Games like Populous

Populous: first released 1989 by Bullfrog Productions.

In the series: Populous (1989), Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods (1991), Populous: The Beginning (1998).

8 games inspired by Populous

• Deisim: VR god game about guiding humankind.
• FreePop: Open-source god game clone of Populous II.
• Gods Against Machines: RTS-style god game.
• Godus: Kickstarted Populous successor by Peter Molyneux, left unfinished.
• Reus: 2D god game where you guide giants that shape a planet for humans.
• Rise to Ruins: Retro pixel-art village builder and god game by a solo developer (SixtyGig Games).
• The Universim: Planet-scale god game guiding a civilization through the ages.
• WorldBox: Pixel-art god sandbox by a solo developer.