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Tropico 4

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App ID 57690
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Kalypso Media Digital
Franchise Tropico
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies HaemimontSol Engine
Last Changenumber 28969816
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:07:44 UTC ()
Release Date 1 September 2011 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😎 89.29%
12k reviews
101
In-Game

The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

Additional Information

Developer Haemimont Games
gamedir Tropico 4
homepage empty string
metacritic_name Tropico 4
icon empty string
metacritic_score 78
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/tropico-4?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 57691
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/57690/
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript InstallScript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
GuideAppID Tropico 4: Prima Official Strategy Guide (22896)
DLCPurchaseFromInGame No
Publisher Kalypso Media Digital
Store Release Date 1 September 2011 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/invite/kalypsomedia
https://facebook.com/WorldOfTropico
https://www.instagram.com/kalypso_media
https://space.bilibili.com/412175481
https://www.tiktok.com/@kalypsomedia
https://vk.com/kalypso_games
https://weibo.com/p/1005057060604203
https://x.com/kalypsomedia
https://youtube.com/@kalypsomediagroup/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 1 September 2011 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 20 April 2021 – 17:48:19 UTC () (1618940899)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
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height_pct97.31283736212154
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review_score 8
review_percentage 91
Detected Technologies (?) HaemimontSol Engine, Bink_Video SDK, FMOD SDK, Granny_3D SDK, Lua SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 19 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 561563
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-3
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:56 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🏙️ City Builder 🖥️ Simulation 💡 Strategy 💼 Management 🤡 Comedy 🧱 Sandbox 👤 Singleplayer 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🏦 Economy ⏯ Real-Time with Pause 🗳️ Politics 🏠 Building 📊 Resource Management 🗳️ Political 😃 Funny ☢️ Cold War 🌐 RTS 🌫 Atmospheric 🤑 Capitalism 🌌 God Game

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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small_capsule
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header_image
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library_assets_full
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library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
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Assets
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library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
community_icon8e58ca48b978439ba4986938247fdb21a645a673.jpg
page_background_pathapp/57690
timestamp5 November 2024 – 13:31:50 UTC
Trailers
256831432 ↴
trailer_name20 Years of Tropico - Anniversary Trailer US
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timestamp1618940929
2029441 ↴
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User File System

Key Value
quota 95.37 MiB (100000000)
maxnumfiles 400
savefiles
1 ↴
rootWinAppDataRoaming
pathTropico 4
patternusers.lua
platforms/1Windows
2 ↴
rootWinAppDataRoaming
pathTropico 4/users
pattern*
platforms/1Windows
recursive1
3 ↴
rootMacAppSupport
pathFeral Interactive/Tropico 4/AppData
patternusers.lua
platforms/1MacOS
4 ↴
rootMacAppSupport
pathFeral Interactive/Tropico 4/AppData/users
pattern*
platforms/1MacOS
recursive1

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/Tropico 4 users.lua
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/Tropico 4/users *
MacOS ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Tropico 4/AppData users.lua
MacOS ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Tropico 4/AppData/users *
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