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Populous

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Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategy
Themes
FantasySandbox
Modes
Single playerMultiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Developer
Bullfrog Productions
Publishers
Tec Toy, Electronic Arts, Hudson Soft, Imagineer
Release dates
Platform 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
PC (Microsoft Windows) September 01, 2011
Mac October 18, 2012

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.

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