The Tropico 6 beta is out

German video game developer and publisher Kalypso has let the taste of beta version Tropico 6, but only for those who preordered the game through its shop. A Steam beta was announced in August, with no specific data yet. 

El Presidente, beloved leader of Tropico, has announced that Tropico 6 will be released worldwide for PC in January 2019, with console versions planned for a summer 2019 launch. 

This is the latest entry in the series, but has a different developer than previous titles. In the first two, it was Bulgaria’s Haemimont Games, but this time It was German company Limbic Entertainment which took care of the development.

Fans can look forward to new Unreal engine for the first time in the history of the series and many other features which you can find below:

• Send your agents on raids to foreign lands to steal world wonders and monuments, to add them to your collection.

• Build bridges, construct tunnels and transport your citizens and tourists in taxis, buses and aerial cable cars. Tropico 6 offers completely new transportation and infrastructure possibilities.

• Customize the looks of your palace at will and choose from various extras.

• Tropico 6 features a revised research system focusing on the political aspects of being the world’s greatest dictator.

• Election speeches are back! Address the people and make promises that you can’t possibly keep.

• Co-operative and competitive multiplayer for up to four players.

• Play on large archipelagos for the first time in the series. Manage multiple islands at the same time and adapt to various new challenges.