Populous™: The Beginning

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.

The game, perfect. It may take a while to install and solve some issues though (more on that a few lines below). If you have played Simcity, you might enjoy playing a RTS that has some of the destructive spells that Simcity has (volcanoes, for example); they're obviously not that OP (overpowered), but you get a game with simple mechanics for an RTS, an interesting layout (the 360º world) and that unique touch that resembles Age Of Mythology (which came long after this game), having a unit which can change the terrain layout and destroy buildings from distance. You may find the AI a little odd, being it mostly scripted, but you will enjoy multiplayer (I didn't test it, but I assume it works). But on other important matters, you're gonna have a bad time looking for fixes to run this game in modern operative systems if you don't know how/where to look. If you do come across the right guides (hint: there are a few patches and you must mess/undo some compatibility options in proprieties) it will be very rewarding. I don't quite remember what I did to make it work (could have been downloading a .dll and a patch or two). I do remember unchecking the compatibility options that are default in this gog pack and adding -allres to the end of my shortcut (and checking "run as admin", which is a must do for most programs with issues) This version comes with the expansion "Undiscovered Worlds", and for hardcore players I recommend playing the "Age Of Conquer" fan expansion (it may mess your install, tho; play it after you've finished the game and it's expansion). Sorry for bad english, I'm argentina.

This is probably one of my favourite games ever. The atmosphere, the brilliantly simple setting and the music... everything about this game was excellent. The gameplay was amazing, molding the earth to suit your plans, converting your enemies and the wildmen. Even as a small child, I knew this game was something special, even when I didn't understand how to play it properly or what was going on - even then I could tell it was a fantastic piece of art immediately.

Loved playing this on multi-player LAN competitively with my brother when I was younger.

Only handful of units, buildings and magic. And possibilities to play (almost) all levels are limited only with the player imagination.