Tropico 6

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Tropico 6 is an in-depth city-builder that adds some interesting new twists over its predecessors, but the game suffers from a lack of structure and unwieldy economic systems.

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Tropico 6 is an in-depth city-builder that adds some interesting new twists over its predecessors, but the game suffers from a lack of structure and unwieldy economic systems.

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High Score - 94/100

Low Score - 40/100

Alec Meer (Rock, Paper, Shotgun)

Recommended

“There’s plenty of stuff I’d change, especially tonally and in terms of international relationships, but I played it happily until I couldn’t see straight. ”

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Daniel Starkey (GameSpot)

8/10

“Tropico 6 builds on strong foundations, honing detail and offering expansive new sandboxes in which to craft your ideal island nation.”

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Ben Reeves (Game Informer)

7.8/10

“New missions and tasks come at a steady clip, so you’re never at a loss for things to do. Even so, I had the most fun when I went off-script and created my own goals.”

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33bits	Euyen Esquefa Pons	80 / 100	07-13-2020	Tropico 6 sins of continuity, it does not offer anything remarkable except for managing an archipelago, which although it offers some interesting new mechanics, is not an excessive contribution to the saga. Still, Tropico 6 is a remarkable game with a fresh campaign that will offer varied gameplay to the new player and veteran. And it’s also worth it just to see what new biting comment our helper will make.	Read review
Areajugones	Víctor Rodríguez	8 / 10	03-28-2019	Tropico 6 is a safe bet. A sequel that has almost no innovations but manages to feel fresh and funny from the start. El Presidente is back, as good as he has ever been.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Jordan Kamm	3.5 / 5 stars	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 is a blast when things are going well, but frustrating when they aren’t.	Read review
BaziCenter	Kamyar Sayad	7 / 10	04-02-2019	Tropico 6 might not be the revolution that the series need, but dealing with different political streams, problems and challenges that the residents of your city face, and building a beautiful city, are more than enough to entertain you for hours.	Read review
CGMagazine	Lane Martin	9 / 10	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 is the realization of what I’ve wanted from this series for years now.	Read review
Chicas Gamers	Adrián de Francisco	Recommended	10-18-2019	In Tropico 6, we find a solid game, with a long and complete tutorial that teaches you the mechanics, and on the one hand, it will entertain unpretentiously veterans in games of the style and on the other hand it will serve as a very good and fun door input for all those new to the style who are interested in getting into strategy and city builders.	Read review
COGconnected	Lillian King	82 / 100	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel—no matter what El Presidente claims—to be a great experience. There’s never been a better time to take a trip to the Caribbean	Read review
Digital Chumps	Edison Dupree	8 / 10	04-29-2019	Fans of the series will love this new and improved Tropico game. New players are going to have a few difficulties adjusting but once familiar with the game will have a blast.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Trent P.	4.5 / 5 stars	04-02-2019	Ultimately Tropico 6 does provide the much-needed stepping stones to advance the series. For a series which often gets continued updates or DLC, Tropico 6 is also with with a long and exciting future ahead of it.	Read review
DualShockers	Audrey Lips	7 / 10	03-30-2019	Tropico 6 is the latest installation in the city-builder saga that has the most visually-appealing graphics in the series, yet remains more-or-less the same otherwise.	Read review
Eurogamer	Malindy Hetfeld	Recommended	03-29-2019	A new developer doesn’t rock the boat in what’s an enjoyable if only gently iterative outing for the construction and management sim.	Read review
Game Debate	Stuart Thomas	8 / 10	04-28-2019	Despite all of this griping, and all of these complaints, Tropico 6 is still sort of fun. Partly it’s just watching the numbers going up. When the freighter arrives in port and your first shipment of electronics goes to market, netting you enough money to build a new stadium, it’s like a little pat on the head that can be weirdly addictive. There are certainly some bugs that probably shouldn’t exist on the fourth (fifth? sixth?) iteration of essentially the same game, but the special sauce that has allowed them to actually get away with making six Tropico games is still there.	Read review
