Tropico 3
Last updated: 2026-01-25
- Unique satirical city-builder with political simulation
- Immersive tropical atmosphere and charming presentation
- High replayability with strong modding support
- Accessible yet challenging gameplay mechanics
- Limited map variety and mission options
- Frustrating controls and economic balance issues
Emotions
Frustration19%Amusement13%Satisfaction13%Enjoyment9%Appreciation7%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,890
- Positive
- 1,68789.3%
- Negative
- 20310.7%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 126,316
- Estimated revenue
- $1,261,897
- Game price
- $10
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 42.38%
- Estimated copies lost
- 267
- Estimated revenue lost
- $2,667
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 42.4% Avg playtime 0.3h | 2514.9% Avg playtime 0.6h |
| > 2h playtime | 106% Avg playtime 18.5h | 12976.8% Avg playtime 44.8h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.3 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 3 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 5,284.7 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
168 total
Organic purchasers7846.4%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations9053.6%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
164 total
First impression0-2h2615.5%
Voted up: 85%
Mid game2-10h4828.6%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h3420.2%
Voted up: 85%
Endgame20h+5633.3%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 91.7%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,890 total.