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Tropico 6

Developer
Limbic Entertainment
Publisher
Kalypso Media
Released
29 March 2019
Age rating
PEGI 16
UK price
£34.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: real time strategy rts , simulator , strategy

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.

Best gaming PC for Tropico 6 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Tropico 6 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Kalypso Media on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit
CPU AMD or Intel, 3 GHz (AMD A10 7850K, Intel i3-2000) AMD or Intel, 3.3 GHz (AMD FX 8300, Intel i5 3000)
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon HD 7870, Geforce GTX 750) AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 4GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon R9 380, Geforce GTX 960)
Storage 16 GB 0 GB
DirectX 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Tropico 6?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD and your GPU is at or above AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 4GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon R9 380, Geforce GTX 960), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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