Tropico 3

Tropico 3

Steam Deck Playable

Haemimont Games · Simulation · Oct 20, 2009

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

89%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are in an acceptable range..
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The graphics are lovely (and I'm writing this in 2017), especially nature and the ocean, but the most interesting part of this game is... sound.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay is smooth and fairly intuitive, though I’ve played so much tropic now that it could just be muscle memory.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The game’s audio design complements its visual charm, featuring a soundtrack filled with Caribbean-inspired music that enhances immersion and sets a relaxed yet engaging tone.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The goals are fun and the difficulty increases appropriately.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics37 reviews
Story and characters32 reviews
Gameplay24 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes9 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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Player review score
89%
Very Positive
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