Populous Series
Populous
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Simulator
Strategy
Fantasy
Sandbox
74
User Score
47 ratings
Very Positive
51 reviews
June 5, 1989
Released 13474 days ago
Acorn Archimedes
PC-9800 Series
Sharp X68000
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Atari ST/STE
PC (Microsoft Windows)
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Mac
DOS
Amiga
Sega Master System/Mark III
About
Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations. You shape terrain, guide followers, and use natural disasters like floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes to influence or eliminate opposing tribes. The game features an isometric perspective and includes 500 levels (worlds), each with different challenges. Originally developed by Bullfrog and designed by Peter Molyneux, it is considered one of the earliest examples of the god-game genre.
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Release Dates by Platform
DOS
Worldwide
Jun 5, 1989
Amiga
Worldwide
Jun 5, 1989
Atari ST/STE
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989
PC-9800 Series
Worldwide
Mar 16, 1990
Sharp X68000
Worldwide
Mar 23, 1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Worldwide
Jul 1, 1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Worldwide
Dec 1, 1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Worldwide
Aug 9, 1991
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Worldwide
May 1, 1992
Acorn Archimedes
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1992
Mac
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1993
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Worldwide
Sep 1, 2011
Mac
Worldwide
Oct 18, 2012
Expansions
Game Info
- Developer
- Bullfrog Productions
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts, Hudson Soft, Imagineer, Tec Toy
- Game Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Fantasy Sandbox
Languages
- Audio / Voice
- English
- Text / Subtitles
- English, English
