Anno 117: Pax Romana Reviews
Anno 117: Pax Romana is a complex and demanding strategy game—great news if you thrive on intricate logistics, but less appealing if you’re after a laid‑back city‑building experience in a historical setting.
Review in Unknown | Read full review
Smartly designed, impeccably produced, and tremendously enjoyable, Anno 117 is one of the best games in its genre this year.
If Ubisoft wants to shape its own future as confidently as it asks players to shape Rome, it needs more than another carefully assembled sequel. It needs a new empire entirely, built on fresh ideas and fearless creativity, not another gentle rework of what once worked well enough.
Conclusion: Anno 117: Pax Romana is fun and definitely just as much of a time sink as its predecessors. The division into Latium and Albion offers a great deal of variety and a visually stunning world that combines structure and efficiency on the one hand with almost "cozy game" city-builder vibes on the other, albeit with some limitations. Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio: Me delectat.
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If most Rome games are chasing the violence and melodrama, this is the Rome of documentaries. You can almost hear a soothing British narrator murmuring about the most assuredly excellent layout of your residential district or the placement of your market as you go about your business. Pax Romana, the era of relative peace and wealth, is right in the title, after all.
For Anno fans, it's a must-have. For new players, this is a great chance to dive into the series - the fascinating ancient Rome setting and the deep mechanics make it totally worth pushing through the initial learning curve. Anno 117: Pax Romana will be consuming my time for weeks, months, maybe even years to come.
Anno 117: Pax Romana takes a confident step forward, delivering the evolution fans have been hoping for. It brings us back to the height of Roman civilization with stunning detail. And although it doesn’t introduce a major revolution to the classic formula the series is known for, it rewards you with fresh ideas and plenty of enjoyment, making it one of the most notable strategy games worth experiencing today.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Anno 117: Pax Romana doesn’t seek to rewrite history, but it reminds us why this series remains one of the cornerstones of the city-building genre. With its innovative design, striking visuals, and unmistakable Roman charm, it’s a confident step forward. One that may not reinvent the empire, yet still captivates anyone eager to build and expand its glory. It’s not a perfect empire, but it’s one that feels truly worth building.
Review in Czech | Read full review
The latest installment in the Anno series refines a working concept, even if it doesn't offer any major breakthroughs.
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Anno 117: Pax Romana stands out as a confident and compelling evolution of the franchise, successfully transporting the series into the Roman era without losing the economic depth and city-building sophistication that define Anno. Ubisoft Mainz has delivered an experience that is both familiar to long-time fans and inviting to newcomers. The PS5 version demonstrates how well a traditionally PC-focused title can adapt to console without compromising on its complexity or control.
A triumph of design and discipline, Anno 117: Pax Romana elevates the city-builder to an art form, where an empire of balance, built on trade, faith and foresight, rises above all.
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was Pax Romana. Every hour of craftsmanship shows in its design, every detail polished to perfection, creating a monument to the genre, crowned with a golden eagle and a banner to match. Flaws remain, of course, with minor bugs serving as reminders that no edifice is perfect. Yet the game still stands tall, and unlike the empire, your own Rome can rise much faster. Some may even expect it in a day.
Anno 117: Pax Romana marks a new chapter in Ubisoft's management saga. It is clear that the experience gained during the development of Anno 1800 has served to create a product that is polished and profound in every aspect, but also easy to access. Of course, newbies may feel a little lost at first among the many buttons on the interface, and there are a lot of tasks to complete. But Anno 117: Pax Romana is one of the best management games we've ever played. Now let's hear what Caesar wants...
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Review in German | Read full review
Anno 117: Pax Romana successfully expands the franchise, blending the depth of Anno 1800’s refined mechanics with a stunning Roman backdrop. Set across the provinces of Latium and Albion, it challenges players with complex city-building systems, resource management, and strategic decision-making, in an addicting way. The addition of diagonal construction, land combat, and an intricate research and religion system adds new layers of creativity and control. Anno 117: Pax Romana is one of the best city-building management games money can buy right now.
With major improvements over its predecessor, Anno 117: Pax Romana makes use of ray tracing technology for global illumination and reflections, creating a beautiful and immersive atmosphere. The gameplay has been refined, with the addition of new mechanics that add greater depth to the experience. However, not everything is perfect as the time required to complete each research task is quite long, which can lead to some fatigue due to the duration and the large number of points to unlock. Still, the game offers great rewards to the player.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
ANNO 117: PAX ROMANA is not a typical city builder; it is a simulator that requires balancing supply and demand within a detailed economic system while also considering diplomacy. The result is a deeply engaging experience, though the high level of concentration it demands can be somewhat exhausting.
Review in Korean | Read full review
With the return of land combat, warfare takes a somewhat larger role, but never takes over. For players who like to build their empires slowly and optimize every production chain, Pax Romana offers exactly what you expect, and more. The addition of mouse and keyboard, in particular, also allows console players to experience the Anno series as they do on PC. The visual presentation is impressive, the music atmospheric, and the systems well-balanced. At times, the game feels a bit safe, as if Ubisoft Mainz didn't want to take any major risks, but what it does offer is of high quality.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
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.
Although Anno 117: Pax Romana is a good game, it struggles with a focus confusion between its strategy and city-building aspects, and fails to paint a more impressive picture than its predecessors.
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