Overview
- Ubisoft says Anno 117: Pax Romana is the fastest-selling entry in the series and has reached unprecedented player numbers.
- The game ranked No. 2 on last week’s Steam chart, placing ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 according to SteamDB.
- SteamDB shows a peak of over 50,000 concurrent players, roughly double Anno 1800’s launch peak.
- It is the highest-rated Anno to date with an 85 Metacritic average and 94% recommendation on OpenCritic, while average daily playtime is about 3.7 hours.
- Steam user reviews are Mixed, with criticism of AI-assisted assets; Ubisoft posted an AI-content disclosure, said some artwork will be replaced, and pledged ongoing support including Year 1 content set in Egypt.