If you’re curious about how banana republic build-o-management strategy series Tropico has changed (or hasn’t) since switching developers again, you can now see for yourself as Tropico 6 has an open beta running until Friday evening. It’s free to try, obvs, and includes several campaign missions, sandbox maps, and multiplayer too. Tropico has become staid, each game being largely a prettier version of the previous, but I still have a soft spot for it. Which other strategy game will let me play a wacky ruler stealing the Great Sphinx of Giza to decorate my tropical island? Not enough.
Sample sun, sand, and strategy in Tropico 6 s open beta
