Tropico 4 vs Hotel Architect vs Tropico 6 vs RollerCoaster Tycoon

Side-by-side breakdown of reviews, playtime, current prices, and buy/wait/skip verdicts.

Compare	Tropico 4	Hotel Architect	Tropico 6	RollerCoaster Tycoon
Release year	2011	2026	2019	1999
Genres	Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy	Simulator, Strategy, Indie	Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy	Simulator, Strategy
Platforms	PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360	PC (Microsoft Windows)	Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)	Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Metacritic	74	80	77	83
User rating	77%	80%	75%	83%
Avg. playtime	—	—	—	—
Best price	$5.25$14.99 Fanatical	$26.99$29.99 Fanatical	$12.00$39.99 GOG	$3.75$14.99 Steam
Discount	-65%	-10%	-70%	-75%
Lowest tracked	—	—	—	$3.15
Developer	Haemimont Games	Pathos Interactive	Limbic Entertainment	Frontier Developments, Chris Sawyer Productions
Publisher	Kalypso Media, Zoo Corporation	Wired Productions	Kalypso Media	Hasbro Interactive, MicroProse Software, Inc.
Buy / Wait / Skip	BuyBig discount on a well-reviewed game	BuyStrong reviews	BuyBig discount on a well-reviewed game	BuyStrong reviews