Anno 117: Pax Romana

Item: Anno 117: Pax Romana
Rating: 63
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-15

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Summary

Worthy evolution of the Anno series.
Excellent graphics, immersive Roman setting.
Addictive city-building, sophisticated economic management.
Unacceptable performance and optimization issues.
Severe multiplayer instability and desynchronization.
Frustrating Ubisoft Connect integration.

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Satisfaction25%Frustration19%Disappointment15%Excitement9%Joy6%

Reviews (sample size): 1766
Helpful reviews: 69%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 7%

63%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
37%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 2924
Negative points: 1916
Gameplay points: 505
Perf. points: 262
Rec. points: 487
Misc points: 413

Point	Description	Importance
Worthy Anno Evolution Description Players widely praise the game as a successful evolution of the Anno series, especially compared to Anno 1800. It enhances core mechanics with new ideas and significant quality-of-life improvements, while still retaining the beloved "Anno flow" and addictive gameplay loop. Many consider it an improvement or a worthy successor, and some even the best Anno to date. Importance 99%	Players widely praise the game as a successful evolution of the Anno series, especially compared to Anno 1800. It enhances core mechanics with new ideas and significant quality-of-life improvements, while still retaining the beloved "Anno flow" and addictive gameplay loop. Many consider it an improvement or a worthy successor, and some even the best Anno to date.	99%
Excellent Graphics & Stability Description The game receives widespread acclaim for its stunning graphics, beautiful details, and overall visual presentation, often cited as an improvement over Anno 1800. Critically, it also boasts impressive technical stability at launch, with many players reporting no significant bugs, crashes, or performance issues, even on older hardware, and good optimization. The atmospheric music further enhances immersion. Importance 89%	The game receives widespread acclaim for its stunning graphics, beautiful details, and overall visual presentation, often cited as an improvement over Anno 1800. Critically, it also boasts impressive technical stability at launch, with many players reporting no significant bugs, crashes, or performance issues, even on older hardware, and good optimization. The atmospheric music further enhances immersion.	89%
Immersive Roman Setting Description The ancient Roman Empire setting is a major highlight, consistently praised for its excellent implementation and immersive atmosphere. Players appreciate how the game brings the era to life through detailed visuals, authentic architecture, and cultural depth, making them feel like they are truly governing a Roman province. The setting is considered a perfect fit for the Anno gameplay loop. Importance 16%	The ancient Roman Empire setting is a major highlight, consistently praised for its excellent implementation and immersive atmosphere. Players appreciate how the game brings the era to life through detailed visuals, authentic architecture, and cultural depth, making them feel like they are truly governing a Roman province. The setting is considered a perfect fit for the Anno gameplay loop.	16%
Captivating Campaign Story Description The single-player campaign is praised for its interesting and well-written story, captivating players with its narrative. It also effectively doubles as a good tutorial, introducing new features and mechanics in a paced and engaging manner, often noted as an improvement over previous Anno campaigns. Importance 15%	The single-player campaign is praised for its interesting and well-written story, captivating players with its narrative. It also effectively doubles as a good tutorial, introducing new features and mechanics in a paced and engaging manner, often noted as an improvement over previous Anno campaigns.	15%
Creative Diagonal Building Description The introduction of diagonal roads and building placement is a game-changer for many players. This feature allows for more organic, realistic, and aesthetically pleasing city layouts, breaking away from traditional rigid grid systems and significantly increasing creative freedom in city design. Importance 12%	The introduction of diagonal roads and building placement is a game-changer for many players. This feature allows for more organic, realistic, and aesthetically pleasing city layouts, breaking away from traditional rigid grid systems and significantly increasing creative freedom in city design.	12%
Addictive Core Gameplay Loop Description The game successfully captures the classic Anno 'just one more turn' addictiveness, making it a significant time sink. Players find the core loop of optimizing building chains and managing resources to be highly engaging and relaxing, providing long-lasting motivation and replayability. Importance 10%	The game successfully captures the classic Anno 'just one more turn' addictiveness, making it a significant time sink. Players find the core loop of optimizing building chains and managing resources to be highly engaging and relaxing, providing long-lasting motivation and replayability.	10%
Sophisticated Economic Management Description The game offers deep and satisfying economic management, featuring intuitive production chains, flexible population needs, and varied expansion options. The new system of production building area bonuses particularly enriches city planning by encouraging more organic integration of industry within residential zones. Importance 10%	The game offers deep and satisfying economic management, featuring intuitive production chains, flexible population needs, and varied expansion options. The new system of production building area bonuses particularly enriches city planning by encouraging more organic integration of industry within residential zones.	10%
Enhanced UI and Quality of Life Description The game features a top-notch and intuitive user interface that is easy for both veterans and newcomers to adapt to. Numerous quality-of-life improvements and small helper features enhance the overall gameplay convenience, making the management experience smoother and more accessible. Importance 8%	The game features a top-notch and intuitive user interface that is easy for both veterans and newcomers to adapt to. Numerous quality-of-life improvements and small helper features enhance the overall gameplay convenience, making the management experience smoother and more accessible.	8%
Revived Land Combat System Description The reintroduction of land armies and ground combat is a highly welcomed feature. Players note that it adds a significant layer of strategic depth, allowing for the construction of fortifications and creating a sense of "fear" or purpose for military development, which was missed in previous Anno titles like 1800. Importance 8%	The reintroduction of land armies and ground combat is a highly welcomed feature. Players note that it adds a significant layer of strategic depth, allowing for the construction of fortifications and creating a sense of "fear" or purpose for military development, which was missed in previous Anno titles like 1800.	8%
Innovative Research Tree Description The new technology research tree is a significant addition, allowing players to customize their progression and embrace different playstyles. Its massive and well-thought-out structure offers unique effects and buildings, adding considerable depth and replayability to each playthrough. Importance 6%	The new technology research tree is a significant addition, allowing players to customize their progression and embrace different playstyles. Its massive and well-thought-out structure offers unique effects and buildings, adding considerable depth and replayability to each playthrough.	6%
Ubisoft Mainz Delivered Description Reviewers commend Ubisoft Mainz for successfully developing the game, noting their efforts in creating a polished, well-optimized title that maintains the Anno franchise's quality. Many expressed relief and appreciation that Ubisoft did not "ruin" the series. Importance 6%	Reviewers commend Ubisoft Mainz for successfully developing the game, noting their efforts in creating a polished, well-optimized title that maintains the Anno franchise's quality. Many expressed relief and appreciation that Ubisoft did not "ruin" the series.	6%
Rich Content & Replayability Description Players find the game's content plentiful and satisfying, offering a lot to do and promising hundreds of hours of enjoyment. The extensive progression system and inherent depth contribute to high replayability, with many looking forward to future expansions. Importance 5%	Players find the game's content plentiful and satisfying, offering a lot to do and promising hundreds of hours of enjoyment. The extensive progression system and inherent depth contribute to high replayability, with many looking forward to future expansions.	5%

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