Anno 2205
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An ideal gateway into the city management sim, but with too little room for forward-planning.
Anno 2205 is an engaging and strategic city builder with a forgettable story and too little motivation beyond profit.
A minor entry in the venerable city building series, which has some interesting ideas and visuals but too little in the way of gameplay depth.
Anno 2205 wears a distant future sci-fi aesthetic, but does nothing of substance or import with the premise.
Anno 2205 is a satisfying city builder for those who may think that Cities: Skylines can be a bit complex. It looks great, building your cities is a breeze, and managing resources is easy. Unfortunately, once you've finished the campaign, there's not much left but more optimization and expansion. No mods or DLC make this a rather finite game.
Anno 2205 succeeds where many in the genre have failed in creating an interesting looking world that the player can care about. Experienced players of the city sim and strategy genres won't find anything new here, though, instead finding one of the most rudimentary offerings in terms of mechanics on the market today.
Anno 2205 offers plenty of enjoyment, but may not appeal to the hardcore strategist.
If you're a long-time fan of the series though, you'll probably be a bit put off by some of the changes and a very real drop in difficulty. It likely won't be enough to knock your favourite version of the series off of your hard drive, but at least it could sit comfortably beside it.
