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Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.

Tropico 5 is a strategy, city builder and simulation game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media Digital.
Released on May 23rd 2014 is available on Windows and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish and Japanese.

It has received 14,123 reviews of which 11,092 were positive and 3,031 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Tropico 5 into these genres:

Strategy City Builder Simulation Sandbox Multiplayer Economy Politics Management Resource Management Singleplayer Comedy Co-op RPG Historical Great Soundtrack RTS Funny Atmospheric Open World Adventure

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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 Vista SP2, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 400 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 4000 or higher, Intel HD 4000 or higher (DirectX 11 hardware support required)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Linux

OS: Ubuntu/SteamOS (latest)
Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 400 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 4000 or higher, Intel HD 4000 or higher
Storage: 4 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026

Tropico 5 is starting to show its age, and the graphics are no longer exactly state of the art. That said, the game is still fun to play and offers a challenging city-building simulation. Achievements Required time: 40-50 Hours Difficulty (in my opinion): 3/10 DLCs required for 100%?: Yes – 2 (Waterborne, Espionage) In terms of achievements, most of them are earned simply by completing the main campaign and the two DLC campaigns for Espionage and Waterborne. This will unlock the majority of the achievement list. Beyond that, there are a few achievements tied to Sandbox mode and some multiplayer achievements. The latter are somewhat problematic due to the very small active player base, so you’ll likely need a friend to complete them. Overall, still a solid entry in the series and worth revisiting.

Jan. 2026

A great game for future dictators

Dec. 2025

I love being a dictator and violating human rights for my own personal benefit.

July 2025

... Because Democracy basically means... government by the people, of the people, for the people... but the people are retarded.

April 2025

Graphics 6/10 Control 4/10 Difficulty 5/10 Addictedness 4/10 Age Rate - Any Player Anger - Non Pay To Win? - No Play Without Friend - good Cheater Rate - Non Is It Worth It - YES its fantastic

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tropico 5 is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Tropico 5 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Tropico 5 received 11,092 positive votes out of a total of 14,123 achieving a rating of 7.69.

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Tropico 5 was developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media Digital.

Tropico 5 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Tropico 5 is not playable on MacOS.

Tropico 5 is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Tropico 5 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Tropico 5 includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There are 13 DLCs available for Tropico 5. Explore additional content available for Tropico 5 on Steam.

Tropico 5 is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Tropico 5 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Tropico 5 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Tropico 5.

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