Tropico 6

Tropico 6 is a highly addictive city and government simulator that has realistic game mechanics with an easy to use build and management interface. A marvelous, challenging, enjoyable and non complicated experience.

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In Tropico 6, you become the leader of a tropical island nation, tasked with building infrastructure, managing resources, and keeping your citizens happy. The game features a campaign with 15 missions, as well as a sandbox mode for free building. New additions include archipelagos, customizable palaces, and election speeches.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

87%

Audience ScoreBased on 8,766 reviews

story178 positive mentions

stability118 negative mentions

Tropico 6 combines humor and strategy, making it an entertaining city-building simulation.
The game features beautiful graphics and a catchy soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
The addition of multiple islands and new mechanics adds depth and variety to gameplay.

The economy can be frustratingly difficult to manage, often leading to debt spirals.
Frequent crashes and bugs, especially on Mac, hinder the overall gameplay experience.
The missions can feel disconnected and repetitive, lacking the cohesive campaign feel of earlier titles.

story
1,018 mentions
17 % positive mentions
77 % neutral mentions
6 % negative mentions
The story aspect of Tropico 6 has received mixed reviews, with many players expressing disappointment over the lack of a cohesive campaign compared to previous entries in the series. Instead of a continuous narrative, the game features a series of standalone missions that some find entertaining and humorous, while others feel they lack depth and connection. Players appreciate the variety and challenge of the missions, but many miss the engaging storylines and character development that characterized earlier games, leading to a sense of disconnection from the overall gameplay experience.
- “The campaign missions are generally hilarious and each offer a different challenge that requires unique methods to complete.”
- “The missions are great and I feel new a ton of stuff has been added to the game.”
- “The missions are interesting and varied.”
- “The missions are dull and not fun; I really dislike that you have to manually export things to make money.”
- “I miss the campaign having many of the missions be a continuation of previous missions on the same islands.”
- “The new standalone mission structure takes away that feeling of ownership over the island and results in having to build the basic economy on every mission, which bogs down the pace of the game.”
gameplay
723 mentions
32 % positive mentions
64 % neutral mentions
5 % negative mentions
The gameplay in Tropico 6 has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating the engaging city-building mechanics and the introduction of new features like multi-island management and era progression. However, some users have criticized the game for its steep learning curve, lack of intuitive explanations for mechanics, and occasional bugs that disrupt the experience. Overall, while the game offers depth and humor, it struggles with balance and clarity in its systems, leading to a varied player experience.
- “Overall, Tropico 6 delivers an engaging and immersive gameplay experience that strikes a perfect balance between strategy, humor, and creativity.”
- “With its vibrant visuals, engaging gameplay, and witty humor, this city-building simulation is a delightful experience from start to finish.”
- “The gameplay mechanics in Tropico 6 are deep and satisfying.”
- “The game does a poor job of introducing, let alone explaining, game mechanics.”
- “The missions kinda suck, but the expansion missions are worse, often introducing new annoying game mechanics.”
- “You people have had 6 games to figure out how to properly explain crucial gameplay elements to your players, and you still haven't done it.”
graphics
529 mentions
48 % positive mentions
49 % neutral mentions
3 % negative mentions
The graphics in Tropico 6 have received mixed reviews, with many players noting improvements over previous titles, particularly in terms of vibrant visuals and detail. However, some users feel that the graphics are not significantly better than Tropico 5, and there are complaints about performance issues and graphical glitches, especially on lower-end systems. Overall, while the game is visually appealing and captures the tropical aesthetic well, opinions vary on whether the enhancements justify the upgrade from earlier versions.
- “The graphics are colorful and vibrant, and the soundtrack is catchy and fitting for the tropical theme.”
- “The graphics are absolutely stunning, the game runs well, and it is a micro-manager's dream.”
- “The graphics are beautiful, surprisingly it works fine on my older hardware.”
- “The graphics are terrible, rendering is blurry, there’s little explanation of new mechanics and sometimes you spend hours trying to figure out tunnels only to rage quit.”
- “The graphics look worse than in Tropico 5.”
- “The graphics are identical to 5.”
music
426 mentions
52 % positive mentions
45 % neutral mentions
3 % negative mentions
The music in Tropico 6 has received widespread acclaim for its vibrant, catchy, and tropical-inspired soundtracks that enhance the game's atmosphere. Many players appreciate the humor and lively tunes, often describing the music as infectious and a key element of their enjoyment. However, some critiques mention a desire for more variety in the tracks, with a few players feeling that the music can become repetitive over extended play sessions. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a highlight, contributing significantly to the game's charm and appeal.
