Populous: The Beginning
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 1998
Platforms
Genres
- god game
- strategy video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
- multiplayer video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- T - Teen*
Series
- Populous
Engines
- Magic Carpet
Localized titles
- Populous: The Beginning
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- RPG*
- Strategy*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- PvP*
- LAN PvP*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
Audio languages
- English*
Community tags · historical
- God Game*
- Votes · historical
- 45*
- Grand Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 34*
- Isometric*
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Strategy RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Tactical*
- Votes · historical
- 27*
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 23*
- RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 20*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 7 / 10*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.8 GHz*
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0*
- Storage
- 400 MB available space*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.8 GHz*
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 12*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unknown*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Bullfrog Productions
Publishers
- Electronic Arts
Release history
- 1998-11-30
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 1998-11-30 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 1998-11-30*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Mar 7, 2024*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- 1.8 GHz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Populous: The Beginning*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- 1.8 GHz*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Release year
- 1,998*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- 1.8 GHz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- 1.8 GHz*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Bullfrog Productions
- Bullfrog Productions*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- T - Teen*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- strategy video game
- strategy video game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Electronic Arts
- Electronic Arts*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 1998-11-30 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 1998-11-30*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 33 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 0*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 87* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- PvP*
- LAN PvP*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Bullfrog Productions*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100000 - 200000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Store genres
- RPG*
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 143* min
- Name
- Populous™: The Beginning*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 39*
- Peak ccu
- 10*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 310*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 2.49*
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts*
- Recommendations
- 381*
- Store release date · historical
- Mar 7, 2024*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- PvP
- PvP*
- LAN PvP
- LAN PvP*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Bullfrog Productions
- Bullfrog Productions*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Store genres
- RPG
- RPG*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts
- Electronic Arts*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Mar 7, 2024*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 2* min
- Ccu
- 10*
- Developer
- Bullfrog Productions*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- RPG*
- Strategy*
- Historical US original list price
- 499* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 2* min
- Name
- Populous: The Beginning*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 39*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100,000 .. 200,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 310*
- Historical US price
- 499* US cents
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts*
- Community tags · historical
- God Game*
- Grand Strategy*
- Isometric*
- Strategy RPG*
- Tactical*
- Strategy*
- RPG*
- Store genres
- RPG
- RPG*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Languages
- English*
- Community tags · historical
- God Game
- God Game*
- Grand Strategy
- Grand Strategy*
- Isometric
- Isometric*
- Strategy RPG
- Strategy RPG*
- Tactical
- Tactical*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Tags votes
- God Game
- Votes · historical
- 45*
- Grand Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 34*
- Isometric
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Strategy RPG
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Tactical
- Votes · historical
- 27*
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 23*
- RPG
- Votes · historical
- 20*
Specifications 5 · 24 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- PvP*
- LAN PvP*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Bullfrog Productions*
- Store genres
- RPG*
- Strategy*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Name
- Populous™: The Beginning*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 10 Processor: 1.8 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 400 MB available space *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $4.99*
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts*
- Recommendations total
- 371*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Mar 7, 2024*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio)*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- PvP
- PvP*
- LAN PvP
- LAN PvP*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Bullfrog Productions
- Bullfrog Productions*
- Store genres
- RPG
- RPG*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 7 / 10*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.8 GHz*
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0*
- Storage
- 400 MB available space*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts
- Electronic Arts*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Mar 7, 2024*
- Interface languages
Specifications 6 · 15 fields
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Store genres
- RPG|Strategy*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 9,935*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- moderate*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 12*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Yes*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,024*
- Title
- Populous: The Beginning*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unknown*
- Store genres
- RPG
- RPG*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 12*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- PvP
- PvP*
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