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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: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship, Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026