1989

Populous

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Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy Real Time Strategy (RTS)

PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Super Nintendo Entertainment System PC-9800 Series DOS Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Amiga Atari ST/STE Acorn Archimedes Sharp X68000 Sega Master System/Mark III TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

Developer: Bullfrog Productions

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

Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer

Themes Sandbox, Fantasy

Perspective Bird view / Isometric

Summary

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.