Kalypso Media

Tropico 6

Game

Game details

First release year
2019

Platforms

Genres

  • city-building game
  • construction and management simulation*
  • strategy video game*
  • vehicle simulation game*

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    4*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Series

  • Tropico

Engines

  • Unreal Engine 4

Localized titles

  • Tropico 6

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Arabic*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
  • Japanese*

Community tags · historical

  • City Builder*
    Votes · historical
    556*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    555*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    456*
  • Economy*
    Votes · historical
    392*
  • Management*
    Votes · historical
    380*
  • Political Sim*
    Votes · historical
    302*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    261*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    256*
  • Politics*
    Votes · historical
    222*
  • Building*
    Votes · historical
    195*
  • Political*
    Votes · historical
    150*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    147*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    144*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    144*
  • Choices Matter*
    Votes · historical
    140*
  • Diplomacy*
    Votes · historical
    128*
  • Destruction*
    Votes · historical
    117*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    114*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    107*
  • Top-Down*
    Votes · historical
    103*

System requirements

  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    MacOS Mojave (10.14)*
    Processor alternatives
    Quad-Core (i5 or i7) 3GHz or better*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Metal, Shader 5 compliant GPU with 2GB VRam (AMD Radeon Rx560 Pro / Nvidia Geforce GTX775 or better)*
    Storage
    16 GB available space*
  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS + SteamOS (latest)*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000)*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750)*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 64-bit*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000)*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750)*
    Graphics API
    Version 11*
    Storage
    16 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 4GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon R9 380, Geforce GTX 960)*
    Memory
    16 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD or Intel, 3.3 GHz (AMD FX 8300, Intel i5 3000)*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    16 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    44*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Limbic Entertainment
  • Realmforge Studios*

Publishers

  • Kalypso Media
  • Kalypso Media Digital*

Release history

  • 2019
    Date precision
    Year only
  • 2019-03-28 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2019-03-28*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Mar 29, 2019*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000)*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
Tropico 6*
Windows recommended processor requirement
AMD or Intel, 3.3 GHz (AMD FX 8300, Intel i5 3000)*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 4GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon R9 380, Geforce GTX 960)*
Windows recommended memory requirement
16* GB
Release year
2,019*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000)*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
AMD or Intel, 3.3 GHz (AMD FX 8300, Intel i5 3000)*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 4GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon R9 380, Geforce GTX 960)*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
16 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Limbic Entertainment
Limbic Entertainment*
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*
vehicle simulation game
vehicle simulation game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Kalypso Media Digital
Kalypso Media Digital*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2019-03-28 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2019-03-28*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 36 fields
Achievements · historical
40*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
280* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,898* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Limbic Entertainment*
  • Realmforge Studios*
DLC count · historical
11*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
  • Japanese*
Store genres
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
429* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
448* min
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Tropico 6*
Negative reviews · historical
3,415*
Peak ccu
575*
Positive reviews · historical
23,776*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
13.99*
Publishers
  • Kalypso Media*
Recommendations
18,876*
Store release date · historical
Mar 29, 2019*
Store age restriction · historical
13*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Korean*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
  • Japanese*
Game website · historical
http://www.worldoftropico.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Limbic Entertainment
Limbic Entertainment*
Realmforge Studios
Realmforge Studios*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
  • Japanese*
Store genres
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Kalypso Media
Kalypso Media*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Mar 29, 2019*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Korean*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
  • Japanese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
221* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,561* min
Ccu
575*
Developer
Limbic Entertainment, Realmforge Studios*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
3,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Korean*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
  • Japanese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
323* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
548* min
Name
Tropico 6*
Negative reviews · historical
3,415*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
23,776*
Historical US price
3,999* US cents
Publisher
Kalypso Media*
Community tags · historical
  • City Builder*
  • Strategy*
  • Simulation*
  • Economy*
  • Management*
  • Political Sim*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Sandbox*
  • Politics*
  • Building*
  • Political*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Funny*
  • Co-op*
  • Choices Matter*
  • Diplomacy*
  • Destruction*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Story Rich*
  • Top-Down*
Store genres
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Korean*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
  • Japanese*
Community tags · historical
City Builder
City Builder*
Strategy
Strategy*
Simulation
Simulation*
Economy
Economy*
Management
Management*
Political Sim
Political Sim*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Politics
Politics*
Building
Building*
Political
Political*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Funny
Funny*
Co-op
Co-op*
Choices Matter
Choices Matter*
Diplomacy
Diplomacy*
Destruction
Destruction*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Top-Down
Top-Down*
Tags votes
City Builder
Votes · historical
556*
Strategy
Votes · historical
555*
Simulation
Votes · historical
456*
Economy
Votes · historical
392*
Management
Votes · historical
380*
Political Sim
Votes · historical
302*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
261*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
256*
Politics
Votes · historical
222*
Building
Votes · historical
195*
Political
Votes · historical
150*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
147*
Funny
Votes · historical
144*
Co-op
Votes · historical
144*
Choices Matter
Votes · historical
140*
Diplomacy
Votes · historical
128*
Destruction
Votes · historical
117*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
114*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
107*
Top-Down
Votes · historical
103*
Specifications 5 · 30 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Limbic Entertainment*
  • Realmforge Studios*
Store genres
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS + SteamOS (latest) Processor: AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750) *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: MacOS Mojave (10.14) Processor: Quad-Core (i5 or i7) 3GHz or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Metal, Shader 5 compliant GPU with 2GB VRam (AMD Radeon Rx560 Pro / Nvidia Geforce GTX775 or better) Storage: 16 GB available space *
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Tropico 6*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 16 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$39.99*
Publishers
  • Kalypso Media*
Recommendations total
18,782*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Mar 29, 2019*
Store age restriction · historical
13*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), Italian (full audio), German (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Russian (full audio), Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese (full audio), Arabic (full audio), Japanese (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Limbic Entertainment
Limbic Entertainment*
Realmforge Studios
Realmforge Studios*
Store genres
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS + SteamOS (latest)*
Processor alternatives
AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000)*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750)*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
MacOS Mojave (10.14)*
Processor alternatives
Quad-Core (i5 or i7) 3GHz or better*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Metal, Shader 5 compliant GPU with 2GB VRam (AMD Radeon Rx560 Pro / Nvidia Geforce GTX775 or better)*
Storage
16 GB available space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7 64-bit*
Processor alternatives
AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000)*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750)*
Graphics API
Version 11*
Storage
16 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Kalypso Media
Kalypso Media*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Mar 29, 2019*
Interface languages
  • Korean*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Specifications 6 · 21 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Simulation|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
571*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
44*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
16* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,019*
Title
Tropico 6*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
44*
Community confidence
strong*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
PvP
PvP*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
16 GB*

* Provisional data