Populous (1989)
Acorn Archimedes · Amiga · Atari ST/STE · DOS · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PC-9800 Series · Sega Master System/Mark III · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sharp X68000 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
3.17 from 166 ratings
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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 …
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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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Details
- Developers
- Bullfrog Productions
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts, Hudson Soft, Imagineer, Tec Toy
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy
- Themes
- Fantasy, Sandbox
- Series
- Populous
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Jun 05, 1989 (Full Release) (North_America) Amiga, DOS
- 1989 (Full Release) (Europe) Atari ST/STE
- Mar 16, 1990 (Full Release) (Japan) PC-9800 Series
- Mar 23, 1990 (Full Release) (Japan) Sharp X68000
- Jul 1990 (Full Release) (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Dec 1990 (Full Release) (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Aug 09, 1991 (Full Release) (Japan) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- 1991 (Full Release) (Japan) TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
- May 1992 (Full Release) (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- 1992 (Full Release) (Europe) Acorn Archimedes
- 1993 (North_America) Mac
- Sep 01, 2011 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Oct 18, 2012 (Worldwide) Mac
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Bundled in
- Sega Genesis Mini 2 (Oct 2022) · Plug & Play
- Mega Drive Mini 2 (Oct 2022) · Plug & Play
Expansions
- Populous: The Final Frontier (Dec 1989) · AMI, AST
- Populous: The Promised Lands (Dec 1989) · AMI, AST, DOS, PC98, X68K, TGCD
Rating distribution
5 stars
13
4 stars
47
3 stars
71
2 stars
26
1 star
9
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