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Union Update: Anno 117: Pax Romana Gameplay Reveal
Hey Anno Community!
Today’s a special day for us since we are excited to show you a first, longer look at Anno 117: Pax Romana and how you should go about to become a great governor! And who better to tell you all about it than our old friend, the Town Crier:
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We hope you enjoyed this overview of some of the core mechanics as well as new features of Anno 117: Pax Romana!
For the first time in Anno, you step into the role of a character — a newly appointed governor, a position of power in the Roman Empire. Being a governor will allow you to experience Rome first-hand like never before, from awe-inspiring spectacles like the Naumachia in the Amphitheatre to the untamed Celtic wetlands of Albion.
“I have so many more questions and want to see more!”, we hear you shout. Well, don’t worry: Your favourite content creator might just have exactly what you’re looking for. We’re very excited to see the reactions from so many of them from around the world and strongly recommend you to have a look!
We won’t stop there, of course:
This Wednesday, May 21st, we’ll be streaming Anno 117: Pax Romana live from the studio! Join Game Director Jan, Art Director Reiko and Community Developer Oliver on Twitch at 5PM CEST/3PM UTC/11AM EDT to learn more about some of the new features – and ask questions directly to the developers.
Anno 117: Pax Romana is releasing in Winter 2025 on Ubisoft Connect, Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Wishlist now on your platform of choice!
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And, well, of course this is very much just the start: We’ll soon go into detail on many more topics and features of the game. You can expect:
- DevBlogs on two new features, Religion and the Discovery Tree, coming very soon
- Developer insights into other features as well as the work of specific departments over the coming weeks and months
- More livestreams with the Anno team
- More details on the Governor Edition (Collector’s Edition)
- An AMA on Reddit
- And much more!
Let us know which topics you want to hear and see more about and do not hesitate to drop your questions in the comments below.
For talking to other fans and discussing every little detail hidden in the trailer: Why not join the Anno subreddit or the Annoverse Discord server!
The Anno Team
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Will the “Governors Edition” be available on Steam? I can only see the regular and the gold edition
PSN store showing PC UI, will PS5 version have both input methods/UI (gamepad / keyboard+mouse) ?
mais um jogo que a Ubisoft nos ignora, quando que os devs da blueByte e agora esse Mainz vão entender que Português não é espanhol! prometeram que o próximo jogo teria no mínimo legendas em português! cade o respeito com seus jogadores Ubisoft? Another game that Ubisoft ignores us, when will the devs at BlueByte and now this Mainz understand that Portuguese is not Spanish! They promised that the next game would have at least Portuguese subtitles! Where is the respect for your players Ubisoft?
We have not yet communicated the list of supported languages for Anno 117: Pax Romana.
Hello,
Is there any news if the physical collector’s edition (Governor Edition) will be available at retail partners (such as Amazon.de)? Or will it be only available in the Ubisoft Store? Unfortunately the Ubisoft Store doesn’t sell physical collector’s editions to some smaller countries in Europe, whereas Amazon does. A little clarification would be great, so we can plan ahead, thank you!
Hey BonoChris, we’ll have news on preorders and specifically also the Governor Edition very soon. I can already let you know, however, that it’ll be sold via partner stores.
I am a bit worried about that the pc version will be hold back because mechanics also must work on console specially if it also must function well on a xbox S.. I also hope the change things like the warehouse, fire prevention etc reach to how it was in anno 1800 or that it wont be a circular zone but a square instead so it is easier to connect the influance/effect zones. Other solution could be that the influence zones are allowed to overlap.
Thanks for all the efforts to make a great game once again. I’m only concerned about the pricing and how much we get with just the base game. The 1800 with all its DLC’s costed a fortune. If youre going to increase the prices of everything we will probably wait for your infamous discounts, as I could afford 1800 a few years after its release on a sale day. But after all this is an amazing game and if you could deliver the whole package for the same base price as you ask for your latest assasins creed games then this would be a great value as well.
I have been playing ANNO for many years. I hope that as always there will be Polish language. Is there such an option?
Yes, like in Anno 1800, we’ll also support Polish language in Anno 117: Pax Romana.
The absence of any upgraded road types like brick or stone stood out to me. I know this is still early footage, but having only dirt roads didn’t feel visually appealing—especially for players like me who prioritize building beautiful, immersive cities over pure efficiency. Not everyone plays Anno to grow endless populations. Many of us focus on aesthetics and storytelling through design, so I hope more beautification options—like upgraded roads and decorative variations—will be included.
Another thing I noticed was how large the olive farms were. They looked great visually, but they took up a lot of space. It made me wonder whether the island sizes will be enough to support the full production chains needed at each tier of residential development without players feeling boxed in. Maybe there’s a plan for regional specialization or more sessions to ease that pressure?