Game Informer	Ben Reeves	7.8 / 10	03-29-2019	New missions and tasks come at a steady clip, so you’re never at a loss for things to do. Even so, I had the most fun when I went off-script and created my own goals	Read review
Game Revolution	Alex Santa Maria	4 / 5 stars	03-29-2019	Despite its flaws, Tropico 6 will definitely cause you to stay up later than you should. If you’re willing to forgive the lack of structure, you can spend hours and hours building on each of the included maps.	Read review
Gameblog	Camille Allard	7 / 10	04-01-2019	Tropico 6 is an interesting but unambitious sequel. The game is pleasant but lacks of new features. It is still a funny experience with an atmosphere that makes you want to go on holiday and enjoy a cocktail in the sun.	Read review
GameCrate	Justin Woo	8.5 / 10	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 is not the hardest of hardcore simulation games, but for folks looking for something more casual, it’s a blast. It’s entertaining and addictive, and its minor interface flaws only stand out because the rest of the game is so polished and enjoyable.	Read review
Gamefa	Mohammad Aria Moghaddam	8.4 / 10	07-28-2019	An amazing game with lots of challenges (like a real society) which test your leadership power, Startegy and political managemnt. Tropico 6 is really Fun to play for all fans of strategy and city-bulding simulator games. Are you a Dictator or not? Test your leadership methods in Tropico 6.	Read review
GamePitt	Rob Pitt	9 / 10	09-30-2019	Tropico 6 has stepped in and raised the bar for all games within the genre to try and reach. The developers have taken the core gameplay mechanics from previous games in the series, which we all know and love, added a few new unique and exciting ones into the mix, and then presented us with the best Tropico game so far. In terms of size, playing through all fifteen campaigns will take you a lifetime, not to mention the unlimited fun to be had within the random map generator and online portions of the game. If you’re looking for an engaging, exciting, entertaining, and enjoyable new resource management game, look no further!	Read review
GameSpace	Sythrael	7 / 10	04-01-2019	I’m not usually a “city-building” kind of gamer. Aside for some dalliances within a particularly in-depth RTS, or in a few of the newer survival type games. Even then, they are little more than curious dalliances. So imagine my surprise when I found this particular title pulling me in as its deceptive simplicity evolved into multi-tiered complexity and intense micromanaging capacities.	Read review
GameSpot	Daniel Starkey	8 / 10	04-03-2019	Tropico 6 builds on strong foundations, honing detail and offering expansive new sandboxes in which to craft your ideal island nation.	Read review
GameWatcher	Chris J Capel	7 / 10	03-31-2019	Our Tropico 6 review finds a game that’s very Tropico	Read review
GameZone	Cade Onder	7 / 10	10-07-2019	Tropico 6 continues to excel in being a series that oozes personality but can struggle in its efforts to be a fairly balanced sim. Its frustrating lack of sometimes easy to understand problems and communication can make for an experience that will cause permanently raised eyebrows. If you’re looking for a new city-building sim, you will still enjoy Tropico 6 but at the expense of sometimes being easily confused or having your progression halted.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Dave Gamble	9 / 10	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 brings a lot to the table. It is pretty to look at, easy to get started with, and offers hours of play time with its generous depth and breadth in multiple categories of human life.	Read review
GamingBolt	Ravi Sinha	8 / 10	03-29-2019	Returning to what made fans fall in love with the series, Tropico 6 is an endearing, personality-filled city-builder that lets you think outside of the box. El Presidente has never looked this good, bribes or no.	Read review
GamingTrend	Ron Burke	85 / 100	04-02-2019	Tropico 6 overhauls the entire infrastructure, bringing forward most, but not all of the features we had with previous outings. A greater emphasis on transportation and simulation deepens the experience and makes Tropicans feel less like mere numbers. At its heart, Tropico 6 is still a game about building your empire and making it grow, but it’s the small mechanics that create a connection with your benevolent dictator, and help make your anarchy-prone archipelago feel a little like home.	Read review
