Games like Populous
Loved Populous by Bullfrog Productions? Here are 24 games that genuinely play like it — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes, not just labels.
Populous1989
Bullfrog Productions · ~8h to beat
Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations. You shape terrain, guide followers, and use natural disasters like floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes to influence or eliminate opposing tribes. The game features an…
24 games similar to Populous
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Plague Inc.
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5.2
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
37% similarRtsMagicManagement
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5.2
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
36% similarRtsMagicManagement
81
5.0
Age of Empires IV
34% similarRtsPvpStrategy
93
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Homeworld
34% similarRtsManagementStrategy
83
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Hearts of Iron IV
34% similarRtsManagementStrategy
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Pikmin 3
33% similarRtsLocal MultiplayerManagement
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Total Annihilation
33% similarRtsManagementStrategy
80
5.0
Tempest Rising
32% similarRtsPvpStrategy
86
5.0
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
32% similarRtsSci-FiMagic
81
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Stronghold
32% similarRtsManagementStrategy
81
5.0
Defense Grid 2
32% similarRtsLocal MultiplayerPvp
87
5.0
Total War: Warhammer II
31% similarRtsStrategyWar
93
5.2
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
31% similarRtsPvpStrategy
86
5.0
Total War: Warhammer III
31% similarRtsWar
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Theme Hospital
30% similarRtsManagement
80
5.0
Company of Heroes 2
30% similarRtsManagementWar
67
5.0
The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
30% similarRtsStrategyFantasy
88
5.2
StarCraft
30% similarRtsSci-FiManagement
87
5.0
Pikmin 4
30% similarRtsManagementStrategy
92
5.0
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
30% similarRtsStrategyFantasy
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The Universim
30% similarGod GameStrategy
93
5.0
Company of Heroes
30% similarRtsManagementWar