Hey Anno Community,

What an exciting weekend filled with even more Anno 117: Pax Romana news! But first, let’s make it official here on the Anno Union too:

We’re excited to announce that Anno 117: Pax Romana will release on 13th November 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S!

Now that we got the biggest news out, let’s have a quick recap of everything that happened during the weekend.

PC Gaming Show & IGN Live

If you tuned in to the PC Gaming Show last night, then you’ve probably spotted the new Anno 117: Pax Romana trailer:

If the song is not stuck in your head yet, then you probably haven’t watched the video enough!

Another video was shared yesterday during IGN Live, this one with a focus on the military aspect of the game: it shouldn’t be a surprise for you all anymore that land combat will make a comeback in Anno 117: Pax Romana. Check out the trailer with our Creative Director Manuel here:

If you’d like to know more on military and combat, we’ll publish a DevBlog here on the Anno Union in the upcoming weeks and will also cover the topic in a livestream: so, keep an eye on our socials and the news ticker here if you don’t want to miss out.

Pre-order the game now! 

Yes, you read that right: you can now pre-order Anno 117: Pax Romana prior to its release on November 13th on your preferred platform! You can pre-order the game for PC here:

• Ubisoft Store
• Steam
• Epic Store

And the Console Edition here:

• PlayStation
• Xbox

There are different Editions of the game available, plus, if you pre-order game you will get the special “Builder Pack” as extra content.  

Standard Edition

This includes the base game (digital key for PC, digital key or physical copy for Console) of Anno 117: Pax Romana.

Build your provinces with unmatched detail, flexibility, and scale. Watch kids chase dogs through the streets or admire thousands cheering in the arena. Build upon the land that you see, from the beautiful heartland of Latium to the mysterious Celtic wetlands of Albion… where no civilized Roman wants to be.

Design the cities of your dreams at the peak of the Roman Empire as you balance your people’s needs with the relentless demands of the emperor. Forge alliances across the empire or showcase your might with strategic land battles and naval combat. You may even defy the emperor himself—but not without consequences.

Gold Edition

The Gold Edition includes the base game, plus the Year 1 Pass: this means the three upcoming DLCs, as well as the Day 1 Content (3 Player Sigils, 1 Ship Skin, 1 Ornament).

Governor’s Edition

Finally, let’s take a closer look at the Governor’s Edition: this will include everything included in the Gold Edition and MUCH more. This physical edition will only be available from retailers and only for PC (Ubisoft Connect) and PlayStation 5. Let’s have a look at what’s inside:

• Steelbook
• Forged Anno symbol
• Albion & Latium coins
• Amphitheatre 3D puzzle
• Artbook
• 3 lithographs
• Town Crier’s letter
• Blueprint of the Tesserae Works

Curious to know what all this content looks like? Here’s a shiny video showcasing everything:

Hey Anno Community,

We’re excited to announce our partnership with Art4Fans!

Together we’re bringing five selected Anno 1800 artworks as deluxe prints to the Art4Fans store.

Art4Fans, located in the heart of Montreal, offers high-quality artworks designed for art fans and also works with, for example, our colleagues at Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six Siege.

Fitting to Anno 1800’s birthday, you can choose from large posters, framed or canvas prints of artworks ranging from the popular Anno 1800 key art, over the world expo, the busy city streets and vibrant cities to the zeppelin in the Arctic.

We hope you like the selection!

Head over to the Art4Fans store and bring a piece from the world of Anno 1800 to your home!

And that’s not all: Tomorrow we’ll be giving away five framed artworks to random winners via our official Twitter account. Keep an eye on our channel tomorrow afternoon!

Hey Anno Community,

It’s been a while since Anno 1800’s release and over the last years we released a lot of content. It’s time to bundle all those DLC in a “mega pack” of sorts, right?

Let us announce the “Anno 1800 Definitive Annoversary Edition” which includes all DLC content for the game, including all Cosmetic DLC. The perfect bundle for that one friend who doesn’t yet own Anno 1800!

Additionally, we’re releasing a new Gold Edition and a second Cosmetic DLC bundle.

When, you might ask? Well, today, October 17th!

Let’s take a more detailed look at these new digital editions and bundles:

Anno 1800 – Definitive Annoversary Edition

This new complete includes the Anno 1800 base game, all 4 Season Passes, all Cosmetic DLC and the Deluxe Pack. In short: it includes all types of DLC that we have released and will release for the game. The Definitive Annoversary Edition is priced at 129,99€ (or regional equivalent).

