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Anno 117: Pax Romana

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.

What works

  • Beautiful and detailed graphics
  • Engaging city-building and production mechanics
  • Innovative diagonal roads and building placement
  • Addictive gameplay with long play sessions
  • Rich roman atmosphere and setting

Things to keep in mind

  • Campaign is short and ends abruptly
  • Multiplayer is buggy and unstable
  • Some ui and quality-of-life issues
  • Ai opponents sometimes cheat or behave unrealistically
  • Use of ai-generated art criticized

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Tropico 6

  • Pioneers of Pagonia

  • Grand Ages: Rome

  • Desynced

  • Stronghold: Definitive Edition

  • Kingdoms and Castles

Less social

Games that feels like Anno 117: Pax Romana but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Nova Roma

  • Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder

  • Celestial Empire: Prologue

  • Caesar™ 3

  • Pompeii: The Legacy

  • Imperium Romanum Gold Edition

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Anno 117: Pax Romana but with less imaginative fiction

  • Pax Augusta

  • Medieval Kingdom Wars

  • A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

  • Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

  • Anno 1800

  • New Cycle

More competitive

Games that feels like Anno 117: Pax Romana but with more competition against others

  • Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

  • Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

  • Driftland: The Magic Revival

  • ENDLESS Legend™

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Anno 117: Pax Romana: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 10/08/2026