Populous
Short description
Move mountains, part the seas, and lead mortal armies to victory in Populous. Take on the powers of a mighty deity and battle for supremacy against an enemy god, using thoughtful strategy to shape the isometric world and the fate of its people.
- Developer
- Bullfrog Productions
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release
- Thu, Mar 07, 2024
- Price
- $4.99
- Reviews
- 57
- Positive
- 84%
- Followers
- n/a
- Owners (estimated)
- 100K – 200K
- Concurrent players
- 1
- Genres
- RPG, Strategy
- Features
- Multi-player, PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Remote Play Together
- Tags
Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $4.43, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $4.99 launch price. That is 11% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.
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History
Tracking started Aug 13, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.
64 data points going back to Mar 1, 2024 lie outside the 90-day window of your plan. Plus shows the complete history.
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| Image | Name | Studio | Shared | Tag difference | Price | Reviews | Positive | Released | Revenue (estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Populous: The Beginning | Bullfrog Productions 5 titles | 4 | − RPG + Grand Strategy + Tactical | $4.99 | 442 | 88% | Thu, Mar 07, 2024 | $89k $39k – $890k |
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Age of Wonders 4 | Triumph Studios 9 titles | 3 | − God Game − Isometric + 4X + Character Customization + Fantasy | $49.99 | 17,077 | 82% | Tue, May 02, 2023 | $36.4m $23.7m – $47.4m |
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition | SEGA 141 titles | 3 | − God Game − Isometric + Anime + Turn-Based + War | $49.99 | 5,666 | 86% | Tue, Sep 25, 2018 | $10.9m $4.8m – $42.8m |
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut | Harebrained Schemes 5 titles | 3 | − God Game − Strategy RPG + Cyberpunk + Turn-Based + Story Rich | $14.99 | 5,398 | 89% | Thu, Sep 18, 2014 | $3.2m $1.4m – $13.1m |
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