ExpansionPopulous: The Promised LandsDec 31, 1989Requires the base game
Release
Monday, June 5, 1989
Player score
74/100
Platform families
3
Editorial overview
What it is
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.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
More like this
Bullfrog Productions · Electronic Arts
Connected releases
7
Game data from IGDB
Themes
Fantasy · Sandbox
Languages
1 supported
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Acorn Archimedes

PC-9800 Series

Sharp X68000

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 4
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Gen 4

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TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Gen 4

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Gen 3