It wasn’t built in a day, famously. But this latest Anno in a long-running series of accessible and endearingly twee city builders doesn’t take that old adage overly to heart. There’s complexity to its supply chains and economy, but it takes a ruthless writers’ pen (quill?) to the systems-bloat and perplexing menu rabbit holes found elsewhere in the genre. As a result, overseeing a burgeoning Roman territory feels far less like filling in a tax return than other city builders, and more like the power fantasy that we probably all showed up for in the first place.
What is it? A city builder in Roman sandals, with RPG-style dialogue trees.
Release date November 13, 2025
Expect to pay $60/£50
Developer Ubisoft Mainz
Publisher Ubisoft
Reviewed on i7 9700K, RTX 2080 TI, 16GB RAM
Steam Deck TBA
Link Official site
