Tropico (2001)
Setting: Single hand-painted Caribbean island
Era: Cold War (1950s–1990s)
Climate: Tropical, hurricane-prone
Scale: Up to ~300 citizens
Every Tropico is a fictional Caribbean island nation — somewhere south of Florida, west of Hispaniola — modeled on the politics and rhythms of the real-world banana republic era. The geography shifts game by game: single island or archipelago, mountainous or coastal, colonial-era acreage or modern megacity scale. Here's the atlas.
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove (2003)
Setting: Single Caribbean island with hidden cove
Era: Golden Age of Piracy (~1660–1720)
Climate: Tropical; raid weather drives gameplay
Scale: Up to ~200 pirates + captives
Tropico 3 (2009)
Setting: Single Caribbean island, fully 3D terrain
Era: Cold War (1950s–1980s)
Climate: Tropical; volcano + tsunami events
Scale: Up to ~400 citizens
Tropico 4 (2011)
Setting: Single Caribbean island, T3 terrain refined
Era: Cold War + Modern Times DLC (1950s–2010s)
Climate: Tropical; scripted disasters (volcano, drought)
Scale: Up to ~500 citizens
Tropico 5 (2014)
Setting: Single Caribbean island across four eras
Era: Colonial (1700s) → World Wars → Cold War → Modern
Climate: Tropical; era-dependent disaster set
Scale: Up to ~1,000 citizens
Tropico 6 (2019)
Setting: Multi-island archipelago, connected by bridges
Era: Colonial (1700s) → World Wars → Cold War → Modern
Climate: Tropical; per-island weather variation
Scale: Up to ~2,000 citizens across islands
See 📅 /timeline for the release timeline or 📊 /compare for full mechanic side-by-sides.