SNES/Super Famicom

Populous

You play a god, gaming against other gods in a celestial game of conquest. To win, you must help your chosen people take over the world and wipe out the vermin who worship that other god.Each god starts out with a single human, dumped into the middle of the wilderness. Sometimes there is inhabitable land in sight, sometimes not. To get win, you must change the landscape, creating flat land for your followers to build on. The more followers you have you have, the more powerful you will be, so take care of them. Build as fast as you can, because the other god is doing the same.When you have enough followers, you can make the leader of your people into a hero. He will then go around the land yo...

Genre: Strategy
Year: 1991
Developer: Bullfrog Productions
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Players: 1

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P2P Netplay available on compatible cores

Achievements

39 achievements · 380 total points

And the Ground Began to Shake Cast the earthquake spell
2 pts
Quicker than Quicksand Cast the swamp spell
3 pts
The Mighty Warrior Cast the knight spell
5 pts
Instant Mountain Cast the volcano spell
5 pts
Strange Tides Cast the flood spell
5 pts
There Can Be Only One Cast the armageddon spell
5 pts
Grassy Plains Conquerer Conquer a Grassy Plains world
5 pts
Desert Conquerer Conquer a Desert world
5 pts
Snow and Ice Conquerer Conquer a Snow and Ice world
10 pts
Rock and Lava Conquerer Conquer a Rock and Lava world
10 pts
Japanesque Conquerer Conquer a Japanesque world
10 pts
Francaise Conquerer Conquer a Francaise world
10 pts
Silly Land Conquerer Conquer a Silly Land world
10 pts
Bit Plains Conquerer Conquer a Bit Plains world
10 pts
Cake Land Conquerer Conquer a Cake Land world
10 pts
Piglet World Conquerer Conquer a Piglet World world
10 pts
In the Beginning Conquer 'Genesis' (battle ID 0)
5 pts
Well Done Mortal Conquer a world with a battle ID between 1 and 99
5 pts
Well Done Immortal Conquer a world with a battle ID between 100 and 199
10 pts
Well Done Eternal Conquer a world with a battle ID between 200 and 399
10 pts
Well Done Greater Being Conquer a world with a battle ID between 400 and 599
10 pts
Well Done Greater Diety Conquer a world with a battle ID between 600 and 799
10 pts
Well Done Greater King Conquer a world with a battle ID between 800 and 987
25 pts
You Have Conquered Evil Conquer 'V4RY5ZL2N' (battle ID 988)
25 pts
Diety in Training Conquer a world with at least 90,000 points
5 pts
Apprentice Diety Conquer a world with at least 120,000 points
10 pts
Master Diety Conquer a world with at least 150,000 points
10 pts
Urban Development Conquer a world while having at least 25 castles
5 pts
Sprawling Kingdom Conquer a world while having at least 50 castles
10 pts
Feudal Dispute Conquer a world with at least 25 battles
5 pts
Warring Tribes Conquer a world with at least 100 battles
10 pts
The Army Victorious Conquer a world with at least 300 battles
10 pts
Divine Wrath Conquer a world without any battles
25 pts
Trust Thy Followers Conquer a world without using any divine powers other than raise lower land and papal magnet
25 pts
An Unchanging World Conquer a world where you 'cannot build'
25 pts
Lowland Cleansing Cast flood on a world where 'water is fatal'
5 pts
Aftershocks Cast the earthquake spell at least thirty times in a single world
5 pts
I Dub Thee Sir Decem Create at least ten knights in a single world
5 pts
A New Mountain Range Cast the volcano spell at least thirty times in a single world
10 pts

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Populous frequently asked questions

How do I play Populous online with a friend?

Populous (SNES/Super Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Populous on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Populous in the SNES/Super Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Populous netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Populous have achievements?

Yes, Populous has 39 achievements worth 380 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Populous for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Populous on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.