Self-Taught Developer Robert Gassman Showcases his Debut Game at gamescom’s Home of Indies
Zurich, Switzerland / Frankfurt, Germany (July 27, 2023) – Indie games publisher Senatis GmbH and breakout developer Roger Gassman have announced that their upcoming hyper-realistic ancient Roman city builder Pax Augusta is headed to gamescom 2023. From August 23-27, attendees can go hands-on with the game; members of the press can additionally speak with Roger for interviews about his debut title as a video game developer.
As a skillful city ruler, players of Pax Augusta quickly attract the attention of the Senate. The Senate will assign the fledging leaders new provinces, wherein they will use their intuition and diplomacy skills to settle. Amass wealth, become involved in political intrigues, and with enough money and power to earn the top title: Emperor of Rome.
Poised to be one of the most realistic, historically accurate city-sim builders to date, Pax Augusta is touted as a one-man project with a lot of passion for Roman history. As the empire expands its territories, it seeks skilled city leaders to establish new settlements and cement Roman control over their newly conquered lands. Players are tasked with undertaking this endeavor, constructing infrastructure, and growing the small burgeoning settlement into a flourishing city. As the settlement grows, tax revenues increase, allowing the settlers to delve into mining raw materials and erecting new structures to meet the population’s needs.
Key Features of Pax Augusta Include:
- Build historically accurate buildings, including thermae, theaters, gladiator schools, and defenses in story mode or sandbox mode
- Skillfully manage fire, crime, and population uprisings in your own cities, as well as barbarian uprisings, locally stationed legions, or wars in distant parts of the empire that will impact your strategy
- Engage in politics with capricious, benevolent, and profligate emperors who will each have a strong influence on your life as a city ruler
- Settle the northern borders of the empire, from Britannia to Dacia!
Senatis GmbH is an independent boutique publisher specializing in traditional PC and Console games based in Frankfurt, Germany. With more than 20 years of experience in the games industry, people from Senatis are consulting individual development teams and publishers. The company is also publishing and investing in selected game projects.
About Roger Gassmann
As a big fan of games like Imperium Romanum or the Caesar game series, Roger was looking for modern alternatives bringing back the classical gameplay feeling of traditional Roman city builders. Since there were no real alternatives, Roger decided to learn how to program and developed his own Roman city builder. What began as a hobby project in 2019 became bigger and better from month to month. In the meantime, the project attracted a solid community and gained a lot of attention from other developers and artists interested in supporting the project.
