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Tropico 6

Tropico 6

El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

Released Mar 29, 2019 Developer Limbic Entertainment, Realmforge Studios Publisher Kalypso Media Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux City BuilderStrategySimulationEconomyManagement
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.4%positive27,191 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“I've played Tropico 3-4-5-6 and this one is absolutely my favorite after Tropico 4. It's basicly improved version of Tropico 4. I like doing missions on different maps and conditions. If you want to start a Tropico game, you should definitely go for 6. Although they still…”

— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I've been playing the Tropico series since the original back in 2001. City-builders used to be one of my favorite genres, dating back to the original SimCity, but in recent years I haven't really enjoyed them as much; I find City Skylines boring and the more recent entries into…”

— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played
Not recommended · 42 found this helpful

“I just cannot enjoy myself, even though I loved Tropico 5. It feels like a different series. The economy just does not work properly in this game, with almost full employment, good trade deals and sensible management you can still not be making any money and be living in the…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:36 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

951playing at last check
97624-hour peak
15,170all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2018 2021 2023 2025 3.8k avg · Apr 2019

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

40achievements
5.6%median completion
1.0%rarest: My Ways
56.7% of players 35.7% of players 33.0% of players 25.1% of players 19.0% of players 12.6% of players 12.3% of players 11.7% of players 11.5% of players 11.2% of players 10.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.6% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.5% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.8% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 56.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
56.7%Just One...More...Term... — Spend 5 hours playing Tropico 6
35.7%The Beginning of a Servantship — Complete Mission "Penultimo of the Caribbean"
33.0%Un-Lonely Island — Reach a population of 1000
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%My Ways — End 50 protests by force or by bribing the protesters across all games
1.2%Survivor — Win a sandbox game on a map with a volcano on it with Disasters set to "Frequent"
1.4%Teamplayer — Win a multiplayer game as a team

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$11.99−70% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99base price
$11.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US11.99 USD−70%
EU11.99 EUR−70%
UK10.49 GBP−70%
Australia17.98 AUD−70%
Canada13.64 CAD−70%
Japan1,499 JPY−70%
Brazil53.70 BRL−70%
China59.70 CNY−70%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.8 Japan Canada Brazil US Australia EU UK≈$14

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 20, 2026
First Tropico 7 Gameplay Teaser Revealed – The Island Awaits Its President!

First Tropico 7 Gameplay Teaser Revealed – The Island Awaits Its President!El Presidente returns, and this time, the island isn’t just ready for a ruler… it’s demanding one. We are proud to unveil the

Apr 17, 2026
Dev-Log #1: Making Tropico great again – The Improvements of Tropico 7

Dev-Log #1: Making Tropico great again – The Improvements of Tropico 7Dear Tropicans, The greatest nation in history led by the one and only El Presidente will make its comeback this year with Tropico

Apr 08, 2026
Tropico 7 - Exclusive City Teaser

Tropico 7 - Exclusive City TeaserWe built this city on rock n’ bananas 🍌: Get ready for an absolute Tropico Exclusive World Premiere! 📢The Ministry of Propaganda and Misinformation is excited to share

Apr 01, 2026
Tropico 7 - Penultimo Reveal

Tropico 7 - Penultimo RevealBig reveal INCOMING. Absolutely HUGE! (And totally not leaked by Penultimo)!◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜ We’re excited to reveal Penultimo's model from Tropico 7 – now in 3D and in his full not

Mar 12, 2026
Tropico 7 Closed Beta - The Ministry of Binary Magic Opens Its Doors

The Ministry of Binary Magic Opens Its Doors – Tropico 7 Announces Closed Beta El Presidente concludes: “This Closed Beta is not about democracy. It is about progress. And also feedback. Approved feed

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsCity Builder · Strategy · Simulation · Economy · Management · Political Sim · Multiplayer · Sandbox · Politics · Building · Political · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese * , Arabic * , Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements40
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.worldoftropico.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 16 GB available space