

Developed by Bullfrog Productions for Acclaim Entertainment.
Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Simulator / Strategy / Fantasy / Sandbox
Populous is a strategy game where players act as a deity, shaping the land and guiding followers to expand and defeat rival gods. Gameplay involves altering terrain, managing populations, and using divine powers to influence battles and control territory.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Simulator / Strategy / Fantasy / Sandbox
Released in 1991 on Sega Master System/Mark III, by Bullfrog Productions.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Role-playing (RPG) / Simulator / Fantasy / Sandbox
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 isometric perspective and includes 500 levels (worlds), each with different challenges. Originally developed by Bullfrog and designed by Peter Molyneux, it is considered one of the earliest examples of the god-game genre.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Role-playing (RPG) / Simulator / Fantasy / Historical
As the offspring of almighty Zeus, you demand a seat among the gods. But before ascending to the top of Mt. Olympus, you must first defeat some of the most powerful deities in the Greek pantheon. Such a task would be impossible for a puny mortal, but you wield the raw power of the universe in your hands, for you are destined to become a god! Learn to shatter the sky with lightning and shower the earth with fire. Summon heroes to aid your people, and plagues to destroy the enemy. Call forth tornadoes, hurricanes, tidal waves, and columns of flame. The second installment of Bullfrog's Populous series follows the path set by its predecessor and remains one of the greatest god-games ever created. Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods vastly improves the formula by adding new spells, better quality sound and graphics, and a character development system that allows you to customize your divine powers in any way you want. You really can’t go wrong with a game where you can kill gods, obliterate entire continents, and strike down upon the infidels with great vengeance and furious anger. Just as Peter Molyneux, those things simply never get old.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Role-playing (RPG) / Simulator / Fantasy / Business
Released in 1990 on Game Boy, by Bullfrog Productions.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Simulator / Strategy / Fantasy / Historical
Campaign '84 is a game developed by Sunrise Software and released for the ColecoVision in 1983. It is a political simulator in which the player must run for president in the 1984 American presidential elections. The plot involves the player campaigning in the continental U.S. to become the president of the United States. The player has a limited amount of time to play as well as random events which may come up. The player must focus on many comical issues like reducing Pet Rock unemployment or controlling water guns.

Shooter / Platform / Puzzle / Action / Fantasy
Power-Games is a compilation of over 500 games for the Amiga, CD32 and CDTV. The games are stored both unpacked and as compressed LHA archives on the CD-ROM. When booting the CD on a CD32, a graphical menu is displayed where compatible games can be selected and launched by genre. However, some of the games require either a mouse, a keyboard or both. The games are mostly freeware and shareware, with a couple of commercial demos available as well.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Simulator / Strategy / Fantasy / Business
An expansion for the popular Bullfrog PC Strategy game, Populous. It was released in 1989 and added five new landscape types, and 500 maps for Conquest Mode.

Role-playing (RPG) / Simulator / Strategy / Fantasy / Comedy
The Sims 2 for PlayStation Portable delivers a unique third-person experience that blends life simulation with role-playing elements, offering a more substantial storyline compared to other versions. Players navigate various goals to unlock content while customizing their pre-built homes with furniture and decor. Interactions and jobs are executed through mini-games, maintaining a dynamic gameplay flow. In this version, characters do not age, marry, or have children; however, they can pursue significant relationships and WooHoo. Goals largely dictate relationship dynamics, with close friends potentially moving in as the game progresses. As players complete objectives, their sanity meter, symbolized by a Plumbob, increases, while failing to meet goals leads to rapid depletion, resulting in hospitalization or alien abduction. Unique to this version are "Sanity Points," awarded for completing tasks to unlock special perks, and hidden "Secrets" found in Strangetown, enhancing exploration and social interaction.