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Populous

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

Released on: 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, Sharp X68000, PC-9800 Series, Acorn Archimedes

Developer: Bullfrog Productions

Publishers: Electronic Arts , Hudson Soft , Imagineer , Tec Toy

Themes: Fantasy, Business, Sandbox

Game Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Third person

Platform Release Dates:
Platform Release Date
Amiga June 05, 1989
DOS June 05, 1989
Atari ST/STE December 31, 1989
PC-9800 Series March 16, 1990
Sharp X68000 March 23, 1990
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine December 31, 1991
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis May 01, 1992
Acorn Archimedes December 31, 1992
Mac December 31, 1993
PC (Microsoft Windows) September 01, 2011

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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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