- “Fantastic soundtrack: vibrant, Latin-inspired tunes that perfectly match the game's atmosphere.”
- “The soundtrack is phenomenal and the graphics are beyond beautiful.”
- “The music department shines once again in this game, and although I still get some of the tunes from 4 stuck in my head on occasion, this one offers its fair share of feet-tapping, upbeat songs that are a joy to listen to as you develop your islands.”
- “The music is horrible, I get this is part of the caricature aesthetic but I can't stand it for more than a few seconds.”
- “At some point I muted the music and just wanted to listen to something else, when with the previous games I felt exactly the opposite, I even listened to some of their soundtracks from YouTube even when I wasn't playing the games.”
- “The music overall has continued to deteriorate in quality.”
humor
394 mentions
99 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
1 % negative mentions
The humor in Tropico 6 is a mix of clever political satire and lighthearted comedy, with many players appreciating the witty dialogue and humorous scenarios throughout the game. While some reviews highlight a decline in the sharpness of the humor compared to earlier installments, many still find it engaging and entertaining, particularly in the context of its city-building mechanics. Overall, the game maintains a playful tone that resonates well with fans of the series, though opinions vary on its effectiveness and originality.
- “With its vibrant visuals, engaging gameplay, and witty humor, this city-building simulation is a delightful experience from start to finish.”
- “The characters working with you are hilarious satires of real-life personas likely to influence political life.”
- “In conclusion, Tropico 6 is a delightfully funny and addictive game that captures the absurdity of dictatorship in a tropical paradise.”
- “The caricature of the dictator is supposed to be funny, but it's just annoying.”
- “I found it somewhat cringey how over the top the capitalists were in the game; if you're a capitalist, you apparently wipe your ass with money and only care about making more by any means necessary. The fun facts on the loading screen are amusing at first, but they quickly become nauseating as they come off as 'look how woke we are' signals.”
- “Penultimo, as El Presidente's assistant, is not funny compared to prior Tropico writing, but he will still manage to get you a chuckle here and there.”
stability
126 mentions
6 % positive mentions
1 % neutral mentions
94 % negative mentions
Tropico 6 has been widely criticized for its instability, with numerous players reporting frequent glitches, game-breaking bugs, and performance issues that significantly detract from the overall experience. Many users have experienced crashes, particularly in multiplayer modes, and have noted that core gameplay mechanics remain unpolished despite multiple updates. While some players find enjoyment in the game, the pervasive technical flaws have led to frustration and calls for refunds.
- “Runs great on a MacBook Pro M1.”
- “No glitches or issues so far.”
- “Game is polished, runs great, looks beautiful, and is a lot of fun.”
- “Incredibly buggy; frequently lose sandbox games due to game-breaking bugs, often 10-20 hours in.”
- “Game is glitchy and not stable in its current form; there are too many game-breaking glitches that end up taking all the fun out of it.”
- “They released it too early - there are way too many bugs, glitches, and crashing problems.”
grinding
57 mentions
4 % positive mentions
18 % neutral mentions
79 % negative mentions
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and time-consuming, often comparing it to a job rather than enjoyable gameplay. Many reviews highlight the micromanagement required for tasks, repetitive missions, and bugs that hinder progress, leading to frustration. While some appreciate the depth and complexity, the consensus leans towards a need for better balance and less grind to enhance the overall experience.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “So in summary, I think the developers need to rebalance the colonial era so it isn't as tedious to advance from, and when it says '+10 revolutionary immigrants', that the game gives you those immigrants like in Tropico 5.”
- “If I had finished the tutorial, then I wouldn't have been able to refund it. It's so tedious in micromanagement of what you do that it's equal to being a helicopter parent to eight children who don't know the difference between pooping and eating a sandwich, and I made this deduction about halfway through the second tutorial.”
- “The game is like a job - long and tedious.”
- “It's bland and gets repetitive and grindy too fast.”
replayability
56 mentions
41 % positive mentions
52 % neutral mentions
7 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is a mixed bag among reviewers. While many praise its sandbox mode, diverse missions, and multiple paths that enhance replay value, others criticize its limited content and linear progression, which can lead to a decline in replayability over time. The presence of multiplayer options and varied gameplay styles contribute positively, but some players feel that without modding or additional content, the replayability may diminish significantly.
