Tropico 5’s First Gameplay Trailer Shows the Perks of Being a Tyrant

March 6, 2014 by Stephen Daly

Kalypso Media gives us our first glimpse of the dictatorial sandbox city builder in action.

The first gameplay trailer for despotic city-building simulator Tropico 5 has been released by publisher Kalypso Media.

In the trailer, we're guided through the development of Tropico across centuries from a small city-state to a vast future metropolis.

Tropico 5 includes co-operative and competitive multiplayer, a first for the series and there will also benew buildings, the chance to explore beyond the fog of war, and the addition of trade systems to import and export goods.

A closed beta for the PC version of the game is set to launch this month while Tropico 5 is also coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4 and you can check out some screenshots here.