Populous™

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App ID	2203860
App Type	Game
Developer	Bullfrog Productions
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Franchise	Populous™
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	DOSBOX Emulator
Last Changenumber	31251007
Last Record Update	22 September 2025 – 21:55:58 UTC ()
Release Date	7 March 2024 – 17:54:00 UTC ()

❓ 73.08%

53 reviews

In-Game

Move mountains, part the seas, and lead mortal armies to victory in Populous. Take on the powers of a mighty deity and battle for supremacy against an enemy god, using thoughtful strategy to shape the isometric world and the fate of its people.

Additional Information

Developer

Bullfrog Productions

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Electronic Arts

eulas

0 ↴
id	2203860_eula_0
name	Populous EULA
url	https://store.steampowered.com//eula/2203860_eula_0
version	1

Store Release Date

7 March 2024 – 17:54:41 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Strategy (2)

Store Genres

RPG (3), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

7 March 2024 – 17:54:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

6 March 2024 – 00:31:34 UTC () (1709685094)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	50
height_pct	50

osextended

empty string

name_localized

tchinese	《上帝也瘋狂》
japanese	ポピュラス（英語版）
schinese	《上帝也疯狂》
english	Populous™

review_score

review_percentage

mastersubs_granting_app

EA Play (1289670)

Detected Technologies (?)

DOSBOX Emulator, SDL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 19 March 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 12612737

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-9.0-1RC
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

28 October 2022 – 15:42:19 UTC (), in changelist #16528024

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

a680c79e1e663b49407a2058fe1adeee81824aea

icon

b731f1cce70385120221733f596130e519365e16

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	50
logo_position/height_pct	50
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	b731f1cce70385120221733f596130e519365e16.jpg
page_background_path	app/2203860
timestamp	7 March 2024 – 20:58:21 UTC

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