- “Replayability: multiple paths and a sandbox mode keep the game fresh and exciting.”
- “The sandbox nature allows great replayability; the graphics are gorgeous, the voice acting is amazing, and the stories/missions are fun for the most part.”
- “What makes it enjoyable is its replay value: not only is there a sandbox mode, but also the missions themselves are fun to do again and again to improve your results.”
- “My only negative thing about the game is that it has low replayability; it needs more missions to play or something to make it more intriguing in the long run.”
- “It lacks content and replay value in terms of maps and game modes.”
- “The game has very little replayability.”
optimization
49 mentions
31 % positive mentions
49 % neutral mentions
20 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players praising its smooth performance and lack of crashes, while others report significant frame rate drops, visual glitches, and poor optimization on certain platforms, particularly Mac. Many users feel that the game lacks clarity in its optimization mechanics, leading to confusion and frustration, especially in city-building aspects. Overall, while some improvements have been noted over time, many players still believe that substantial optimization work is needed to enhance the gaming experience.
- “Haven't really encountered any issues; it's never crashed once and performance is excellent.”
- “There are many little optimization tricks to learn that make for a game that is hard to master, and where your victories feel earned.”
- “Tropico 6's performance is very good; I did not experience any crashes.”
- “With the bugs and non-optimized aspects of the game, I thought it was still in early access.”
- “Terribly optimized to the extent it's unplayable.”
- “The performance is bad on PC while it is unplayable on Mac, and I won't even start ranting about the numerous bugs.”
atmosphere
29 mentions
62 % positive mentions
28 % neutral mentions
10 % negative mentions
The atmosphere in Tropico 6 is widely praised for its vibrant Caribbean charm, enhanced by a fantastic soundtrack and colorful graphics that create an engaging and lively environment. Players appreciate the humorous dialogue and the unique blend of political satire and city-building mechanics, which contribute to a fun and immersive experience. While some feel that earlier entries in the series captured the atmosphere better, Tropico 6 successfully maintains the beloved tropical vibe, making it a standout in the franchise.
- “Fantastic soundtrack: vibrant, Latin-inspired tunes that perfectly match the game's atmosphere.”
- “Tropico 6 is an amazing game with a beautiful atmosphere and intertwining politics and economy.”
- “It truly feels like you're building your own island paradise, complete with colorful characters and a lively atmosphere.”
- “The charm is missing, as is the atmosphere.”
- “It was totally missing the atmosphere of the original games.”
- “I also feel like Tropico 5 really reduced the Tropican atmosphere of the series.”
monetization
12 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a blatant cash grab, with users pointing out misleading advertisements and a reliance on lackluster add-on content that feels essential to the experience. Many reviewers recommend avoiding this installment in favor of earlier entries in the franchise, citing a perception that the game is overpriced and incomplete, with a suggestion that it should be labeled as "early access" until significant improvements are made. Overall, the monetization approach has left players feeling frustrated and undervalued.
- “This is a wack@$$, half-baked cash grab with the Tropico name attached.”
- “That's even excluding the ever-increasing cash grab add-on content that is ever more lackluster than the base game.”
- “Just get Tropico 4 or 5, don't waste your money on this cash grab.”
emotional
5 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is mixed; while some players appreciate the personal connections formed through dialogue with citizens, others feel that the developers missed a significant opportunity to explore deeper themes of indigenous struggle and imperialism, resulting in a lack of intellectual and emotional depth. Overall, the game elicits a range of feelings, from engagement with individual narratives to disappointment in its broader thematic execution.
- “I think that the people who created this game and this series have really missed a great opportunity to not only celebrate the rich history of indigenous struggle and self-determination, but also an opportunity to create a game that is deeply intellectually and emotionally satisfying in its exploration of the complex historical relationship that is found in imperialism and revolution.”
- “Like I had dialogue with penultimate and individual citizens, and it made me feel more like I was actually the person behind the decisions.”
character development
2 mentions
100 % positive mentions
-100 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
In Tropico 5, characters experience more substantial development due to their extended presence in the game, with notable twists such as Penultimo's evolving character arc.
- “In Tropico 5, the characters stayed around longer, allowing for more in-depth character development.”
- “Penultimo, though, adds a fascinating twist to his character development.”
- “In Tropico 5, the characters stayed around longer, which allowed for more character development.”
- “Penultimo, though, had a new twist in his character development.”