Kalypso Media has unveiled Tropico 7 at Gamescom for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S–as well as a day-one release on Game Pass. The city-building game is set to arrive in 2026, which would be seven years after the last entry in the series, Tropico 6.
Once again, Tropico 7 will see players taking on the role of El Presidente to oversee an island nation. What’s new for this sequel includes a terraforming feature that means you can disappear mountains; a political affiliation system to select your type of dictatorship; and council negotiations with faction leaders. The last element is teased in the game’s announcement trailer (seen below), in which El Prez sits with what looks like a military leader and hippie.
There is a new developer for Tropico 7 with Kalypso’s in-house Gaming Minds Studio, known for working on the Rail Empire and Port Royale franchises. For Tropico 6, Limbic Entertainment was the team behind the simulation title, but it was acquired by Bandai Namco a few years ago.