Anno 117: Pax Romana

Anno 117: Pax Romana – The Hippodrome

Construct the Hippodrome, a monumental five-stage project that challenges your city planning and resource management skills. Once unlocked with the Patricians, it introduces chariot races as a new city event…

20 August 2026

What Anno 117: Pax Romana – The Hippodrome is

Anno 117: Pax Romana – The Hippodrome is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Ubisoft Blue Byte and released in 2026. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Construct the Hippodrome, a monumental five-stage project that challenges your city planning and resource management skills. Once unlocked with the Patricians, it introduces chariot races as a new city event, allowing you to entertain citizens, increase your city’s splendor, and unlock more prestigious competitions. Assign specialists to train as chariot drivers, turning anyone from a seasoned veteran to a humble baker into a potential racing champion.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Anno 117: Pax Romana – The Hippodrome launched on 20 August 2026, within three weeks of The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Mortal Shell II.

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