Anno 1404

Anno 1404
Developer(s)Related Designs
Blue Byte
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Composer(s)David Christiansen
(Dynamedion)[5]
SeriesAnno
Platform(s)Windows
Release
Genre(s)City-building, business simulation, real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Anno 1404, known as Dawn of Discovery in North America, is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements, part of the Anno series. Released in 2009, it was developed by Related Designs, produced by Blue Byte, and published by Ubisoft. Anno 1404 is the sequel to Anno 1701 and is followed by the futuristic sequel Anno 2070. Though the game centers on a series of fictional events, the overall concept of the storyline is based upon real life aspects of medieval and renaissance history such as the Crusades, advancements in gothic architecture, construction of cathedrals, and hanseatic trade involving the rise of patrician merchants and early forms of capitalism.

An expansion, titled Anno 1404: Venice, which adds multiplayer and other features, was released on February 26, 2010.[6]

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