RPG

Tropico 5

Single PlayerCo-op

Critic · Metacritic

3.6

Users · RAWG

2014

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📅 Release Info

Release DateMay 22, 2014

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🏷️ Game Details

Genres

RPGStrategySimulation

Playable on

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About this game

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 the 21st Century, facing an all-new set of challenges, including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, exploration and for the first time in Tropico history – cooperative and competitive multiplayer for up to 4 players.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Accessible city building with substantial management systems.
Open-ended sandbox supports varied island-building approaches.
Humorous political satire shapes the colorful presentation.
Four historical eras provide clear island progression.
Economic management spans trade, production, factions, and diplomacy.

Cons

Campaign repeats similar island-development objectives.
Citizen simulation has limited depth and consequence.
Interface makes management information and construction cumbersome.
Long-term strategy centers on a few economic patterns.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

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Gameplay & themes

RPG