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.
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 1/day in the week to Sep 1 → 1.14/day in the week after.
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Sums Steam only; GOG, Xbox publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $14.99 | 8.2Kreviews | 92% | — | $4.6M |
| $5.99−60% | 417ratings | 88% | — | not modelled | |
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Reviews
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Reviews
The Good: Tropico 4 is a banana-republic banger that’ll have you strutting like a dictator in a shiny sash! You’re El Presidente, ruling a tropical island with a cigar in one hand and a tiki drink in the other, building shacks, factories, and casinos like a sunburned SimCity god. The vibe’s a salsa-dancing riot—steel drums, palm trees, and citizens who love or loathe you depending on how many rum distilleries you’ve got. The economy’s a juicy puzzle: juggle exports, tourism, and bribes while keeping rebels from torching your palace. Missions are a hoot—smuggle cocoa, host a world expo, or just fleece your people for a golden statue of yourself. The humor’s sharper than a machete—radio DJs roast your every move, and your advisors are snarkier than a parrot with a grudge. It’s a dictatorial dream, and you’ll be cackling as you oppress with style! The Bad: Okay, there’s a slight hiccup—nothing a true Presidente can’t squash like a pesky rebel! The learning curve’s a bit spicy, like downing a habanero smoothie—newbies might flinch at balancing trade routes and factions, but you’ll be a tyrant tycoon in no time. Some missions repeat like a bad calypso cover band, and keeping every faction happy—commies, capitalists, tree-huggers—feels like herding flamingos on roller skates. The AI’s a tad dim; citizens wander into hurricanes like it’s a beach party. But pfft, who needs smart peons when you’ve got a Swiss bank account and a megaphone? These are tiny potholes on your road to glory. The Ugly: Flaws? More like charming quirks of island life! The graphics are a bit dated—think early 2000s postcard with pixelated palm trees—but it’s got retro swagger, like a dictator’s vintage mustache. Pathfinding can go loco; workers get stuck behind shacks like they’re auditioning for a traffic jam. The interface’s clunky, with menus messier than a post-coup cantina, but you’ll navigate it faster than a smuggler’s speedboat. Late-game lag creeps in when your island’s a bustling metropolis—your rig’s just sweating from all the tropical heat! Tropico 4 is the rowdy sibling of SimCity and Anno, but it’s the one who showed up with a piña colada and a plan to rule forever. The Verdict: 8.5/10 City-Building Simulation
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Every market we collect.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,402 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, French*, German*, Italian*, Spanish - Spain*, Korean*languages with full audio support
| $9.99 |
| 331ratings |
| 80% |
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| not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 844 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
broken game sadly crashes constantly
THE best version of Tropico. Without a doubt.
Изначально вообще не шарила куда жмать и как в это играть. Потом проходишь 1,2,3 ситуэйшен и думаешь ну прикольно, я уже всё могу. А потом на тебе, то цунами, то вулкан. На 6 карте не могу пока пройти, но в целом увлекально. 10/10 восстаний повстанцев
Not sure about Tropico 5 but this is better than Tropico 6 and an improvement on some aspects of Tropico 3
THIS GAME IS MASSIVE FUN! But I can't recommend with increasing incompatibility issues for increasing number of users. Shame. Imo, the best game of the series. If Kalypso want a few quid for a paid patch with a touch of QOL goodies I'd pony up a fiver or so in a heartbeat. Part of my gaming hobby is missing since this became to unreliable. I only have nearly 600 hours but it took me a while to move from T3 and for a while I had a version somewhere else.
Хороший градостроительный симулятор про дикторов и банановые республики с приятной латиноамериканской атмосферой. В разы лучше 6 части, так, что советую 11/10, 1 балл за возможность строить трудовые лагеря.
Amazing music, Relaxing, Great 360 building, Fun building, funny characters (voices). I love being el Presidente
[h1] I guess it's ok but now we have newer Tropico games. Pinacolada. [/h1]
Review from GoG I already wrote about Tropico 3, so off the bat, what does this game do better? It has quick build, a bit more foreign diplomacy considerations. While quick build isnt a great way to fix the problem of unpredictable builders, it makes development possible. The tone of the game changed as well. Its more satire focused and doesnt take itself seriously. Most of the previous issues from the game remained. Insufficient data on certain things, weird game balance, a lot of mechanics that you dont really use. But despite that I spent around 70 hours in the main campaign. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The DLC buildings vary in regards to usefulness, but its nice having them. I didnt go through much of the Modern Times DLC campaign, but the premise is that throughout the years older buildings get replaced with newer ones. Plus certain events happen that can effect product prices, active edicts, etc. Interesting concept, but I felt the wobbly game balance was being pushed around even more, so I didnt stick with it. If you are looking for some fun, this could be an enjoyable experience. But be aware that it might not have everything run perfectly in terms of gameplay. 6.5/10
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