Kalypso Media

Tropico 4

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2011

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Series

  • Tropico

Localized titles

  • Tropico 4

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Korean*

Community tags · historical

  • City Builder*
    Votes · historical
    643*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    498*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    479*
  • Management*
    Votes · historical
    391*
  • Comedy*
    Votes · historical
    304*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    237*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    219*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    182*
  • Economy*
    Votes · historical
    174*
  • Real-Time with Pause*
    Votes · historical
    139*
  • Politics*
    Votes · historical
    128*
  • Building*
    Votes · historical
    113*
  • Resource Management*
    Votes · historical
    107*
  • Political*
    Votes · historical
    85*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    77*
  • Cold War*
    Votes · historical
    68*
  • RTS*
    Votes · historical
    59*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    58*
  • Capitalism*
    Votes · historical
    57*
  • God Game*
    Votes · historical
    57*

System requirements

  • Windows · Unspecified tier*
    Operating system
    Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Vista / 7 (32 or 64-bit)*
    Processor alternatives
    2 GHz Dual Core CPU*
    Memory
    1 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600 or higher, Radeon X1600-Series), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c DirectX®: 9.0c*
    Storage
    5 GB free hard disk space Sound: DirectX compatible*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    10.8.5*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz*
    Memory
    4 GB Memory*
    Graphics alternatives
    256 MB**
    Storage
    6GB HD space Other Requirements: The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 8xxx series. The following cards require you to have 8GB of system RAM: Intel HD3000, NVIDIA 9400, Intel HD4000 and NVIDIA 320M.*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    2 GHz Quad Core CPU*
    Memory
    2 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 8800 or higher, Radeon HD4000-Series or higher), 512 MB, DirectX 9.0c*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    2 GHz Dual Core CPU*
    Graphics alternatives
    Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600 or higher, Radeon X1600-Series), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    2 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    110*
    Community confidence
    strong*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Haemimont Games

Publishers

  • Kalypso Media
  • Kalypso Media Digital*

Release history

  • 2011-08-26
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2011-08-30 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2011-08-30*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Sep 1, 2011*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Unsupported*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Specifications 2 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
2 GHz Dual Core CPU*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600 or higher, Radeon X1600-Series), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
Tropico 4*
Windows recommended processor requirement
2 GHz Quad Core CPU*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 8800 or higher, Radeon HD4000-Series or higher), 512 MB, DirectX 9.0c*
Windows recommended memory requirement
2* GB
Release year
2,011*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
2 GHz Dual Core CPU*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600 or higher, Radeon X1600-Series), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
2 GHz Quad Core CPU*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 8800 or higher, Radeon HD4000-Series or higher), 512 MB, DirectX 9.0c*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 3 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Haemimont Games
Haemimont Games*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
construction and management simulation
construction and management simulation*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Kalypso Media Digital
Kalypso Media Digital*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2011-08-30 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2011-08-30*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
70*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
975* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Haemimont Games*
DLC count · historical
11*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Korean*
Store genres
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
279* min
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Tropico 4*
Negative reviews · historical
1,027*
Peak ccu
87*
Positive reviews · historical
11,400*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
4.49*
Publishers
  • Kalypso Media Digital*
Recommendations
8,088*
Store release date · historical
Sep 1, 2011*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Korean*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Haemimont Games
Haemimont Games*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Korean*
Store genres
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Kalypso Media Digital
Kalypso Media Digital*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 1, 2011*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Korean*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
24* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
806* min
Ccu
87*
Developer
Haemimont Games*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
1,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Korean*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
24* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
243* min
Name
Tropico 4*
Negative reviews · historical
1,027*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
11,400*
Historical US price
1,499* US cents
Publisher
Kalypso Media Digital*
Community tags · historical
  • City Builder*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
  • Management*
  • Comedy*
  • Sandbox*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Economy*
  • Real-Time with Pause*
  • Politics*
  • Building*
  • Resource Management*
  • Political*
  • Funny*
  • Cold War*
  • RTS*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Capitalism*
  • God Game*
Store genres
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Korean*
Community tags · historical
City Builder
City Builder*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Management
Management*
Comedy
Comedy*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Economy
Economy*
Real-Time with Pause
Real-Time with Pause*
Politics
Politics*
Building
Building*
Resource Management
Resource Management*
Political
Political*
Funny
Funny*
Cold War
Cold War*
RTS
RTS*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Capitalism
Capitalism*
God Game
God Game*
Tags votes
City Builder
Votes · historical
643*
Simulation
Votes · historical
498*
Strategy
Votes · historical
479*
Management
Votes · historical
391*
Comedy
Votes · historical
304*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
237*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
219*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
182*
Economy
Votes · historical
174*
Real-Time with Pause
Votes · historical
139*
Politics
Votes · historical
128*
Building
Votes · historical
113*
Resource Management
Votes · historical
107*
Political
Votes · historical
85*
Funny
Votes · historical
77*
Cold War
Votes · historical
68*
RTS
Votes · historical
59*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
58*
Capitalism
Votes · historical
57*
God Game
Votes · historical
57*
Specifications 6 · 27 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Haemimont Games*
Store genres
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: 10.8.5 Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB Memory Graphics: 256 MB* Hard Drive:6GB HD space Other Requirements: The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 8xxx series. The following cards require you to have 8GB of system RAM: Intel HD3000, NVIDIA 9400, Intel HD4000 and NVIDIA 320M. *
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Tropico 4*
Windows requirements
OS *: Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Vista / 7 (32 or 64-bit) Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600 or higher, Radeon X1600-Series), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 5 GB free hard disk space Sound: DirectX compatible *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$14.99*
Publishers
  • Kalypso Media Digital*
Recommendations total
8,077*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Sep 1, 2011*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), German (full audio), Italian (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Korean*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Haemimont Games
Haemimont Games*
Store genres
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
10.8.5*
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz*
Memory
4 GB Memory*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB**
Storage
6GB HD space Other Requirements: The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 8xxx series. The following cards require you to have 8GB of system RAM: Intel HD3000, NVIDIA 9400, Intel HD4000 and NVIDIA 320M.*
Windows requirements
Windows · Unspecified tier
Operating system
Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Vista / 7 (32 or 64-bit)*
Processor alternatives
2 GHz Dual Core CPU*
Memory
1 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Shader Model 3.0 (Geforce 6600 or higher, Radeon X1600-Series), 256 MB, DirectX 9.0c DirectX®: 9.0c*
Storage
5 GB free hard disk space Sound: DirectX compatible*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Kalypso Media Digital
Kalypso Media Digital*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 1, 2011*
Interface languages
  • Korean*
Specifications 7 · 17 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Simulation|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
145*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
110*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
2* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,011*
Title
Tropico 4*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
110*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
2 GB*

* Provisional data