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Do you also think about the Roman Empire every day? Then your GOTY is coming up, because in this review you will read that Anno 117: Pax Romana is the perfect Anno game.
Anno 117: Pax Romana is a remarkably expansive game that I can sit and play for hours, even with its little notifications telling me to take a break. This is one of the best games I've played all year. There is a great deal of depth and customization that really showcases player choice and creativity, with an unbeatable replayability.
A fantastic new entry into the Anno series, Anno 117: Pax Romana takes players back further than any game in the series. With deep, engaging mechanics, this is a must-play for both veterans of and newcomers to the franchise!
When Ubisoft Mainz announced that Anno would leave the smoking factories of the 19th century behind and travel back to Imperial Rome, the promise was enormous. How could they follow Anno 1800, which had become one of the most beloved city builders on PC, without simply delivering an ancient skin of the same game? Anno 117 Pax Romana thus arrives with a double dose of pressure on the
As a newcomer to the Anno franchise, Anno 117: Pax Romana has completely blown me away. I've sunk days into this game, and still feel like I need weeks to get comfortable, and months to get confident - and I absolutely love that.
Rome is well-trod ground for games, but most of them are more like the HBO series Rome, focused on violence and chaos. You’ve got your Total Wars and your games about gladiators and your games about the myths and violence of Rome…but maybe what really gets your pulse racing is…aqueducts…city planning…architecture, yeah? Something for the true sophisticates.
With its hugely appealing setting, rendered gorgeously well and near-blockbuster production values, Anno 117 might not be Ubisoft’s biggest breadwinner, but this is a confident and well-considered step forward for the series. When you think about what distinguishes a great city builder, you’d have to say that near to the top is when you can pan the camera back and feel like you’ve genuinely built something, and taken a couple of buildings and roads and turned it into a thriving city. The very best city builders make you want to learn about urban planning, and with Anno 117 it comes with…
Though not exactly gentle on new players, Anno 117: Pax Romana is not only one of the most stunning city-builders I have ever played, but it is also extremely rewarding.
Anno 117: Pax Romana is a gorgeous antique city-builder that sucked me in for dozens of hours as I planned out my next district or simply watched the bustle along my aqueduct-accented boulevards.
Anno 117: Pax Romana takes the series into fertile new historical territory and is one of the best games in the Anno franchise, as well as being one of the most enjoyable city builder sims in recent memory. Polished, incredibly detailed, and beautiful to look at, Anno 117 hides imposing systems depth and complexity behind a relatively accessible interface. Like the Roman Empire itself, the game is a perfect platform for inevitable expansion. Meanwhile, there’s plenty of quality content for fans of the genre.
The new title in the Anno series is a great success for Ubisoft and an easy recommendation for fans of the genre.
Rome is not just about legionary banners and marble columns, but above all, about order, visible in roads, warehouses, supplies, and taxes. Therefore, sooner or later, Anno was bound to find himself in the imperial age and see if his obsession with...
Pax Romana confirms the series' strengths, revamping its formula and setting; the gameplay remains profound, but some new features feel a bit bland.
The popular strategy series has moved to the period of historical Rome in the latest installment. What will be your price for peace?
Anno 117: Pax Romana is an excellent entry for newcomers, while also adding many features that will bring back the most die-hard fans of the series.
Anno 117: Pax Romana | Review | The latest installment in the Anno real-time strategy game series from Ubisoft Mainz.
Ubisoft Mainz delivers the prettiest and most accessible Anno yet, but an unfinished campaign prevents it from reaching true greatness at launch.
Anno 117: Pax Romana sees Ubisoft‘s long-running real-time strategy series enter a bold new era, winding back the clock by almost two thousand years when compared the most recent entry, Anno 1800. This leap back in time offers a whole new setting and aesthetic for the franchise compared to other instalments that have taken place during the late Medieval, Renaissance, and the Industrial Age, as well as those Anno games set in the near and distant future.
Anno 117: Pax Romana is a fantastic new entry in a relatively niche genre that offers more accessible gameplay without sacrificing the depth that the city-building genre is known (and loved) for.
I must admit that the Anno series has always been close to my heart. And although I haven't been particularly fond of it in recent years, this time, thanks to the Roman setting and new mechanics, I once again felt a long-lost excitement.
At its core a good Anno game, but it'll need a bit more polish and additional DLC content to compete with Anno 1800.
While not particularly revolutionary, there's a lot to like about Anno 117. If you get your teeth into the game's complexity, you'll find yourself investing a lot of time into spreading Roman ways across your islands and growing your settlements from tiny villages to grand cities.
Anno 117: Pax Romana is a beautiful and refined city builder that’s almost impossible to put down. It’s more approachable than its predecessor and is full of quality of life changes that fans will love, but it undeniably lacks the same level of depth and complexity - especially if you’re starting out in the Albion setting.
Polished city-building that goes the extra mile to create character and meaning to your block-dropping feats.
Whether you're a series veteran or a newcomer, Anno 117: Pax Romana is a delightfully deep time-sink of a game. This gripping historical(ish) city-builder will have you hooked thanks to its complex drama and engrossing gameplay.
Anno 117: Pax Roma delivers the same satisfying city-building loop as Anno 1800 but offers little innovation beyond a Roman skin. While still fun and deep for newcomers, veterans may find it more like a reskin. The PS5 version suffers from mediocre graphics, hard to navigate UI, and awkward controller support - but keyboard and mouse are supported. Good game, flawed console port.
Anno 117: Pax Romana is a more measured, relaxed city builder than its predecessor, operating on a smaller scale whil...
Ubisoft have built upon the foundations of its immensely satisfying city-building blueprint with a winning retheme, but a few too many technical and interface issues mean Anno 117: Pax Romana falls just shy of a recommendation.
Anno 117 Pax Romana is a structurally sound colony builder set in a Romanized world filled with flair and gravitas. For those who struggle to find joy in expanding their influence, the busy UI may disrupt the experience and confuse. It’s a game designed for risk-takers who won't hesitate to make tough choices to reap the rewards of a tantalizingly broad array of intuitive city-building mechanics.
Ubisoft Mainz's good choices started early with Anno 117: Pax Romana. It picked the perfect time period to showcase the prime of Roman city building, and packaged that in a user-friendly way that has more depth than meets the eye. There are some pacing issues with the campaign, and I have questions about the longevity of single-player modes, but that does not take away from the fact that this is an excellent city builder that tells a Roman tale with the grandeur it deserves.
I can't help but compare Anno 117 to Anno 1800, which, after several years of chunky DLC, is one of the best and most complete city-builders of all time. Release-day Anno 117 was always going to feel slight by comparison. But I've already started four separate playthroughs focusing on different goods, and I've planned two more campaigns, including one where I'll build Rome's biggest ever naval fleet.
Anno 117: Pax Romana is both a celebration and a consolidation of what makes the Anno series great. Between its layered city-building, intricate economy, serene pacing, and cinematic presentation, Anno 117: Pax Romana captures — admittedly in a rather safe manner — the majesty of ancient Rome, not through spectacle, but through subtle immersion, clarity, and accessibility.