# Games like Populous™: The Beginning

> The closest matches to Populous™: The Beginning: SpellForce: Conquest of Eo, Age of Wonders III, Reprisal Universe, Elemental: Reforged, and ENDLESS™ Legend. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [SpellForce: Conquest of Eo](https://imho.run/games/1581770/spellforce-conquest-of-eo) — Also Grand Strategy and Strategy RPG, like Populous: The Beginning. 1,137 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581770/)
2. [Age of Wonders III](https://imho.run/games/226840/age-of-wonders-iii) — Also Grand Strategy and Tactical, like Populous: The Beginning. 4,560 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226840/)
3. [Reprisal Universe](https://imho.run/games/319560/reprisal-universe) — Shares spell casting with Populous: The Beginning. 216 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319560/)
4. [Elemental: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/3796960/elemental-reforged) — Shares unit customization with Populous: The Beginning. 304 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3796960/)
5. [ENDLESS™ Legend](https://imho.run/games/289130/endless-legend) — A frequent pick in Populous: The Beginning players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,207 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289130/)
6. [Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs](https://imho.run/games/2633500/dragon-throne-battle-of-red-cliffs) — Shares unit customization and real time strategy with Populous: The Beginning. 58 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2633500/)
7. [Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator](https://imho.run/games/2511500/dominions-6-rise-of-the-pantokrator) — Also God Game and Grand Strategy, like Populous: The Beginning. 1,365 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511500/)
8. [Supreme Commander 2](https://imho.run/games/40100/supreme-commander-2) — A frequent pick in Populous: The Beginning players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,952 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40100/)
9. [Dark Deity](https://imho.run/games/1374840/dark-deity) — Also Strategy RPG and Tactical, like Populous: The Beginning. 1,850 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374840/)
10. [Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/435150/divinity-original-sin-2-definitive-edition) — Shares multiplayer co op with Populous: The Beginning. 82,468 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/)
11. [Jagged Alliance 3](https://imho.run/games/1084160/jagged-alliance-3) — Also Strategy RPG and Isometric, like Populous: The Beginning. 5,152 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084160/)
12. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Shares base building with Populous: The Beginning. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
13. [Phoenix Point](https://imho.run/games/839770/phoenix-point) — Also Grand Strategy and Isometric, like Populous: The Beginning. 3,001 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/839770/)
14. [King's Bounty: Warriors of the North](https://imho.run/games/203350/king-s-bounty-warriors-of-the-north) — Also Strategy RPG and Tactical, like Populous: The Beginning. 384 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203350/)
15. [Total Annihilation](https://imho.run/games/298030/total-annihilation) — Shares unit automation with Populous: The Beginning. 2,497 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298030/)
16. [Super Robot Wars 30](https://imho.run/games/898750/super-robot-wars-30) — Also Strategy RPG and Isometric, like Populous: The Beginning. 1,518 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898750/)
17. [Tempest Rising](https://imho.run/games/1486920/tempest-rising) — Also Isometric, like Populous: The Beginning. 12,332 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/)
18. [Dungeon Keeper Gold™](https://imho.run/games/1996630/dungeon-keeper-gold) — Shares campaign progression with Populous: The Beginning. 321 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996630/)
19. [Driftland: The Magic Revival](https://imho.run/games/718650/driftland-the-magic-revival) — Also God Game and Grand Strategy, like Populous: The Beginning. 732 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718650/)
20. [Demigod](https://imho.run/games/202710/demigod) — Also Tactical, like Populous: The Beginning. 602 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/202710/)
21. [Deity Empires](https://imho.run/games/889080/deity-empires) — Also God Game and Grand Strategy, like Populous: The Beginning. 290 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/889080/)
22. [Warlock - Master of the Arcane](https://imho.run/games/203630/warlock-master-of-the-arcane) — Also Grand Strategy, like Populous: The Beginning. 649 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203630/)
23. [Heroes of Might & Magic V](https://imho.run/games/15170/heroes-of-might-magic-v) — Shares unit customization with Populous: The Beginning. 1,323 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15170/)
24. [Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga](https://imho.run/games/1488200/symphony-of-war-the-nephilim-saga) — Also Strategy RPG, like Populous: The Beginning. 7,055 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1488200/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2616430&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2616430&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2616430&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2616430
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2616430
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Populous™: The Beginning

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2616430
- **Developer:** Bullfrog Productions
- **Publisher:** Electronic Arts
- **Genres:** Strategy, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Cloud, LAN PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 7, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2616430/populous-the-beginning)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2616430&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2616430/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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