

You don't really have to manage multiple islands in the Anno games, (at least not 1701) but you may need their resources so you would need to send a boat there and build a factory. You can put everyone in apartments and charge them only $1 rent but then they complain they have no liberty, even though you have no soldiers and aren't meddling in their affairs. You can build a school or hospital and the people simply don't go to it and continue bitching about healthcare and education. The problem is managing the people and their society in Tropico isn't all that fun. That said, if you just want to manage people and their society, Tropico would definitely be your best choice. Anno's only real drawback is that it demands relatively high multi-tasking skills. I was playing for weeks before I realized I could check out export prices. Tropico's only major flaw is that the tutorial and hints do a poor job of really explaining the ins and outs of the almanac, where all your info is kept. It might intimidate you if you're new to the genre, but it's addictive and lots of fun. The Anno games aren't as deep politically, but you're managing the economy and infrastructure of 3-4 islands while managing trade, exploration and occasional combat. It boils down mostly to this: In Tropico, you're managing the economy, infrastructure and politics of one relatively large island. They're both great games, and I'll mirror what everyone else has said: The Anno titles are considerably more complex and demanding than Tropico. I was juggling my time between Tropico 3 and Anno 1701 for a few weeks. In Anno you are trying to balance the needs of your people while building your economy while doing quests to ear honor which lets you buy various bonuses. In Tropics you are trying to balance various factions while growing your economy. There are a lot of numbers inside the yearly reports but they are easy to focus on the important ones.

I wouldn't call Tropics (or Anno) number heavy per se. With enough money coming in you can get most the factions loving you.

Pollution is the only think you can't fix with money. Pick an industry or two and build your economy and everything else will come along. I really enjoyed Juanito but for the most part once you figure out Tropics it's apretty easy. Tropico is a more more casual friendly game. There is only 1 in the storyline but it is annoying.ĭoD was also a more addicting game for me in that "just 10 more minutes more." That said, it does suffer from Civ style mission length. Overall the storyline mode for DoD is great until you get to the combat missions. In even a normal scenario game you need at least 3 islands running if not 4 to meet the various requirements for your cities. I just got finished playing both within the last month.ĭawn of Discovery is MUCH more complex game.
