Anno 1404 Scenarios List Patched May 2026
These are unlocked progressively as you complete the campaign or reach certain population tiers. They focus on resource management and military challenges.
| Scenario Name | Goal | Difficulty | Key Patch Change | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | The Silent North | Reach 2,000 Occidental Peasants in the harsh northern climate. | Easy | No major changes; fixed a bug where ice floes blocked ship movement inconsistently. | | The Treasure Fleet | Retrieve 5 treasures from sunken ships before the enemy does. | Medium | Patched to prevent AI ships from "cheating" by ignoring fog of war for treasure locations. | | The Talar Strait | Destroy the pirate fortress "The Wraith" using siege weaponry. | Medium | Fixed a crash-to-desktop bug when the fortress exploded. | | The Crow's Nest | Build a massive harbor and achieve 3,000 Noblemen without building any production chains on your main island. | Hard | The patch removed a soft-lock where trade routes could break if an AI built a warehouse on your landing zone. | | The Pirate's Lair | Capture and hold the pirate island of "Dead Man's Cove" against waves of attacks. | Very Hard | AI aggression rebalanced; no more infinite spawning of corsair ships. | anno 1404 scenarios list patched
If you have installed the game recently via a digital platform, you are playing the Patched/Venice version. These are unlocked progressively as you complete the
The patched version ensures that the achievements for "Master of Scenarios" (completing all scenarios) is actually obtainable, which was a major point of frustration for early players. The patched version ensures that the achievements for
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