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Tropico 4 cover art

Tropico 4

Haemimont Games · Kalypso Media Digital · 2011-09-01

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 24, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 25, 2013 (Mac), Oct 21, 2011 (Xbox 360)

The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

140
playing now
92%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (126 ratings)
70h
to beat · completionist 119h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.49
steam price (US)

140 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Tropico 4 is a construction and management and political simulation video game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media. It was first released in August 2011 for the Microsoft Windows platform. Like the first and third games in the series, Tropico 4 centers on a customizable main character titled "El Presidente" – the ruler who runs an island-based banana republic. The Mac OS X version of the game was released by Feral Interactive on July 25, 2013, as well as DLC packs Dash for Growth and Captain of Industry. The State of Emergency DLC pack was released by Feral on April 3, 2014.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 140 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 140 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 509k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,736 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.88-61%
GOG$5.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Humble Store (2019-04-01) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 81 of 137 observed days · $4.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10910920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

158492026-08-06 21:00 — 97 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 63 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 99 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 102 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 83 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 94 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 124 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 81 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 119 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 128 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 60 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 92 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 111 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 49 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 92 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 91 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 57 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 117 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 158 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 73 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 76 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 113 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 72 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 110 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 143 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 60 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 70 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 131 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 79 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 140 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$23.25$2.672015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-05-05 — best price $11.342015-09-14 — best price $19.992016-01-09 — best price $3.492016-06-27 — best price $19.992016-11-24 — best price $3.742017-07-03 — best price $3.742017-11-23 — best price $2.672018-05-06 — best price $14.992018-09-14 — best price $14.992018-12-05 — best price $14.992019-03-31 — best price $5.992019-07-17 — best price $3.002019-10-18 — best price $3.822020-01-20 — best price $14.992020-05-25 — best price $14.992020-08-31 — best price $3.752020-12-19 — best price $14.992021-04-17 — best price $11.692021-07-18 — best price $19.992021-11-11 — best price $14.992022-02-21 — best price $14.992022-05-28 — best price $14.992022-09-08 — best price $7.492022-12-01 — best price $14.992023-03-20 — best price $6.552023-06-29 — best price $6.602023-09-19 — best price $14.992023-12-13 — best price $7.492024-02-26 — best price $7.502024-05-21 — best price $14.992024-08-10 — best price $14.992024-11-03 — best price $12.422025-01-27 — best price $6.002025-04-25 — best price $14.992025-07-28 — best price $14.992025-10-28 — best price $5.392026-02-26 — best price $6.002026-06-04 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

98182026-05-30 — 33 pageviews2026-06-02 — 26 pageviews2026-06-05 — 31 pageviews2026-06-08 — 27 pageviews2026-06-11 — 24 pageviews2026-06-14 — 48 pageviews2026-06-17 — 98 pageviews2026-06-20 — 37 pageviews2026-06-23 — 32 pageviews2026-06-26 — 25 pageviews2026-06-29 — 24 pageviews2026-07-02 — 26 pageviews2026-07-05 — 41 pageviews2026-07-08 — 28 pageviews2026-07-11 — 24 pageviews2026-07-14 — 36 pageviews2026-07-17 — 34 pageviews2026-07-20 — 36 pageviews2026-07-23 — 28 pageviews2026-07-26 — 37 pageviews2026-07-29 — 28 pageviews2026-08-01 — 29 pageviews2026-08-04 — 38 pageviews2026-08-07 — 33 pageviews2026-08-10 — 33 pageviews2026-08-13 — 31 pageviews2026-08-16 — 26 pageviews2026-08-19 — 42 pageviews2026-08-22 — 33 pageviews2026-08-25 — 37 pageviews2026-08-27 — 48 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
46%
earned "The Full Monty"
12.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing11 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,6574%70
Xbox 360 (Xbox)6,8376%60

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FunnyComedyEconomySandboxBuildingPoliticsStrategyPoliticalManagementSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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