Anno 1800 – Gold Edition

The Gold Edition includes the base game, all 4 Season Passes and the Deluxe Pack. This means this edition focuses solely on gameplay DLC – but of course gives you the option to buy the Cosmetic DLC separately. The new Gold Edition is priced at 99,99€

Anno 1800 – Cosmetic Pack Bundle 2

This new bundle contains Cosmetic DLC 7 to 16 and is priced at 39,99€. This comes in addition to the already existing Cosmetic Pack Bundle that includes the first 6 Cosmetic DLC.

These new digital editions are available right now and the “Definitive Annoversary Edition” and “Gold Edition” will replace the “Anno 1800 Complete Edition Year 4” and “Gold Edition Year 4” in the Ubisoft Store, Epic Store and Steam Store.

Now, the ones of you with keen eyes will likely have spotted this very quickly: 16 Cosmetic DLC? And indeed, we can confirm that we’re planning to release three more Cosmetic DLC. These are already included in the price of the new editions and will release throughout 2024.

We can’t share more details on these future Cosmetic DLC quite yet – that will have to wait till 2024 – but maybe we’ll have a first little teaser at the end of this year? We shall see…

So, if you know someone who (shockingly!) does not yet own Anno 1800 or if you always wanted to give those Cosmetic DLC a try: This is as good of an opportunity as any!

Hey Anno Community,

You remember April, when we unintentionally released the integrated mod loader? Well, technically that was only one part of our modding support plans for Anno 1800 on PC, so, let’s talk about part 2 today!

Over the last months we have been working together with the team at mod.io on a more comfortable way to use mods: A dedicated mod browser for Anno 1800!

Not only will this enable you to find, activate and use mods much quicker than before, but it also gives all of you who are creating all those fantastic mods for Anno 1800 a spotlight right in the game!

mod.io partnership

To achieve this, we are partnering with mod.io, a platform for UGC (User Generated Content), who are already supporting over 150 other great games for millions of players. They helped us with integrating their browser into Anno 1800, ironing out any remaining issues and lending us their expertise for a smooth release.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Ubisoft, powering official mod support for Anno 1800. As a pillar of the strategy genre, it’s fitting that Anno continues to lead the way by providing players with new experiences, while celebrating its jubilee. Bringing mods to the forefront, to players in-game and on the Anno Union, we’re proud to collaborate with Ubisoft, and the creators they inspire,”
said Scott Reismanis, CEO and Co-founder of mod.io.

It’s been a pleasure working with the team from mod.io and we hope you’re all just as excited as we are for letting you use this new feature to customize your Anno 1800 experience to your needs with mods from our fantastic community.

Mod Browser Functionality

Let’s talk about this UGC solution for a moment then: The mod browser for Anno 1800 on PC will allow you to browse through all available mods directly within the game itself or in a web browser via the mod.io website. You can then subscribe to any mods you like, prompting an automatic download and install. The already integrated mod loader will make sure the mods are recognised by the game and activated.

On mod.io, where the mods are being hosted, all Anno 1800 modders can set up pages for their creations, add descriptions and images as well as and see statistics on ratings, downloads and subscribers. Leave them a nice comment if you enjoy their mods!

You can also have a look at the available mods directly here on the Anno Union. On this page you can also find further resources and an FAQ for everything related to mod support.

Next Steps

So, what are the next steps? We are planning to release the update with the mod browser on August 22nd at 3PM CEST, together with the “National Park” Pack Cosmetic DLC.

Already before that, however, starting today, our friends at mod.io and us will be launching the official Anno 1800 subpage on their platform. This will allow any of you modders to already upload your creations there and set up your pages – this way players can immediately find and use your mods on release day!

You can find the Anno 1800 hub on mod.io here: https://mod.io/g/anno-1800

Finally, and very importantly, we want to specifically say thank you to the group of modders who helped us test earlier versions of the mod browser integration and provided us with valuable feedback and bug reports. Your support was greatly appreciated and helped immensely with providing a much better user experience in the end!

This is an experiment for us, too, and we’re excited to release the mod browser in just a few weeks to further strengthen our awesome modding community!

The Anno Team