This shows that the latest Call of Duty installment continues its downward trend while the new Anno game sets records.

Ubisoft proudly announced that their latest game, Anno 117: Pax Romana, a city-building strategy game, broke records at the start of the series. The Anno series has had seven installments in 25 years, but none have captured audiences as much as last week’s release. Developed by Ubisoft Mainz (formerly Blue Byte), Anno 117: Pax Romana took second place on last week’s Steam list, ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which was released just one day later.

#SteamTopSellers for week of 11 Nov — 18 November 2025 (No F2P):

#1 – ARC Raiders
#2 – Anno 117: Pax Romana
#3 – Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7
#4 – Battlefield™ 6
#5 – Steam Deckhttps://t.co/xxsIGvgNhz

— SteamDB (@SteamDB) November 18, 2025

The publisher’s claim is confirmed by SteamDB, which provided the following Steam top 5 list for the week of November 11-18: Arc Raiders, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Battlefield 6, and Steam Deck. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 also broke its own records, though these can be considered negative. The game only attracted around 100,000 concurrent players on Steam, whereas Black Ops 6 reached 315,000 players at its launch last year. However, this has little to do with Anno 117: Pax Romana, whose developers have every reason to celebrate. It has received critical acclaim, with an average score of 85 on Metacritic and 94% of reviews on OpenCritic recommending the game. Perhaps the most important statistic is that users play it a lot, with an average daily playtime of 3.7 hours.

“Anno 117: Pax Romana officially sets sail, marking a new chapter for our beloved franchise and for everyone who poured their passion, creativity, and countless hours into it. We are humbled by the incredible response from our players. Our team is dedicated to continuously listening to feedback and striving to deliver ambitious Year 1 content that expands our game world to the province of Egypt!” said Stéphane Jankowski, Anno’s executive producer, in a statement.

Congratulations on its success!

Source: WCCFTech