Populous box art
SNES

Populous(1989)

Bullfrog Productions

Released
  • Dec 1990
  • Jun 1991
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorReal Time Strategy (RTS)Strategy

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.

Published by Acclaim Entertainment

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