On a positive note, I thought the terrain-adaptive buildings were really impressive. When the warehouse was placed on a cliff and it adjusted its look, that was such a cool touch. Those little details make a huge difference in immersion and give the world more personality. I’m also really intrigued by the promise of localized production influence and the modular ship system teased in the dev blogs—I’d love to hear more about how those evolve as the game develops.
Thanks again for the transparency and for including the community in the journey. I’m genuinely looking forward to seeing more!
Hey abbiebe89, there will be different road types in Anno 117: Pax Romana as well – via the Discovery Tree.
More on this feature soon 🙂
Glad to read you like some of the changes and improvements we’ve added to the game!
As a player focused more on beauty building, I’m sure you’ll also appreciate one change we revealed in the last livestream: ornaments and their groundplates are now separated. You can “paint” whichever groundplate under a tree or statue.
We’ll feature that at a later date in more detail.
I really enjoyed the gameplay reveal, thank you for the early look! A few things stood out to me that I wanted to share.
I was surprised there weren’t any brick road options shown. It only has dirt roads! Not all of us play to maximize population! Some of us love creating beautiful, immersive cities. Having only the option to build dirt roads wasn’t visually appealing, especially when trying to design more refined or historic-looking areas. Beautification options like varied roads and decorative elements are a huge part of the fun and replayability.
I also noticed how much space the olive farms required. It made me wonder whether the islands will be large enough to support all the production chains needed for each residential tier without feeling cramped. I hope there’s some flexibility built in or maybe regional specialization options to balance it out.
One small detail I absolutely loved was how the warehouse visually changed when built on a cliffside. That was such a nice touch. Those little adaptive design elements add so much character and realism.
Thank you again for all the hard work. I’m really excited for what’s to come!
Will there be Polish language in the game?
Je suis très contant d’avoir pue voir du gameplay, pour voir les nouveauté de se nouveau ANNO. Contant qu’un arbre technologique soit enfin disponible mais il y a quelque petite chose qui me plaisent un peut moins comme le retour des zones d’effet pour les service et les les besoin du 1er palier de population qui son encore demander par le 3eme palier de population voir plus comme dans ANNO 1404 sachant qu’il a l’aire d’être très difficile de gagner de l’argent et d’avoir une économie stable et aussi le manque de défense portuaire visible sur le dock principale du port.
J’espère également que les région soit plus grande et avec plus d’iles que celle vue dans les parties teste semblai petite et avec peu d’iles par rapport a ANNO 1800.
Hey ludo38230! What are your concerns regarding the Needs remaining relevant for all population tiers throughout the game?
From our perspective, this opens up far more options for you as a player to choose how to play the game and which goods to produce. Let us know and maybe we can address those 🙂
If you haven’t already, check out our DevBlog on the topic: https://www.anno-union.com/devblog-fulfil-needs-your-way/
Bonjour! Dans ANNO 1800 les besoin était utiliser pour 2 niveau de population mais les revenue était important et les iles très grande. Mes inquiétudes concernent le fait que les besoin de niveau de population 1 soit toujours utiliser pour tous les niveau sont que les bâtiments de production on l’aire de chère en entretien, sur des iles plus petites que dans ANNO 1800 et qu’il en faudra beaucoup de ses bâtiments chère a entretenir pour alimenter les besoin d’une grande ville, se qui risquerai de beaucoup nous limiter pour toutes autre construction comme les flottes, l’armé, les fortification, etc… . Et aussi que dans ANNO 1800 dans la région de départ était plus grande, il y avais plus d’iles et de plus grande taille .
You don’t have to keep the early game production, though. You can keep them to get additional attribute points, but they aren’t mandatory to progress. If you have only e.g. Tier 3 and Tier 4 residences on your island, you can absolutely decide to only provide them with the buildings and the needs that are specific to their population tier. The minimum is enough – everything more than that is extra.
Islands and worlds are not smaller than in Anno 1800.
This looks absolutely incredible, you all are doing such a great job and I cannot wait to play this! Small concern for me as a “city painter” that wants to detail and build beautiful cities: Will we get “diagonal” detailing options?
Meaning, if we decide to build diagonal roads and sections, we will have lots of small open triangle / diagonal shaped gaps… bigger or smaller. Will we get detailing options to fill these diagonal gaps? Will there also be buildings with diagonal / triangled base area?
There won’t be “triangle buildings”, but with ornaments and the flexible groundplates you can quite nicely fill these smaller gaps between streets.
