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
- 2019
- Developer
- Limbic Entertainment
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- 78
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 16 GB
What is 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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 1 January 2019 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Limbic Entertainment |
| Publisher | Kalypso Media |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Simulation |
| Languages | 11 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q52521135, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Tropico 6 received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | Steam Workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 16 GB |
| Add-on content | 11 DLC listed |
| Age gate | 13+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Tropico 6 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes11 of 300 (4%)
M mac users beware, there is a bug with memory allocation and the game crashes after a while.
Steam review, 27 March 2024 · 70 hours played · 14 readers marked it helpfulGame crashes alot, multiplayer desyncs alot.
Steam review, 17 August 2024 · 21 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
A further 16 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Tropico 6
24 games overlap with Tropico 6 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Anno 1800, Dawn of Man and Tropico 4.
Common questions about Tropico 6
What platforms is Tropico 6 on?
Tropico 6 is available on PlayStation 5, Steam Deck. It first released in 2019.
How much does Tropico 6 cost?
$39.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Tropico 6?
88% of 29,431 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Tropico 6?
78 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Tropico 6 work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Tropico 6 as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Tropico 6 download?
16 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.