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Enjoyed Tropico 4? Here are 6 games that play in a similar way – such as Tropico 3, Tropico 5, Tropico 6. Each shows the cheapest key price from the stores we compare.

About Tropico 4: Tropico 4 is a simulation strategy game in which you lead the island nation of Tropico as El Presidente. The world is changing: powers rise and fall, and new market players bring new demands while you must win over your people. You can elect selected citizens to ministerial posts to push through controversial decisions, and trade goods with other nations. Natural disasters such as volcanoes, droughts and tornadoes strike the island and bring new challenges.

Updated 12 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · similar games are picked by AI from our catalogue based on game content (play style, setting, co-op) · descriptions based on official publisher information on Steam

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Tropico 3

In Tropico 3 the player becomes the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. The locals can be charmed, persuaded, intimidated, oppressed or cheated to stay in power — whether as a kind leader or as a corrupt tyrant ruling with an iron fist. The island can be turned into a tourist paradise or an industrial power, with promises made to voters or political rivals slandered before elections. The game offers a tongue-in-cheek take on third world politics, corruption and totalitarian regimes, and includes a 15-mission campaign, a random map generator and an avatar under the player’s control.

Tropico 5

Tropico 5 returns players to the remote island nation, where El Presidente’s dynasty rules from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st century. From the 19th century through the World Wars, the Great Depression and the Cold War to modern times, every era brings its own challenges. Relatives can serve as ruler, manager, ambassador or general, and investing in them unlocks new traits. The game adds advanced trading with a trade fleet, research and building renovation, island exploration, and — for the first time in the series — co-op and competitive multiplayer for up to four players.

Tropico 6

El Presidente returns in Tropico 6. Players rule the island state of Tropico as a feared dictator or a peace-loving statesman, shaping the fate of their own banana republic across four distinct eras. For the first time in the series, players manage extensive archipelagos, build bridges and tunnels, and move citizens and tourists by taxi, bus or aerial cable car. Tropicans are sent on raids for world wonders, the palace can be customized, and election speeches are given from the balcony; research is revised around politics, and online multiplayer takes up to four players.

One More Island

In One More Island you take on the role of the queen's newest governor and build a colonial empire in her name. You claim islands, gather their natural resources, set up production chains, and turn a derelict outpost into a bustling metropolis. The world map is generated dynamically from a mix of hand-crafted elements, so every exploration plays out differently, and you tune the difficulty yourself. You freely design buildings and colonist paths, look after residents' needs, link colonies with trade routes, and research ways to push the settlement through new civilisation tiers.

Ostriv

Ostriv is a city-building game in which the player acts as governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town, testing their creativity and management skills. It sets out to push the city-building experience further by adding many possibilities and removing restrictive limits, so towns can grow organically, without grid or angle rules on a three-dimensional landscape. The goal is for what players build to become living, believable communities where real-life problems arise, so the late game stays a challenge. Development is still ongoing and slow, and updates may be far apart.

Thriving City: Song

Thriving City: Song is a city-building simulation set in ancient China with historic, story and strategy elements. As magistrate you raise a prosperous city from scratch: developing streets full of businesses and entertainment, providing food and other necessities, listening to your people, preventing disasters and lowering crime. You also face hidden crises such as political strife and foreign invasions, and choose a strategy when the emperor issues a mandate or factions come into conflict. Story Mode follows the empire’s rise and fall; Adventure Mode lets you shape your own city.