For farming villages or the outskirts of your towns, you can also use farmfields to fill any smaller areas between buildings.
Amazing Work!
It is good to see that the core ideas that were so successful have been taken from Anno 1800 and expended upon.
I would really love for you to talk a little about the new items and some possibility for new changes here. I love the idea of island wide items. It was a pain looking for 100x Gerhard Fuchs, Bruno and legendary items 🙂
Also hoping to hear a lot more about the size of buildings in the new game. It appears that a lot of buildings are very large, making it very obvious that we must decide on different pathways.
Furthermore I am hoping on some more comments on attribues, Will difficulty level adjust these in any way? How is difficulty level decided? Is it mainly income and island size related?
Buongiorno, sono contento che avete svelato il periodo di rilascio di ANNO 117, peccato che manca ancora qualche mese. Ovviamente ho inserito il gioco nella mia WishList. Dal video ho notato che la possibilità di costruire il porto è stata implementata e modificata molto, non vedo l’ora di vedere tutte le potenzialità. La presenza dell’esercito di terra mi piace molto perchè aggiunge nuove sfide e possibilità di sviluppo del gioco e delle sue modalità. Spero che nelle prossime novità si descrivano meglio sia l’aspetto della costruzione del porto che le dinamiche dell’esercito terrestre
Buongiorno Monossus! Thank you for your kind comment.
We have so much more to show you and are looking forward to talking about topics like military, the campaign, the lategame as well as the province of Albion in the coming months – here on the Anno Union as well as in Twitch streams.
Greetings. Is it known which languages will be available in the game? Will there be voice acting or text in Latin? In my opinion, it will be atmospheric.
We’ll soon talk about the supported languages for Anno 117: Pax Romana but on one point I’ll have to disappoint: we’re not planning to localize the game into Latin.
Bonjour à toute l’équipe,
J’étais déjà excité de l’annonce du jeu, mais avec la découverte du gameplay, j’ai plus que hâte de poser les mains sur le jeu et de créer des contrés Romaine sur les différentes iles de la carte. j’ai adoré Ann 1800 et j’y ai passé de nombreuses heures ( même trop lol) , et avec ce nouvel opus ma vie sociale risque d’être perturber . Merci encore pour votre travail et vivement la sortie . Avé César .
Greetings, jayhome! We can’t wait to have you and so many others play the game for the first time and tell us all about your experiences!
Anno Team,
This looks absolutely amazing and so excited for the games release. Thank you so much for all your hard work!!
Hello, how are you? I ask you to please look carefully at the issue of adding subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese. Our gaming community is quite large. On PC, we have a legion of fans who translated the anno 1800 with mods. But on consoles, we end up suffering a little. Reservations and wishlists don’t always come from Brazil, and this can confuse you. I myself only have an American account and I live in Brazil because, back when the PS3 was around, it was only possible to create an account in the USA. So please, add subtitles in Brazilian Portuguese. Thank you in advance for your attention and keep up the perfect work in this anno 117, which has everything to be the best anno of all.
Winter is coming. And boy is it going to be good!
This looks awesomeeee and is incredible. Winter just can’t get here soon enough.
This might be one of the rare few games that i’ll pre-order or buy on day 1.
Soon I’m planning to upgrade my PC, and GPU 50 series is little bit out of my budget at the moment, so any news about system requirements ? I wouldn’t like to do the upgrade now and find out i can’t run this masterpiece.
It looks incredible. I’m hoping for a 2h dev stream to explain the decision to have circle/radii around the service buildings and not have it follow the streets anymore. Similar to roads, its just the perfect geek/nerd topic we all crave. Give it to me. Please.
Looks awesome, winter can’t get here soon enough
I want to commend and thank everyone at Ubisoft Mainz that’s currently working on Anno. It is clear that you all have put so much care and thought into the game.
It’s awesome to see that you invited so many YouTubers and I hope that this gets this game in front of as many people as possible so that we can have plenty of quality of life updates as well as content for many years 🙂
Sieht echt super aus. Freue mich auch schon sehr darauf. Schön das es auch wieder den Modulbau gibt, aber ich hoffe das sich die Module besser an das Gelände anpassen lassen oder man das Gelände an die Module anpassen kann (planieren/auffüllen).
Looks excellent! Really looking forward to trying it!
This looks incredible, well done well done well done. Diagonal roads look gorgeous, religion sounds super fun, UI looks solid, and I’m excited to hear more about the Discovery Tree. And best of all, an entire new chapter of LAND COMBAT DISCOURSE YAY
Can I just ask… does Winter 2025 narrow us down to just 21 Dec – 31 Dec? Or do you have a slightly wider definition of Winter 😛