Today, Ubisoft launched a free downloadable demo for its highly anticipated upcoming real-time city-building strategy game, Anno 117: Pax Romana. The limited-time demo is available for all players on the Ubisoft Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store until September 16, 2025.
Anno 117: Pax Romana made its public debut at Gamescom. At the event, it was rewarded with the Best PC Game and Best Booth awards. To celebrate this, and Anno 1800 celebrates its 6 million player milestone, Ubisoft Mainz launched the demo, giving players a sneak peek at what they can expect next month.
Anno 117: Pax Romana puts players in the role of a Roman governor as they’re tasked with leading and establishing provinces across the Empire, taking place from Latium all the way to Albion during the strongest times of the Roman Empire. As you progress and grow, you’ll need to decide how much culture to maintain, creating society and adopting the religion and culture of the areas you’re in, or taking over with a show of military strength.
Alongside the demo, the PC specs were also revealed. You can see them broken down below:
- GPU-driven dynamic grass movement and terrain displacement mapping – For governors who take pride in seeing their lands come alive, with vegetation swaying naturally in the wind and terrain responding realistically to the expansion of their province.
- Ray tracing, global illumination, and atmospheric scattering – For governors who appreciate the beauty of the outdoors, where light reflects authentically across surfaces, fog drifts through the marshes of Albion, and weather evolves dynamically throughout the day.
- Crowd simulation and day-night cycle – For governors eager to explore the vibrant streets of their provinces at any hour or witness the energy of a coliseum crowd rising with the rhythm of the day.
Anno 117: Pax Romana will launch on November 13, 2025, on Ubisoft+, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna, and PC (Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, & Steam). For more information on this and other strategy titles coming to round out the year, be sure to check back to Simulation Daily.