| Anno 1503 | |
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| Developer(s) | Max Design |
| Publisher(s) | Sunflowers Interactive EA Games Ubisoft (History Edition) |
| Series | Anno |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy, city-building game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Anno 1503: The New World (released as 1503 A.D.: The New World in North America and simply Anno 1503 in Austria and Germany) is a 2002 construction and management simulation video game developed by Austrian developer Max Design and published by Sunflowers Interactive. Part of the Anno series, it is a direct sequel to Anno 1602, the most commercially successful German video game ever by 2002. Anno 1503 revolves around building and maintaining a 16th-century colony in the New World.
Like its predecessor, the game was a commercial hit in the German market, and became Germany's best-selling computer title of 2002. By 2006, the game's global sales had reached 2 million units, with over 750,000 sold in German-speaking territories. It was followed by an expansion pack, Treasures, Monsters & Pirates, and a sequel, Anno 1701.