Populous
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS) Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · Mac · Amiga · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · Sega Master System/Mark III · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · Acorn Archimedes · Sharp X68000 · PC-9800 Series
- Release
- Amiga Jun 05, 1989 DOS Jun 05, 1989 Atari ST/STE 1989 Month only PC-9800 Series Mar 16, 1990 Sharp X68000 Mar 23, 1990 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Jul 1990 Exact Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Dec 1990 Exact Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Aug 09, 1991 TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine 1991 Month only Sega Mega Drive/Genesis May 1992 Exact Acorn Archimedes 1992 Month only Mac 1993 Month only PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 01, 2011 Mac Oct 18, 2012
- Credits
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EA
Electronic Arts
BP
Bullfrog Productions
I
Imagineer
HS
Hudson Soft
TT
Tec Toy
- Board status
- —
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.
