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.
Tropico 6 is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Limbic Entertainment, released 29 March 2019 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $11.99 at Humble Store.
What Tropico 6 is
Tropico 6 is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Limbic Entertainment and released in 2019. It was published by Kalypso Media. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tropico 6 is a construction, management and political simulation game in the Tropico series, developed by Limbic Entertainment, published by Kalypso Media, and announced at E3 2017. Originally intended for a 2018 release, Tropico 6 was released on Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux in March 2019, and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in September 2019. It was released for the Nintendo Switch in November 2020, and on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in March 2022.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 40 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Tropico 6 holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 57% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 63 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000), 8 GB RAM and AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 16GB. 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 $11.99 at Humble Store, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Tropico 6 launched on 29 March 2019, within three weeks of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 and Anno 1800. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, Anno 1800.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Tropico 6 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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