Populous The Beginning is the third entry in Bullfrog's God Game series, in 3D for the first time. Players embody a shaman guiding their tribe against other gods in a spherical world. Deep strategic gameplay with varied divine powers. An excellent PS1 strategy game.
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Category
Real-Time Strategy1 player7+
Description
Divine real-time strategy by Bullfrog, cult sequel to Populous where the player takes on a Shaman leading their tribes to conquer islands across roughly twenty worlds. Created by Bullfrog Productions and Electronic Arts, released in 1998 in the United States and Europe with Sv version and 1999 in Japan under the Populous The Beginning title. Over twenty-five missions on 3D islands, several unlockable divine spells, multi-unit management and tribal soundtrack. Multi-regional edition with Scandinavian version under the Populous The Beginning title.
Populous - The Beginning review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,26 GB📅31/10/1998
Published by Electronic Arts
Populous - The Beginning (PS1) price, value & rarity
Is Populous - The Beginning still worth playing in 2026?
The last entry in Bullfrog's divine saga, Populous - The Beginning drops the isometric view for a spherical 3D world where a shaman leads her tribe to conquer a planetary system, spell after spell. The blend of real time strategy, divine powers and terrain shaping offers an original, deep formula. The globe camera and a demanding learning curve call for adaptation. An ambitious god game for fans of atypical strategy and nostalgics of Bullfrog's creative genius.
