Tropico 5
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico in the next installment of the critically acclaimed and hugely popular 'dictator sim' series. Expand your Dynasty's reign from the early colonial period to beyond…
Tropico 5 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Haemimont Games, released 23 May 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Linux. It currently starts at $7.99 at Humble Store. The main story takes about 29.5 hrs to finish.
What Tropico 5 is
Tropico 5 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Haemimont Games and released in 2014. It was published by Kalypso Media. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tropico 5 is a construction and management simulation video game developed by Haemimont Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows in May 2014, with versions for Linux, OS X and Xbox 360 released later in 2014 as well as versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One released in April 2015 and May 2016 respectively.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, historical and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 70 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Tropico 5 holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 40% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 131 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 29.5 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $7.99, that works out to about $0.27 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Dual Core CPU, 4 GB RAM and GeForce 400 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 4000 or higher, Intel HD 4000 or higher (DirectX 11 hardware support required). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $7.99 at Humble Store, 60% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Tropico 5 launched on 23 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Transistor. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Tropico 5 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Tropico 5: The Big Cheese
Tropico 5: Mad World
Tropico 5: Generalissimo
Tropico 5: Joint Venture
Tropico 5: Waterborne
Tropico 5: Surfs Up!
Tropico 5: Gone Green
Tropico 5: Supervillain
Tropico 5: Inquisition
Tropico 5: Espionage
Tropico 5: The Supercomputer
Tropico 5: T-Day
Tropico 5: Map Pack
Tropico 5: Paradise Lost
Tropico 5: Epic Meltdown
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