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El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

Release DateMar 29, 2019
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.4% (very positive) / 87%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.4% Top 10% / 85.2%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)16.5K  Top 2% / 24.6K  Top 2%
Curators246 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time48.8 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers111K  Top 1%
Owners± 1.4M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 790.8K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 23.9M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Tropico 6 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Tropico 6's Steam rating and reviews from March 2019 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 83.2% (March 2019) to 88% (January 2020).

With 24.6K reviews Top 2%, Tropico 6 is an undeniable major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Tropico 6 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Tropico 6's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (46%), followed by German (12%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is translated in 11 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Tropico 6 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Tropico 6, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 131 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (88 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Tropico 6's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Well thought out missions
  • Excellent interface
  • Lots of single player content
  • Great soundtrack
  • Best graphics and animations
  • Lots of features
  • Big variety of maps
  • Good campaign
  • Endless replayability
  • Penultimo
  • Learning curve
  • Insufficient tutorial
  • Limited ways to succeed
  • Clunky road placement
  • Logistics AI is just plain bad
  • Customization is very thin
  • Limited options/choices
  • No campaign
  • Inhabitants behave unnaturally
  • Game breaking bug on release

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 87.4% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Tropico 6's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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