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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.

Tropico 4 is a city builder, simulation and strategy game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media Digital.
Released on October 27th 2011 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain and Korean.

It has received 12,427 reviews of which 11,400 were positive and 1,027 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.21€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Tropico 4 into these genres:

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

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
Still the best outing for Presidente. The most fun, the easiest to play, and a great example of what all city building and management games should be. The graphics, after 14 years, are of course dated, but everything else is perfect. One of my favorite games, and definitely my favorite Tropico game. Still fun after 14 years.
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Oct. 2024
With the right expension: one of the best game I ever played, top 20. Worth 50$ with DLC. If you love RollerCoaster Tycoon or zoo Tycoon you Will probably love this game
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Oct. 2024
It's good to be the dictator. Reminds me a little of SimCity 2000/3000 before EA bought it and screwed it up. The Challenge mode (20 scenarios) is more of a long tutorial and challenging. I'm most of the way through now. Prepare to google some to find out what you are doing wrong. Some missing pieces, like you can't tell WHY exports are $0, you just have to figure it out, etc, but still a good game that is simple enough to not break your brain, but gives you enough control to make it interesting.
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Aug. 2024
I would say that this is my favourite city building game. Its smaller scale allows you to focus on the human elements and politics (in a satirical/entertaining way) while building your tropical island. Its simplicity (compared to its successors) makes it more relaxing to play.
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Aug. 2024
Probably the best in the series. Tropico 5 may have better visuals and overhauled UI, and T6 is, well, doing it's own thing I guess, But Tropico 4 is best at scratching that itch when it comes to the fun management and broad complexity/obsurdity in the Tropico series. Kind of the highlight of Haemimont Game's contribution. Not to mention it can practically run on a potato. I spent 2 years between classes playing this on an ASUS Transformer T100 with an Intel Atom Z3740 and integrated graphics. Fun game. City Managing is easy. Traffic control is hard. Viva La Tropico.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Tropico 4 is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

Tropico 4 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

Tropico 4 received 11,400 positive votes out of a total of 12,427 achieving a rating of 8.93.
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Tropico 4 was developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media Digital.

Tropico 4 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Tropico 4 is not playable on MacOS.

Tropico 4 is not playable on Linux.

Tropico 4 is a single-player game.

There are 11 DLCs available for Tropico 4. Explore additional content available for Tropico 4 on Steam.

Tropico 4 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Tropico 4 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Tropico 4 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Tropico 4 PEGI 16
14.99€ -86% 14.99€ 2.21€
8.9
11,400
1,027
Game modes
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Online players
127
Developer
Haemimont Games
Publisher
Kalypso Media Digital
Release 27 Oct 2011
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