Tropico 6 is available now and you can be a heavy-handed dictator or peace-loving statesman in this city management sim set on tropical islands.

Are you ready for paradise? Kalypso Media's Tropico 6 launches on PC today and the development team is celebrating with a brand new trailer, showing gamers what to expect in the management, politics, and construction simulator.

In Tropico 6, players take on the role of a visionary leader that the people hope will steer the country into prosperity. You can be a feared dictator or a peace-loving statesman as you shape the island state of Tropico into your desired form. This sixth entry introduces a few new elements like extensive archipelagos, bridge building to connect islands, and new means of transportation for your people.

If you're not familiar with Tropico 6 or the series at all, here's a snapshot of the type of gameplay you can expect in this new entry:

Play on large archipelagos for the first time in the series. Manage multiple islands at the same time and adapt to various new challenges.
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.
Online multiplayer for up to 4 players.

Tropico 6 is available now on PC, digitally in the US and in a boxed retailed edition in the UK. A US boxed edition will be released on April 2, 2019. Xbox One and PS4 versions are expected in summer 2019. Stay tuned to Shacknews for additional gaming and tech updates.