Anno 117: Pax Romana casts you as a governor at the height of the Roman Empire, responsible for building provinces and deciding how they develop. Its city-building premise is tied to political choices: citizens have needs, while the emperor makes demands, and your decisions shape both provincial futures and your own story. The settings range from Latium’s heartland to Albion’s Celtic wetlands, giving the act of expansion a regional and cultural dimension.
The builder’s scale and street-level detail sit alongside choices about how to rule. You can honor Celtic culture or impose Roman traditions, and grow provinces through commerce and diplomacy or military strength. Relations with other governors can lead to alliances or rivalry; conflict includes strategic land battles and naval combat. The game also frames cooperation as a possible approach, rather than making conquest the only route through its political landscape.
Those modes complement a strategy game where diplomacy, competition, and cooperation are part of the governor’s choices. Whether shaping a province alone or engaging with other players, the central appeal is the balance between detailed city building and the consequences of governing within an empire.
