Anno 117: Pax Romana Hides a Stunning First-Person Mode Behind Classic Cheat Codes
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Ubisoft's upcoming Anno 117: Pax Romana features a hidden first-person mode accessible via classic cheat codes, letting players explore their cities on foot with surprising graphical fidelity.
Strategy games are usually all about maintaining that comfortable, bird's-eye view of your expanding empire. Ubisoft is shaking up that tradition in Anno 117: Pax Romana by hiding a fully realized first-person perspective behind a classic cheat code combination. Players willing to input the legendary Konami code on a controller or a specific key shortcut on keyboard can instantly drop down from the clouds to walk the bustling streets of Ancient Rome in real time. It is a brilliant touch for community creators and builders who want to capture cinematic clips or simply appreciate the scale of their creations from the pavement.
While the feature is clearly an unpolished easter egg that arrived with a few funny collision bugs and clipping issues, the actual visual fidelity is surprisingly impressive. Walking past markets, flower fields, and active construction sites reveals an astonishing level of detail in the stone textures, torch sparks, and architectural flourishes that you would completely miss from above. You can even cycle through different outfits like full armor or colorful togas, customize your appearance, and explore the interiors of open-air buildings to see your citizens at work.
For a genre where players spend dozens of hours optimizing supply chains and staring at menus, hidden modes like this provide a fantastic change of pace that keeps community engagement high. It turns a traditional management sim into an interactive virtual tourism app, giving content creators plenty of fresh material for streams and videos. You can read the original deep dive over at Polygon.
Tags: Anno 117 Pax Romana, Strategy Games, Ubisoft, PC Gaming, Console Gaming
Original article: Polygon