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Tropico 6 cover art

Tropico 6

Limbic Entertainment · Kalypso Media · 2019-03-29

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 29, 2019 (Linux), Mar 29, 2019 (Mac), Nov 06, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 29, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 27, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Mar 31, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

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.

1,334
playing now
88%
positive of 29k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
11
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (54 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$13.49
steam price (US)

1,334 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Tropico 6 is a construction, management and political simulation game in the Tropico series, developed by Limbic Entertainment, published by Kalypso Media, and announced at E3 2017. Originally intended for a 2018 release, Tropico 6 was released on Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux in March 2019, and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in September 2019. It was released for the Nintendo Switch in November 2020, and on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in March 2022.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,334 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 900 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~113/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 735k–1.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 29,419 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$9.95-75%
Microsoft Store$9.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.99-73%
GOG$11.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at MacGameStore (2024-05-16) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 111 of 168 observed days · $5.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.8k1.8k20192026Week of 2019-03-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1,787 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 283 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 584 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.3k4292026-08-06 21:00 — 733 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 439 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 763 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 807 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 585 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 983 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 946 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 705 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,145 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 900 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 466 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 830 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 681 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 466 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 774 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 624 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 451 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 1,062 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 1,149 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 487 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 769 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 978 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 674 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,101 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 1,104 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 591 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 728 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,068 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 775 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 1,334 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$0.002018-01-052026-08-302018-01-05 — best price $0.002019-05-10 — best price $39.992019-09-15 — best price $39.302019-12-04 — best price $49.992020-02-04 — best price $44.992020-04-24 — best price $25.442020-07-23 — best price $29.992020-09-26 — best price $37.992020-12-03 — best price $44.992021-02-16 — best price $24.992021-04-24 — best price $49.992021-06-18 — best price $20.002021-08-27 — best price $20.002021-11-16 — best price $39.992022-02-04 — best price $39.992022-04-17 — best price $16.952022-07-16 — best price $39.992022-10-10 — best price $19.372023-01-03 — best price $29.952023-03-24 — best price $16.002023-06-06 — best price $39.992023-09-04 — best price $9.992023-11-06 — best price $15.992024-01-22 — best price $39.992024-04-01 — best price $16.002024-06-10 — best price $4.792024-08-14 — best price $15.992024-10-25 — best price $13.602025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-03-08 — best price $39.992025-05-19 — best price $13.992025-08-11 — best price $14.002025-10-25 — best price $14.002026-01-22 — best price $39.992026-04-22 — best price $13.992026-07-23 — best price $11.972026-08-30 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

150642026-05-31 — 102 pageviews2026-06-03 — 80 pageviews2026-06-06 — 92 pageviews2026-06-09 — 99 pageviews2026-06-12 — 64 pageviews2026-06-15 — 76 pageviews2026-06-18 — 88 pageviews2026-06-21 — 88 pageviews2026-06-24 — 101 pageviews2026-06-27 — 121 pageviews2026-06-30 — 96 pageviews2026-07-03 — 97 pageviews2026-07-06 — 100 pageviews2026-07-09 — 99 pageviews2026-07-12 — 99 pageviews2026-07-15 — 83 pageviews2026-07-18 — 109 pageviews2026-07-21 — 128 pageviews2026-07-24 — 94 pageviews2026-07-27 — 97 pageviews2026-07-30 — 91 pageviews2026-08-02 — 121 pageviews2026-08-05 — 92 pageviews2026-08-08 — 88 pageviews2026-08-11 — 85 pageviews2026-08-14 — 98 pageviews2026-08-17 — 101 pageviews2026-08-20 — 107 pageviews2026-08-23 — 104 pageviews2026-08-26 — 132 pageviews2026-08-27 — 150 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

13202026-08-28 23:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 132 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 11 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
56.7%
earned "Just One...More...Term..."
5.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop11 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Arabic

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,2132%40
Xbox One (Xbox)4,4012%40
PS4 (PlayStation)3,03411%41
PS5 (PlayStation)1,14211%41
Windows (Xbox)1,0354%40
PS5 (PlayStation)5478%41
PS5 (PlayStation)10415%41

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opFunnyEconomySandboxBuildingPoliticsStrategyPoliticalManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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