Game

Populous

1989 · Acorn Archimedes · PC-9800 Series · Sharp X68000 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator

74IGDB player score
47 ratings

About this game

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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Game facts

Release date

Jun 5, 1989

Developer

Bullfrog Productions

Publisher

Electronic Arts, Hudson Soft, Imagineer, Tec Toy

Platforms

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

Genres

Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy

Themes

Fantasy, Sandbox

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric