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Tropico 5

Island city builder where your ruling dynasty spans centuries

Haemimont Games · Published by Kalypso Media Digital · Released May 23, 2014

RPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 10K
Recent reviews
Mixed
66% of 15 in 30 days
Players
77
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Nov 12, 2020
Minimum PC
HD 4000
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Tropico 5?

Tropico 5 is a city-building strategy game set in an island nation governed by your ruling family from colonial times into the modern era. Build and upgrade structures, manage research and trade routes, and appoint family members to government roles in campaign missions or sandbox play. Cooperative and competitive multiplayer lets players build cities on the same island map.

For you if...

  • +you like managing a dynasty's roles and upgrades
  • +you want cooperative or competitive city building with friends
  • +you enjoy political satire alongside economic management

Not for you if...

  • −you want to build freely without progressing through historical eras
  • −you prefer city builders without trade or research systems

What players say

79% of 10,222 reviews are positive · 66% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the replay value of island building and the variety of missions. Common complaints are that campaign objectives restrict their choices and that economic or political setbacks can be hard to diagnose.

Players over time

▲ +45% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 118 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 23, 202658
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Sep 21, 2026118

How many players finish Tropico 5?

6.9% of Steam players have unlocked «Hope», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Tropico 5 system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor
2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics
GeForce 400 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 4000 or higher, Intel HD 4000 or higher (DirectX 11 hardware support required)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows 8 (64 bit)
Processor
2.5 GHz Quad Core CPU
Graphics
GeForce 500 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 5000 or higher
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Tropico 5 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Tropico 5 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Aux functionality not accessible_ map editor
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
70
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese. Text only: Polish.

Does Tropico 5 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

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