
Pax Augusta
Release Date: April 17, 2025
Strategy, economic, ancient history, indie games, ancient Rome, historical, city builder, singleplayer
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A city-builder without focus on combat, set in the times of Ancient Rome. In Pax Augusta we build our ancient city from scratch, playing the role of a governor and completing emperor's tasks. The developer of the game tried to ensure historical realism and attention to detail.
Pax Augusta is a city builder created by Swiss developer Roger Gassmann, in which we undertake the construction of an ancient city under the watchful eye of Roman emperors. In order to give authenticity, the developer visited many museums and read a lot of books about ancient Rome.
Historical realities
The campaign in Pax Augusta is based on the writings of Roman historian Tacitus living at the turn of the 1st and 2nd century AD. It offers historically accurate units and buildings (excluding the topic of colors). The game's architecture includes traditional baths, extensive forums, bustling markets, and countless places of worship. The gameplay is characterized by attention to detail. For example, the Colosseum offers standing areas for the poor and slaves.
Gameplay
As a new governor, we start with a small settlement, to eventually transform it into a bustling metropolis under the watchful eye of the emperor. To achieve this, we establish the necessary infrastructure, manage import and export, and take care of satisfying the needs of residents, including such basic ones as food and water.
As the level of worker satisfaction decreases, the risk of rebellion increases. We are also potentially threatened by natural disasters, epidemics, and political power struggles. Our position depends on the will of the emperors, whose demands can be unpredictable and extravagant.
Although Pax Augusta lacks combat mechanics, there is the possibility of conducting conquests. They bring us resources, but also the anger of foreign leaders. As a result our city may become a pawn in the game of another political player.
Game modes
Apart from the story campaign, Pax Augusta allows for fun in sandbox mode, where we develop our Roman settlement without any limitations.
Engine
Pax Augusta runs on the Unity engine.
Videos and Screens
[1:18] Pax Augusta - Release Date Trailer
Pax Augusta Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Roger Gassmann
Publisher: Senatis
Age restrictions: 12+
Pax Augusta System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-6402P / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon R9 380, 35 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT, 35 GB HDD, Windows 11 64-bit