Generación Xbox	Unknown	8.3 / 10	09-26-2019	Tropico 6 comes from the hand of a new studio, Limbic Entertainment, to return a franchise. Thus, the title offers us a perfect management experience and strategy for beginners in the genre but who know how to keep the attention of the most veterans, in a title that follows the trail of previous games and delves into the strengths of the saga.	Read review
God is a Geek	Nicola Ardron	8 / 10	11-13-2020	Tropico 6 is the best in the series to date, taking the personality and humour from previous titles and adding extras that make being El Presidente feel better than ever.	Read review
GotGame	David Poole	7.5 / 10	04-06-2019	Overall, Tropico 6 sets itself as a fun, albeit formidable challenge. Fans of the genre will likely have a lot to appreciate in the game. As said, it’s not a game for everyone, but it does what it needs to do and it does it well.	Read review
IGN	T.J. Hafer	7.3 / 10	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 stands out as an in-depth city-builder with a strong personality, but its economic systems are unwieldy.	Read review
IGN Spain	José Cabrera	6.8 / 10	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 is an entertaining fun, which guarantees many hours of management and strategy, with a well-leveled difficulty. Although it is inevitable not to think that it is a low-risk and original work.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Scott De Lacy	4.7 / 5 stars	04-07-2019	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.	Read review
Jump Dash Roll	Shaun McHugh	7 / 10	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 is a solid entry into the El Presidente series. There’s a few new twists on the classic formula, but largely it’s the same engaging mix of politics, trade, and imprisoning homeless people.	Read review
KeenGamer	Ben Johnson	5 / 10	11-20-2020	Tropico 6 for Nintendo Switch pairs grand city-building with a massive visual downgrade. While the gameplay is the same as it ever was, how can you enjoy building-up a grand archipelago when it’s so hard to actually see it? Find out in our review.	Read review
MonsterVine	Shannon P. Drake	3.5 / 5 stars	04-17-2019	The tongue is in cheek but not far enough.	Read review
MSPoweruser	Chris Body	8.5 / 10	04-28-2019	At its core, Tropico 6 doesn’t do much to evolve from its predecessors, especially as it keeps the era system from 5 and brings back the political speeches and work modes from 4. However, that doesn’t mean it should be skipped.	Read review
New Game Network	Alex Varankou	75 / 100	04-17-2019	Tropico 6 sees the long running strategy game series continue its leisurely Caribbean life and embodies the definition of not rocking the cruise boat. Newcomers should enjoy their visit to the sunny archipelago, while returning fans will be appeased by the various tweaks to the formula.	Read review
Niche Gamer	Brandon Orselli	9 / 10	04-15-2019	Tropico 6 is like a definitive look at the series that has always stood out in the city builder genre, while also adding some really fun new mechanics that help you shake things up a bit.	Read review
Nintendo Life	Stuart Gipp	7 / 10	11-09-2020	It’s the game’s commitment to accessibility that makes Tropico 6 a refreshing example of an under-served genre on the Switch. Despite some irksome performance problems, occasionally inconsistent pacing and some rather rough visuals, the game is a lot of addictive fun to play and its cheerful ambience and compelling systems will keep you glued to your handheld. Paid DLC adds even more systems to the game, but there’s plenty here to keep you occupied for hours and hours. We’d recommend this to genre newbies as well as veterans; a very impressive port with strong controls and a UI tailored brilliantly for handheld mode. It’s a busy, demanding game but never feels stressful, and juggling your industry, faction relationships and the mood of your citizens can be thoroughly absorbing. If you can forgive the technical issues and an occasionally slack pace, Tropico 6 is an easy recommendation.	Read review
NintendoWorldReport	Joel DeWitte	8 / 10	11-17-2020	Tropico 6’s port to the Switch is a full-sized city building and resource management sim in the palm of your hand, which is the only way I want to play this genre anymore. The relatively quaint scope in comparison to the Civs of the world and the focus on more micro inputs to influence your nation is refreshing, and what compromises were necessary to make it here were well worth it.	Read review
NoesPaisparaFrikis	Oscar Garcia Mompean	7.6 / 10	10-21-2019	A colorful, fun and very playable title that is guided by the premise of “easy to learn, hard to master” and that is a very brave bet on Kalypso’s part to satisfy RTS lovers on consoles.	Read review
