Virtual dictators can rule with or against their friends in Tropico 5 launching in 2014

Developer Kalypso Media is preparing to take players back to their digital banana republic in Tropico 5. The studio announced today that it is working on the game now and plans to release it in 2014 for PC, Mac, and Xbox 360.

Tropico is a government-level management game set in a banana republic-like island nation. It puts players in the role of El Presidente, who must decide what is best for his island nation.