Byte, the studio behind Anno Online. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Anno Online.

    Explore this vast fantasy world of Ashan - from the glorious temples of Elrath, the Dragon of Light, to the undead lands of Nar-Heresh.

    2015StrategyMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeSteam ↗
  7. The Settlers Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares guild cooperation and a chill mood with Anno Online.

    Another title from Blue Byte, the studio behind Anno Online. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Anno Online.

    Build a medieval kingdom in The Settlers Online!

    2015StrategySimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Anno Online

Does Anno Online work on Steam Deck?
Anno Online is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is Anno Online free to play?
Yes — Anno Online is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Anno Online have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Anno Online supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Anno Online?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Anno Online are Stronghold Kingdoms, Kingdom Wars, Foundation.
Who developed Anno Online?
Anno Online was developed by Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Anno Online.

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