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257 games like Populous

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01 Eve: Echoes Cover

2020 · Android, iOS

Eve: Echoes

84%

A brand-new spaceship sandbox MMO set in an alternate New Eden, the sci-fi universe of Eve Online.

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Populous

84% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Sandbox Theme Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
Trade-offs

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02 Force of Nature Cover

2016 · PC

Force of Nature

71%

Force of Nature is an indie open world sandbox game with fighting, crafting, building and farming systems.

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Populous

71% Sehr nah dran
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Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Sandbox Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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No description available from IGDB

03 The Sims 2 Cover

2004 · Mac, PC

The Sims 2

67%

In The Sims 2, your Sims will be more lifelike, more responsive, and more complex than ever before. You'll be able to control your Sims over their entire lifetimes, taking them from their first steps to their golden years. Guide them through "Life's Big Moment...

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Populous

67% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel
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No description available from IGDB

04 Stardew Valley Cover

2016 · Android, Linux, Mac

Stardew Valley

63%

Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrow...

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Populous

63% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Sandbox Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
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No description available from IGDB

05 The Sims 3 Cover

2009 · Mac, PC

The Sims 3

62%

In The Sims 3, you can create Sims with unique personalities, fulfill their desires, and control their lives within a customizable living neighborhood. Unlock all-new Karma Powers and unleash them on your Sims: help your Sim get lucky with the power of "love c...

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Populous

62% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel
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No description available from IGDB

06 SpellForce: The Order of Dawn Cover

In a world beyond imagination... In their immeasurable greed and constant thirst for power, the thirteen most powerful Mages of all time doomed the land, hurling it into an endless spiral of chaos and despair. Entire countries were wiped out in the blink of a...

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Populous

61% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Role-playing (RPG) Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Multiplayer Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

07 Terraria Cover

2011 · Android, Stadia, Linux

Terraria

56%

Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build structures, and fight enemies. Progression...

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Populous

56% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Sandbox Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel
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No description available from IGDB

08 The Sims 4 Cover

2014 · Mac, PC, PS4

The Sims 4

56%

Unleash your imagination and create a unique world of Sims that's an expression of you! Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes, and much more with The Sims 4. Life, and Sims, are yours to control. Customize your unique Sims, design their homes &...

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Populous

56% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Fantasy Theme Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Role-playing Game feel
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No description available from IGDB

09 Star Control: Origins Cover
56%

Star Control: Origins is a science fiction action-adventure game that combines planetary exploration, diplomacy with alien races, and one-on-one ship-to-ship space battles. Players captain a starship, sending a lander to survey planets, gather resources, and e...

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Populous

56% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Multiplayer Game feel Role-playing Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

10 Minecraft: Java Edition Cover

2011 · Linux, Mac, PC

Minecraft: Java Edition

51%

Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs, and items. Some activities in the game include mining...

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Populous

51% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Fantasy Theme Sandbox Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Multiplayer Game feel Role-playing Game feel
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No description available from IGDB

11 Pokémon Go Cover

2016 · Android, iOS

Pokémon Go

50%

Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that uses GPS to let players locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon in real-world locations. Players explore their physical surroundings to find PokéStops for items, battle at Gyms for team control, participat...

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Populous

50% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Fantasy Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Multiplayer Game feel Role-playing Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

12 Eador: Imperium Cover

2017 · PC

Eador: Imperium

49%

Hire heroes, build an army, prevail in battles and try to keep your empire intact in the face of grave danger. Eador. Imperium is a new chapter in Eador series, known for its unique blend of grand strategy, turn-based tactics and RPG elements.

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Populous

49% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Role-playing Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

13 Dragon Age: Inquisition Cover

2014 · PC, PS3, PS4

Dragon Age: Inquisition

48%

Dragon Age: Inquisition is a role-playing game and the third main game in the Dragon Age series. It is set in the Thedas continent, the same fantasy world as the two previous games. It consist of two large countries: Ferelden (from Dragon Age: Origins) and Orl...

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Populous

48% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Multiplayer Game feel Role-playing Game feel
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No description available from IGDB

14 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Cover
47%

Escape to a deserted island and create your own paradise as you explore, create, and customize in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Your island getaway has a wealth of natural resources that can be used to craft everything from tools to creature comforts. You can...

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Populous

47% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Sandbox Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Multiplayer Game feel Open World World design
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No description available from IGDB

15 Age of Empires III Cover

2005 · Mac, PC

Age of Empires III

47%

In this highly anticipated next installment in the Age of Empires franchise from Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires III places players in the time period of roughly 1500–1850, picking up where Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off. As players work to esta...

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Populous

47% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Multiplayer Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

16 Spore Cover

2008 · Mac, PC

Spore

47%

From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations. Play through Spore's five evolutionary stages: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. Each stage has its own unique style, challenges, and goals.

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Populous

47% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Role-playing (RPG) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Role-playing Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

17 Borderlands 2 Cover

2012 · Android, Linux, Mac

Borderlands 2

45%

A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside th...

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Populous

45% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Role-playing (RPG) Genre Sandbox Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Sandbox Game feel Multiplayer Game feel Role-playing Game feel Open World World design
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No description available from IGDB

18 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Cover
45%

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a real-time strategy game set in the high fantasy world of Azeroth. Players control one of four factions, the Human Alliance, Orcish Horde, Night Elves, or Undead Scourge, each with unique units, structures, and hero characters...

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Populous

45% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Multiplayer Game feel Role-playing Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

19 Cities: Skylines Cover

2015 · Stadia, Linux, Mac

Cities: Skylines

45%

Cities: Skylines is a single-player city-building simulation game. Players manage all aspects of a growing city including zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, constructing infrastructure such as roads, public transit, and utilities, and balanc...

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Populous

45% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Sandbox Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Sandbox Game feel Open World World design
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

20 Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Cover
45%

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a Strategy video game published by Blizzard Entertainment released on 1995 for MS-DOS. Warcraft 2 is a successor of the popular Warcraft real-time strategy game. The game contains many improvements over the previous version in...

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Populous

45% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Strategy Genre Fantasy Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Multiplayer Game feel Role-playing Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

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