
Among the major additions to the franchise is the ability to build on an island archipelago (bridges are very exciting) and steal iconic wonders of the world, because this is Tropico and who gives a shit, it’s fun.ĭo games like Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley leave you with a yearning sense to go out there and build your own farm, only to realize you love your current lifestyle enough and such a thing is too radical a departure? Farm Manager 2018 is the game for you, my friend. Kalypso has tasked Limbic Entertainment ( Might & Magic series) with developing Tropico 6, shifting away from Haemimont Games, who led Tropico 3-5. It’s your nation – do as you see fit, unless said populace starts turning on you because pineapple isn’t sustainable nutrition and they’re constantly overlorded by imposing military towers. Want to conjure a tropical utopia, an envy of the world? Want to aggressively put a leash on your own populace because screw democracy at this point? Tropico 6 doesn’t care. Speaking of sims that let you range from kind to totally oppressive, Tropico 6 has you well covered, casting you as El Presidente, resident dictator of your very own island state. One month into the new year, what’s there to look forward to on the sim front in 2018 and after (in no particular order)? Luckily, most simulation games let you do both. Ruling your own slice of whatever is truly a beautiful thing, whether you’re a benevolent wannabe god or a malevolent force looking to punish the world around you.
