Anno series is more about setting up trade routes and balancing resource flows between islands.

I would recommend trying Planet S. Literally same exact concept as anno, same gameplay, but its free, it's based in space and not islands (anno series is always islands), and it's not a ubisoft product. If you absolutely love Planet S, then maybe it's worth dealing with ubisoft to play anno.

Edit: When I say same gamplay, I mean it felt like a reskin of anno 2070, which is the last anno game Ive played. Literally same exact thing. Build housing, check needs to level up housing to level 2, build those two production chains, level up housing, build housing, check needs to level to 3, now you need off planet/island resources, set up trade route, level to level 3, check needs, get to level 4 housing, etc, maintain your logistic chain while destabilizing opponent logistic chains.