Tropico Reloaded
TROPICO RELOADED is the ultimate game compilation for hobby-dictators and those dreaming of their own Caribbean island. Tropico combines real-time strategy and simulation elements with a healthy dose of political intrigue and Caribbean flair to create a unique and critically acclaimed game experience.
TROPICO
You are the sole ruler of a remote banana republic. Fight against poverty, corruption and rebels, make your own people happy or enforce your rule through military strength. However, do not forget to set aside a few dollars for your own retirement on a swiss bank account!
TROPICO — PARADISE ISLAND
The official expansion for the original game not only brings natural disasters like tropical storms but also new tourist attractions to your island. Face the challenges of tons of new scenarios, prove yourself a worthy leader to your own people and make Tropico a paradise for wealthy visitors from overseas.
TROPICO 2 — PIRATE COVE
As a feared Pirate King, you have to keep both your buccaneers and prisoners under control and send your ships on the prowl for treasury. Apart from an entirely new setting, the official sequel to the original Tropico offers gameplay improvements, new features and scenarios.
Key features:
- Includes the original Tropico, the expansion Paradise Island and Tropico 2: Pirate Cove
- Over 100 scenarios
- Random map generator for an infinite number of challenges
Game Discussion
Steam User 15
As one of the pioneers in the genre, Tropico paved the way for a beloved series with its unique charm.
Steam User 3
A great start to the series! I had only played Tropico 4 and 5 before playing this, but I was impressed at how much was in the first entry. The only complaints I have is that clouds block large chunks of your view even when you aren't zoomed out that much, there are sometimes delays when rotating the camera, your population and overall happiness aren't on the main screen like they are in future games which was always nice to be able to see at a glance whenever you wanted, it's hard to see where you're putting things down if there are trees in the way (in future games they became translucent which made it way easier), and the game lets you put down buildings over uncompleted roads, so you gotta be careful about not having your road situation be messed up. But aside from those issues, everything else is great, money comes in easily, the soundtrack is great, even the graphics on some of the buildings are impressive given how old the game is. The later games are better, but this one is definitely still worth playing just to see how the franchise got started if nothing else.
Steam User 3
Personally I never really got too much into other Tropicos, but I absolutely love this one.
I played for the first time the demo version when I was just a kid, and it really hit me. The playability, the music... The MUSIC!!! It's do damn good... I still listen to it today during work/commute, and it brings that nostalgic feeling...
It's really a great strategy game that you can kind of play at your own pace, something that I enjoy a lot. And doing that while listening to a gorgeous soundtrack just makes my day!
Steam User 2
UPDATE: Something changed, something was patched. It works in windowed mode now. But it only has like 4 resolutions to choose from. Tropico 2 still doesnt.
Used to be one of my favorite games and the game itself still holds up. But it simply can't be played anymore. You might be able to start it on 16-Bit graphics on an XP VM but I haven't been able to get it to start on Win10 and put it in windowed mode so I can literally see anything but pixels. Maybe Kalypso could just stop making the same Tropico again and again and instead see that they fix the games they are still selling. And yea I know, it says I've played for 37 hours. That was in fullscreen mode, barely being able to make out anything because it stretches to your display and nowadays we don't usually view anything in 800x600. I tried all the solutions in the discussions, none worked with the latest Win10. Welp. I hope I will be able to play it again someday.
Steam User 1
El Presidente, do you really want the whole nation to starve while practicing anarchism without access to basic human needs, when on the other side of the island the rich capitalists of the west were vacationing, spending their own money? Will do El Presidente
Steam User 0
The Best in the series, and one of the best city builders ever.
Steam User 0
This is the best city-builder that's been made since 2001.
Every character has needs and deep motivations, including political parties they support and opinions about the state of things. Then there's inflation which affect the whole economy. Resources need to be manually hauled so the planning of the city is vital to keep things going.
Yes it has graphically aged and it's the only downside I can think of. Mechanically it beats all the Cities: Skylines', Sim Cities', later Tropico entries and Banisheds out of the water.
If graphics don't bother you then give it a go. If they do, say a little prayer that some day someone with a little bit of vision would make another gem like this, it's been 2 decades already.