Tropico 6
Political city builder about managing a banana republic across islands
Limbic Entertainment, Realmforge Studios · Published by Kalypso Media · Released Mar 29, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 30K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 123 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 600
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Apr 1, 2025
Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)
What is Tropico 6?
A city-building strategy simulation in which you rule the island state of Tropico across four eras. You manage multiple islands, construct transportation and infrastructure, balance citizens’ needs and politics, give election speeches, and send agents abroad to steal monuments. It includes missions, sandbox play, and online multiplayer for up to four players.
For you if...
- +you want sandbox play across a multi-island archipelago
- +you enjoy expanding infrastructure through four distinct eras
- +you want both cooperative and competitive online modes
Not for you if...
- −you dislike balancing elections and citizen needs
- −you want deep military strategy over civic management
- −you prefer city building without transportation logistics
What players say
88% of 29,530 reviews are positive · 90% of 123 in the last 30 days
Players praise the city building and the freedom to govern through democratic or authoritarian methods. Common complaints describe the economy as opaque or overly restrictive, road traffic as unreliable, and the large DLC catalog as poor value.
Screenshots and trailer
Tropico 6 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000)
- Graphics
- AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 16 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- AMD or Intel, 3.3 GHz (AMD FX 8300, Intel i5 3000)
- Graphics
- AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 4GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon R9 380, Geforce GTX 960)
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 40
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 13+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Japanese. Text only: Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- City Builder
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Economy
- Management
- Political Sim
- Multiplayer
- Sandbox
- Building
- Singleplayer
- Funny
- Co-op
- Choices Matter
- Diplomacy
- Destruction
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Apr 1, 2025 · Tropico 6 – Hotfix 23.2
- Mar 13, 2025 · Tropico 6 Update 23 - Hotfix
- Mar 6, 2025 · Tropico 6 – Update 23 - Eternamente Verde
- Jul 2, 2024 · Tropico 6 Update 22 - Hotfix
- Jun 18, 2024 · Tropico 6 Update 22 - Acuerdos entre amigos
11 DLC available.
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