Populous
Populous is a strategy game where players act as a deity, shaping the land and guiding followers to expand and defeat rival gods. Gameplay involves altering terrain, managing populations, and using divine…
Populous is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Bullfrog Productions, released 16 December 1990 on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Populous is
Populous is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Bullfrog Productions and released in 1990. It was published by Acclaim Entertainment. It is available on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Populous is a strategy game where players act as a deity, shaping the land and guiding followers to expand and defeat rival gods. Gameplay involves altering terrain, managing populations, and using divine powers to influence battles and control territory.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Populous launched on 16 December 1990, within three weeks of A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado and The Amazing Spider-Man.
Released around the same time: A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado, The Amazing Spider-Man.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Parents
Quick answers
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