Tropical Resort Story
Worth it · Strategy · 2023
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $10.99.
- Length
- 16.6h 32.9h to 100%
- Value
- $0.66/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 213 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 10 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 246 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 23 times in the 4 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 40 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 10 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 4 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 72 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 90 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Game Dev Story ($8.99, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt ($19.99, scores 30).
More about Tropical Resort Story
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
The drop-off
69% start to 7% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 4 when we last checked, on Oct 5, 20:56 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Developed and published by Kairosoft, Tropical Resort Story delivers another addictive management simulation that showcases the studio's talent for turning simple concepts into rewarding strategy experiences. Set on a picturesque island surrounded by crystal-clear waters, the game places players in charge of developing a modest coastal retreat into a world-class tourist destination. While its colorful pixel art and...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The fish say "Splish splash". There's one fish that's like "Boing!" as it jumps around. And then there is a group of fish who are like "Over here!" and the other fish join them. They swim around together for a bit and then one of them is like "Laters!" as it leaves. Clearly the best game ever, kawaii as heck.
This game feels like the sort that was designed to be addictive, but NOT fun at all. It has a really neat premise, and cute pixel graphics, but every aspect of the the gameplay was either clunky or annoying. I bought it on sale, and I still feel like my three and half dollars would have been spent better elsewhere.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Tropical Resort Story scores 71/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2119680/tropical-resort-storyReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.