Games Like Tropico (Series) Similar RTS Games & City Building Games like Tropico (Series)

Tropico is described as 'Series of construction and management simulation computer games developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001. Feral Interactive has developed and published a number of the games' and is a RTS game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Tropico for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Linux, Mac and Wine apps. The best Tropico alternative is Age of Empires. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try openage or Explorable Explanations. Other Tropico like games are Anno, Age of Mythology, Banished and CaesarIA.

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  1. Age of Empires icon
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    Real-time strategy series where players guide civilizations from small tribes to empires across millennia, managing resources, researching technologies, building military strength, exploring, and choosing strategic paths to victory in campaigns and multiplayer modes.

    52 Age of Empires alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Age of Empires Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Historical Battle
    4.  Base building
    5.  Control troops
    6.  Player vs Player
    7.  Multiplayer

    Age of Empires VS Tropico

     
    • Age of Empires is the most popular Windows alternative to Tropico.

    • Age of Empires is the most popular commercial alternative to Tropico.

    • Age of Empires is Paid and ProprietaryTropico is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Age of Empires is MultiplayerTropico is not according to our users
  2. openage icon
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    Free (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...

    41 openage alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • MX flagMexico

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    openage Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Player

    openage VS Tropico

     
    • openage is the most popular Linux alternative to Tropico.

    • openage is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Tropico.

    • openage is Free and Open SourceTropico is Paid and Proprietary
    • openage is MultiplayerTropico is not according to our users
  3. Anno icon
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    ANNO is a city-building and economic simulation video game series, with real-time strategy elements.

    23 Anno alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Anno Features

    Anno VS Tropico

     
    • Anno is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Tropico.

    • Anno is Paid and ProprietaryTropico is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Age of Mythology is based on building towns, gathering resources, creating armies, and ultimately destroying enemy units and buildings. In this way, players are able to defeat and conquer rival towns and civilizations.

    53 Age of Mythology alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Age of Mythology Features

    1.  Multiplayer

    Age of Mythology VS Tropico

     
    Comments about Age of Mythology as an Alternative to Tropico
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    Negative Aug 15, 2020
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    Age of Mythology is a RTS while Tropico is a city management sim.

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    • Age of Mythology is Paid and ProprietaryTropico is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Age of Mythology is MultiplayerTropico is not according to our users
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    Welcome to Explorable Explanations, a hub for learning through play! We’re a disorganized “movement” of artists, coders & educators who want to reunite play and learning.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Ad-free

    Explorable Explanations VS Tropico

     
    • Explorable Explanations is the most popular Web-based alternative to Tropico.

    • Explorable Explanations is Free and Open SourceTropico is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Banished icon
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    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland.

    46 Banished alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam

    Banished Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Logistics
    3.  Production Chains
    4.  Medieval

    Banished VS Tropico

     
    Comments about Banished as an Alternative to Tropico
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    Positive Aug 15, 2020
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    Except for the politics and humor, is basically the same.

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    • Banished is Paid and ProprietaryTropico is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. CaesarIA icon
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    CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators and to add new features showing the city life. Now the game work with Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and Android.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Wine
    • Steam

    CaesarIA Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Medieval

    CaesarIA VS Tropico

     
    • CaesarIA is the most popular Mac alternative to Tropico.

    • CaesarIA is Free and Open SourceTropico is Paid and Proprietary
    • CaesarIA is MultiplayerTropico is not according to our users
  8. Stronghold icon
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    Stronghold Crusader is a RTS game from the series from Stronghold.

    In Stronghold Crusader the player can play as either the legendary Richard the Lionheart or the formidable Saladin. A mix of real-time strategy and city-building games, the game's desert setting requires str.

    36 Stronghold alternatives

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine

    Stronghold VS Tropico

     
  9. Spring 1944 icon
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    Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game based on the open source Spring Engine. Our goal is to create four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain) with period-accurate units and strengths. Realism is a primary design goal, second only to creating a game that is fun and...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Spring 1944 Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Single player
    3.  Player vs Player

    Spring 1944 VS Tropico

     
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    Unknown Horizons is a 2D real-time strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Unknown Horizons Features

    1.  Single player

    Unknown Horizons VS Tropico

     
  11. Evil Genius icon
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    Build a secret base, gain notoriety by completing daring missions, repel the forces of justice in real-time combat, and develop evil super-weapons to complete your nefarious master plan. As a malevolent mastermind bent on achieving global domination, through the construction of...

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The game was released on September 28, 2004. It can be still bought from GOG.com

    Evil Genius Features

    1.  Building game

    Evil Genius VS Tropico

     
  12. SpellForce icon
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    SpellForce is a combination real-time strategy and role-playing video game. The game takes place in a broken world called Eo that was torn apart by a ritual called the Convocation. The ritual was performed by 13 powerful mages that in their greed for power caused the continents...

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Steam

    SpellForce Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  Medieval

    SpellForce VS Tropico

     
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