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Populous: The Beginning

Bullfrog Productions·1998·
315
GS Players
2h
Avg Playtime
<1h
Median Playtime

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Platform Distribution

steam282 (87.3%)
gog38 (11.8%)
origin2 (0.6%)
itch1 (0.3%)

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Populous: The Beginning is a strategy and god-style video game. It is the third entry in the Populous video game series, developed by Bullfrog Productions in 1998. The PC version of the game was released November 30, 1998 and a PlayStation version was later developed and released on April 2, 1999. Unlike earlier games in the series, which cast the player in the role of a god influencing loyal fol...

Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Strategy
Themes
Fantasy
Perspectives
Bird view / Isometric
Game Modes
Single player
Multiplayer

Details

Developer

Bullfrog Productions

Publisher

Sold Out Sales & Marketing, Dice Multi Media Europe, Electronic Arts

Collection

Populous

Release Date

November 30, 1998

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation

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