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Populous The Beginning

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App ID 2616430
App Type Game
Store Name Populous™: The Beginning
Developer
Publisher Electronic Arts
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 29042049
Last Record Update 17 May 2025 – 17:13:16 UTC ()
Release Date 7 March 2024 – 17:57:00 UTC ()
❓ 82.22%
358 reviews
11
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Bullfrog Productions
ReleaseState released
Publisher Electronic Arts
eulas
0 ↴
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namePopulous The Beginning EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/2616430_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 7 March 2024 – 17:57:51 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres RPG (3), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 7 March 2024 – 17:57:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 6 March 2024 – 00:31:07 UTC () (1709685067)
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englishPopulous™: The Beginning
danishPopulous™: The Beginning
dutchPopulous™: The Beginning
finnishPopulous™: The Beginning
frenchPopulous™ : À l'aube de la création
germanPopulous™: The Beginning
italianPopulous™: The Beginning
norwegianPopulous™: The Beginning
polishPopulous™: The Beginning
portuguesePopulous™: The Beginning
russianPopulous™: The Beginning
spanishPopulous™: The Beginning
swedishPopulous™: The Beginning
turkishPopulous™: The Beginning
brazilianPopulous™: The Beginning
tchinese《上帝也瘋狂：開天闢地》
japanesePopulous™: The Beginning （英語版）
koreanaPopulous™: The Beginning
schinese《上帝也疯狂：开天辟地》
czechPopulous™: The Beginning
thaiPopulous™: The Beginning
ukrainianPopulous™: The Beginning
latamPopulous™: The Beginning
review_score 8
review_percentage 88
mastersubs_granting_app EA Play (1289670)
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 May 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13457792
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-1RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 21 September 2023 – 16:33:56 UTC (), in changelist #20380185

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌌 God Game 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🌆 Isometric 🧠 Strategy RPG 🤔 Tactical 💡 Strategy 🎲 RPG

Categories

Single-player LAN PvP Steam Cloud Family Sharing Multi-player PvP

Assets

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timestamp31 January 2025 – 11:15:56 UTC

Steam charts

  • 11 players right now
  • 21 24-hour peak
  • 179 all-time peak 10 March 2024
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Store data

  • 1,523 followers
  • 318 positive reviews
  • 40 negative reviews
  • 88.83% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 2,169 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 82.22% SteamDB Rating
  • 318 88.8% positive reviews
  • 40 11.2% negative reviews

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 11 players live playing Populous The Beginning on Steam.

Populous The Beginning had an all-time peak of 179 concurrent players on 10 March 2024.

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