OnlySP	Damien Lawardorn	3 / 5 stars	03-28-2019	Tropico 6 matches and even exceeds the breadth of content found in fellow city-builders, but it does not delve deeply enough into its simulation to take the genre forward a step. For some prospective players, the lack of depth may be too great an impertinence to brook, but everyone else will find a delightful management sim with one of the best settings the genre has ever seen.	Read review
PC Gamer	Phil Savage	79 / 100	03-29-2019	An entertaining but unambitious sequel that collects up the best features of previous games and adds in some interesting new twists.	Read review
PC Invasion	Steven Wong	4 / 10	04-02-2019	Tropico 6 doesn’t mess with the island building formula very much, but the new features kept me hooked for hours.	Read review
PCGamesN	Jeremy Peel	7 / 10	03-29-2019	Limbic has turned down its opportunity for revolución in favour of reinforcing the rule of El Presidente	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Neil Bolt	8 / 10	09-29-2019	Tropico 6 is the city-builder series as satirical and silly as it’s always been, but with a few new bells and whistles that improve the solid winning formula. It’s a sideways step in many ways, but it’s still a pretty confident one from the series’ new developer.	Read review
pressakey.com	Tobias Heinen	Not Recommended	04-16-2019	To make it short and sweet: The direct predecessor was much more transparent and better playable than Tropico 6. The small bugs and larger coughing fits of the engine finally add up to a massive disturbance factor. Tropico has always been one of my favorite urban simulations. Not quite so serious, always with a dash of humour and always clear. Here the fourth developer studio tries its hand at the brand and unfortunately adds more negative than positive points to the mix. If you’re interested in playing dictator you’d rather grab Tropico 5 and wait for the next offshoot with the homemade rum in your hand.	Read review
Push Square	John Cal McCormick	8 / 10	09-27-2019	Tropico 6 is one of PlayStation 4’s best strategy games, and also one of its most unique, putting you into the shoes of a dictator rather than the standard benevolent overseer that most of these titles offer. Taking your tropical island from shacks and farms to skyscrapers and space plans is a lot fun, and there’s enough variety in map design and mission objectives to mean that you’ll rarely feel like you’re repeating the same beats. And honestly, the music really is pretty good.	Read review
Rapid Reviews UK	Rob Lake	4 / 5 stars	11-12-2020	Tropico 6 is a city builder that places us in charge of a little slice of island life. Do we rule this island as a benevolent leader, one who is kind and caring? Or do we rule with an iron fist as an evil tyrant, one who’s not afraid to get their hands dirty? That’s what makes Tropico 6 appealing. We’re given the tools but not told how to use them.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Alec Meer	Recommended	03-29-2019	There’s plenty of stuff I’d change, especially tonally and in terms of international relationships, but I played it happily until I couldn’t see straight.	Read review
Saving Content	Scott Ellison II	4 / 5 stars	03-29-2019	Limbic Entertainment has breathed new life into Tropico that seemingly had offered all it could with the last entry. Tropico 6 eschews the things that didn’t work, keeps the things that did, and introduces tons of great new features. I enjoy how the way the new systems play off of one another, that landmasses change how traffic is shaped, the genius levels of pirating world wonders from their original locations, all adds up to a streamlined offering that lets the personality shine through. Tropico 6 doesn’t miss a beat with its latest entry, even with a new developer behind the series – in fact, it is the best of the series because of it.	Read review
Screen Rant	Phillip Tinner	4 / 5 stars	03-31-2019	In all, Tropico 6 is a proper entry by series newcomer developer Limbic Entertainment, whose thoughtful additions are as welcome as the impressive manner with which they effortlessly have recaptured the whimsy and charisma of the franchise on the first try.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Branislav Kohút	8.5 / 10	04-10-2019	One of the best installments from Tropico series with various missions, multiple islands with bridges and stealing world wonders.	Read review
SelectButton	Kevin Mitchell	9 / 10	04-02-2019	Tropico 6’s evolution and depth take the series into new heights, or in this case, new islands, stretching your nation across multiple islands with the inclusion of advanced traverse options.	Read review
Shacknews	Kevin Tucker	9 / 10	04-01-2019	Tropico 6 is the best game I’ve played all year. It reminds me of all the classic strategy games I used to love, and yet it doesn’t make me yearn for them. That’s because Limbic Entertainment managed to nail just what makes strategy games so fun.	Read review
