Anno 1503: The New World (released as 1503 A.D.: The New World in North America) 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 750000 sold in German-speaking territories. It was followed by an expansion pack Treasures Monsters & Pirates and a sequel Anno 1701.