tropico 6 review

Tropico 6 Review | Sticking to the sandbox

By Alex Santa Maria

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Tropico‘s revival under Kalypso Media. We’ve seen four main entries in the series, each focusing on building up a tropical dictator’s paradise. You can grow crops, export weapons, and court whatever world powers that happen to be warring this month. It’s all in service of keeping your population happy and passive as you reap the benefits. If you think about…

  • Mesmerizing gameplay that leads to frequent all-nighters.
  • Over the top attitude pervades every action.
  • Sandbox mode feels like an old school treat.
  • Controller support isn't great.
  • Single-player mission mode misses the point.
  • A pile of tertiary mechanics that don't mesh well.

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Alex Santa Maria
Alex Santa Maria

Fan of pinball, Needlers, roguelikes, and anything with neon lighting. Owns an office chair once used by Billy Mays.

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