Softpedia	Silviu Stahie	9 / 10	04-07-2019	Tropico 6 is a bridge between the glorious past of games like Caesar IV and Sim City and the future. I can’t wait to return to those beautiful islands, and that’s everything I want from a game.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Jozef Moravec	70 / 100	04-08-2019	From the newcomers’ point of view, Tropico 6 is a great strategy game, but the hardcore fans of the genre probably won’t be inclined to listen to the same old song yet again.	Read review
SpazioGames	Daniele Spelta	7.7 / 10	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 is the natural evolution for the series, but not a revolution.	Read review
TechRaptor	Kyle Johnson	7 / 10	03-29-2019	While Tropico 6 maintains the series’ humor and complexity, it sometimes gets bogged down under the weight of its own systems. There’s plenty of fun to be found here, but you’ll be left wanting more.	Read review
The Digital Fix	Dan Phillips	8 / 10	10-08-2019	Tropico 6 is a great step forward. It fixes a lot of the problems that plagued the last instalment and does it while adding plenty of content. Limbic have created the building blocks of something great and with more focus on military interaction of invading and conquering it could become a brilliant all-round experience.	Read review
The Games Machine	Nicolò Paschetto	7.5 / 10	03-29-2019	Witty political satire? Check. Lovely latin music soundtrack? Check. Solid city builder gameplay? Check. Is this Tropico 6? Tropico 5? Tropico 4? Loyal Penultimo would struggle to spot the difference, and players might decide at some point to ditch El Presidente for a new one bringing some fresh air… if only there was one in sight.	Read review
Thumbsticks	Callum Williams	3.5 / 5 stars	04-08-2019	Tropico 6 is a visually impressive, unbelievably charming and ruthlessly enjoyable role-playing city-sim. It lacks the depth of the genre’s more intricate modern hits, but its fun political systems, tongue-in-cheek moral choices, and challenging task management make it a worthwhile investment for genre aficionados.	Read review
Twinfinite	Yamilia Avendano	4.5 / 5 stars	03-29-2019	Tropico 6 is hands-on and plays on a micro-managing level that’s quite undone for the most part with games about management, and I just wish it got more of the attention it deserves.	Read review
VG247	Alex Donaldson	Recommended	03-29-2019	It’s a confident game that plays it safe, offering simple iterations and smart tweaks to the already well-trodden and successful styling of the series to offer up an entry that, at the very least, is superior to its direct predecessor.	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Leonardo Faria	7 / 10	11-06-2020	I don’t think anybody was expecting for Tropico 6‘s Switch port to be superior to any other previously released version of the game, and it shows. It’s clearly the ugliest and clunkiest version of the game released so far. That being said, Tropico 6 is still one hell of a fun game on the Switch. If you can put up with the ugly visuals and initially weird controls, and decide to play it almost exclusively in portable mode, then you can still have a blast creating your totally democratic states on-the-go.	Read review
Wccftech	Chris Wray	7 / 10	04-01-2019	Tropico 6 is the best entry in the series, though not without its flaws. The repetition of random requests with no real direct relation to how your city is developing is always an irritation to me. The economics of the city is especially well developed, though areas like the superpowers feel tacked on at best. Fortunately, new features like raids help the game stand out from its predecessors.	Read review
Windows Central	Brendan Lowry	4.5 / 5 stars	03-29-2019	Ultimately, Tropico 6 is a game that any fan of city builders will enjoy, and I highly recommend checking it out if you’re one of those people.	Read review

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In times of political turmoil and social unrest, the people are calling for visionary leaders, who will steer the fate of their country with foresight and ingenuity. 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. Face new challenges on the international stage and always keep the needs of your people in mind. For the first time in the series, manage extensive archipelagos, build bridges to connect your islands and use new means of transportation and infrastructure. Send your Tropicans on raids to steal the wonders of the world, including the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower. Customize your palace at will and give election speeches from your balcony, to win the favor of your subjects.

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