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0 played0 finished0 reviewsAcorn ArchimedesPC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemSega Mega Drive/GenesisAtari ST/STEPC (Microsoft Windows)TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
DeveloperBullfrog Productions
PublisherElectronic Arts, Hudson Soft, Imagineer, Tec Toy
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.
Release dates
Jun 05, 1989DOS, Amiga
1989Atari ST/STE
Mar 16, 1990PC-9800 Series
Mar 23, 1990Sharp X68000
Jul 1990Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Dec 1990Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Aug 09, 1991Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
1991TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
May 1992Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
1992Acorn Archimedes
1993Mac
Sep 01, 2011PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 18, 2012Mac
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