Acclaimed Industrial-Revolution-era city builder Anno 1800 has done really rather well for itself since its release back in 2019 – having recently surpassed 2m players – and Ubisoft is celebrating with the announcement of a fourth season of paid DLC, starting next year.
Ubisoft says the Anno team is “just getting started” on its latest DLC journey and so isn’t quite ready to reveal specifics just yet. However, its blog post offers a few teases on the direction Seasons 4’s three planned DLCs will be taking, with the focus this time around said being the New World – in contrast to the Old World focus of Season 3.
Ubisoft notes it won’t be adding all-new sessions as part of Season 4 and that it’ll be keeping the New World’s building space limitations in mind as it firms up its development plans. Full Season 4 details are due to be revealed in March 2022, but Ubisoft says each paid DLC will feature at least one new scenario and will be accompanied by a free game update for all.
Scenarios – scripted challenges that play out away from sandbox and campaign modes – have appeared in numerous Anno games over the years but have yet to make their debut in Anno 1800. That changes next Tuesday, 14th December, with the release of the city builder’s Game Update 13, which includes its first scenario Eden Burning.