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Populous™: The Beginning

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4.5/5

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4.5

334 Reviews

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Populous™: The Beginning
Description
Includes Populous the Beginning and the Undiscovered Worlds expansion. Shaman, the path is laid before you. Your destiny is to become a god! But it will not be easy. Not for you, and not for your followers. To become a deity, you must conquer all 25 planets of the system and defeat every other trib...
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Product details
1998, Bullfrog Productions, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 2 GB HDD...
Time to beat
23.5 hMain
30 h Main + Sides
32.5 h Completionist
26.5 h All Styles
Description
Includes Populous the Beginning and the Undiscovered Worlds expansion.

Shaman, the path is laid before you. Your destiny is to become a god! But it will not be easy. Not for you, and not for your followers. To become a deity, you must conquer all 25 planets of the system and defeat every other tribe and their shamans. The ultimate struggle will be a difficult one, as you build mystical cities, unleash devastating spells, harness volcanoes and tornadoes, and shape the face of the planet at your will. Remember, your apotheosis awaits!

In the third part of the Populous series, you control your shaman and the tribe of her followers in a difficult quest to conquer all 25 planets of a star system and ascend to godhood. For the first time in the series, the world is presented in true 3d, which at the time amazed both the players and the gaming press.The level of control you exert over your followers also takes you to a new level: you can order individuals or groups to perform certain tasks like gathering resources, constructing buildings, or attacking your enemies.

Populous: The Beginning takes a slightly different approach from the previous installments of the series but this is not, by any means, a bad thing as it kept the series fresh and innovative. It was a bold move for Bullfrog but the proof exists in the fact that, after all these years Populous 3 is still a great strategy god-game.

© 1998, 2012 Electronic Arts Inc.

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manual reference card
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
23.5 hMain
30 h Main + Sides
32.5 h Completionist
26.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1998-11-30T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
394 MB

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What improvements we made to this game:
Update (13 November 2024)
  • Updated DXWrapper to the latest version, ensuring smoother performance and compatibility
  • Validated stability
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11
  • Added Cloud Saves support
Internal Hotfix (06 July 2021)
  • Rolled back accidental wrapper downgrade
I Internal Hotfix (02 July 2021)
  • Fixed possible DEP-related crashes
Internal Hotfix (16 July 2019)
  • Fixed a typo in registry keys that could cause problems pre-Win10
Update (15 July 2019)
  • Added Windows 10 compatibility to the game
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Posted on: April 6, 2013

gavo117

Games: 10 Reviews: 1

Potential money maker

5 star game it's an old game that stays fresh with new maps. I would buy this time and time again if it was released on iPod, iPad / Xbox arcade content downloads I would again and again purchase this game to pump money to the developer to make more if I were rich I'd defiantly buy rights to this and make a fresh game but make it the same flawless title populous the beginning I have it always will and will always play it from time to time rant over


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Posted on: June 21, 2013

_Maki

Verified owner

Games: 24 Reviews: 1

Not sure how to feel about this...

I loved the game back in the days and just now bought it here, but it doesn't even start. After hitting the icon, I can choose the screen resolution and acceleration mode, but when I press "launch", nothing happens. Since it says that Windows 8 is supported, I expected at least something, any indication of an error happening. We'll see how it goes.


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Posted on: November 13, 2014

edvinas108

Games: 11 Reviews: 1

Best god RTS of all time.

One of the best RTS of all time. Really nice art style, has that old game feel though not too outdated. Really fun to toy around with various spells and terraform the land. Plenty of single player missions and also it is possible to play multiplayer with a little extra effort.


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Posted on: June 28, 2022

xxcrawlersfxx

Games: 0 Reviews: 1

lol

i know this game from my childhood. best map is there were the armageddon is. 4 tribes in 1 big ring and only the strongest tribe win it was epic. i have the game still here as CD version YES CD a round plate with a hole were the game is on!!! :D


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Posted on: June 24, 2023

Great game!

I was skeptical when I saw it, but I loved Populous on the Sega so I bought the whole series on GOG. Theres a multiplayer community if you do 3rd party apps. Amazing game! Must have if you like Populous, but yes it is more like an RTS. So far the maps are quicker games, but there are map packs available online that I haven't gotten into at all.


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