Tropico 4

Buy92%

Very Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Haemimont Games · City Builder · Sep 1, 2011

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
70
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio5 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Tropico 4?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k player reviews · updated

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
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is pretty tightly focused, without a lot of extra mechanics to get in your way, and seems to just set you down and say have fun.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are pleasant but simple enough this game will probably run fine on a laptop.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's nice to be given side-quests by both campaign and by factions.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for the gameplay, the learning curve is just about where you want it to be.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack, with its tropical flair and upbeat Latin-inspired rhythms, adds to the immersive island atmosphere and makes even the toughest political decisions feel oddly relaxing.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay71 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Story32 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
75% still recommend
Monetization
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
52% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

10 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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