Anno 1800 vs Dawn of Man
Anno 1800 is a sandbox simulation game from Ubisoft Mainz (2019) while Dawn of Man is an open-world sandbox game from Madruga Works (2019).
What each one is
Steam files Anno 1800 under Sandbox and Simulation. In contrast, it files Dawn of Man under Open-World and Sandbox.
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
At a glance
| Anno 1800 | Dawn of Man | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.4/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (81%, 32,232) | Very Positive (87%, 17,830) |
| Critic aggregate | 81/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $59.99 | $12.49 |
| Install size | 60 GB | 2 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2019 | 2019 |
| Developer | Ubisoft Mainz | Madruga Works |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Anno 1800 vs Dawn of Man, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Anno 1800Sandbox simulation gameDawn of ManOpen-world sandbox gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Anno 1800City Builder, Strategy, SimulationDawn of ManCity Builder, Colony Sim, SurvivalThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Anno 1800Score 7.4 · 81% on Steam · 81 criticDawn of Man ✓Score 7.5 · 87% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Anno 180032,232 reviews · 35 add-ons · 60 GBDawn of Man17,830 reviews · 2 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Anno 1800$59.99Dawn of Man ✓$12.49Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Anno 1800UnsupportedDawn of Man ✓PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Dawn of Man takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueAnno 1800 and Dawn of Man on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The cheaper right now: Dawn of Man ($12.49)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Dawn of Man (playable)
- Lighter on storage: Dawn of Man (2 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
City BuilderStrategySimulationEconomyMultiplayerResource ManagementSandboxRTS
Where they differ
Co-opExplorationBuildingPoliticsChoose Your Own AdventureMultiple Endings
Colony SimSurvivalOpen WorldIndieDestructionNudity
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Anno 1800 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Dawn of Man is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Anno 1800 | Dawn of Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | 1 GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | 2 GHz Dual Core |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | 60 GB | 2 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Anno 1800 · Dawn of Man.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Anno 1800 and 0 for Dawn of Man. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Anno 1800 and Dawn of Man in scope?
Anno 1800 has drawn 32,232 Steam reviews, ships 35 add-ons and installs in 60 GB. Dawn of Man has drawn 17,830 Steam reviews and installs in 2 GB.
Is Anno 1800 or Dawn of Man better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Dawn of Man rates higher (7.5 to 7.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Anno 1800 or Dawn of Man?
Dawn of Man is cheaper right now at $12.49, against $59.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.