The most important keyboard shortcuts in Anno 117 Pax Romana

There are many user interface elements to click through in the historical city builder game Anno 117: Pax Romanabut learning some of the most important keyboard shortcuts will greatly improve the experience and save players time or the frustration of finding the right menu. Of course, there are many more keyboard shortcuts and shortcuts that this guide won't cover for hardcore gamers to really rock the game, but the following are the best keyboard shortcuts for Anno 117: Pax Romana.

Although it can be played Anno 117 with a controller, PC gamers will want it stick to their keyboard and mousebecause keyboard shortcuts or other quick commands are not available in the controller. A radial system is used instead.

General keyboard shortcuts for Anno 117: Pax Romana

Anno 117 Pax Romana - port and city

The following are some everyday ones useful keyboard shortcuts v Anno 117: Pax Romana. Some of these, such as pausing and saving the gameare more important than others. See which ones are most important to you hidden in menusand try to learn them.

Remember that you can display a change most keyboard shortcuts in the menus go to Options and then Controls.

Pause/Play

space bar

Save the game

CTRL+S

Increase speed

No. Fall +

Reduce speed

No. Pad –

Rotate the camera

Hold scroll button or Q/E

Open research

CTRL+T

Open religion

CTRL+R

Open Prestige

CTRL+Y

Open trade routes

T

Open diplomacy

CTRL+D

Open island storage

TO

Access to ships

N

Select Next Ship

TAB + SHIFT

Postcard

F1

Film shot

CTRL+F3

The view of the postcard and the film shot are essentially Anno 117 photo modesand given how visually stunning the game is, players will want to take full advantage of them.

Building hotkeys for Anno 117: Pax Romana

Anno 117 Pax Romana - Build the Libertus Residence

Construction is one of the most common things players will do, especially roads and Libertus Residences, which fortunately they have their own keyboard shortcuts. These are much faster to use than having to search for specific buildings in the Construction menu, which may or may not already be open. They also exist shortcuts for deleting, moving and rotating buildings.

Build roads

R or 1

Build houses

H or 2

Build a warehouse

L or 3

Copy building

C

Move the building

G

Tear off

X

Building upgrade

AT

Mass upgrade

Shift + U

Rotate the building

or .

Toggle diagonal

CTRL + ,

Construction menu

B

Scheduling mode

AGAINST


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Released

November 13, 2025

ESRB

Juvenile/alcohol references, language, mild violence, in-game purchases, user interaction


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