List of god games
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This is a comprehensive index of god games, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, platform, setting and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.
Legend
| AMI | Amiga | APPII | Apple II family | AQUA | Mattel Aquarius |
| ARC | Acorn Archimedes | ATRST | Atari ST, Atari Falcon | C64 | Commodore 64 |
| CPC | Amstrad CPC | DOS | DOS / MS-DOS | DROID | Android |
| DS | Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS | DUO | TurboDuo / PC Engine Duo | GB | Game Boy |
| GCN | GameCube | GEN | Sega Genesis / Mega Drive | INT | Intellivision |
| iOS | iOS, iPhone, iPod, iPadOS, iPad, visionOS, Apple Vision Pro | iPhone | Term not found | LIN | Linux |
| MAC | Classic Mac OS, 2001 and before | MOBI | Mobile phone | N64 | Nintendo 64, iQue Player |
| NX | (replace with NS) | OSX | macOS | PC98 | PC-9800 series |
| PCE | TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine | PET | Commodore PET | PS1 | PlayStation 1 |
| PS2 | PlayStation 2 | PS4 | PlayStation 4 | PSN | PlayStation Network |
| Quest | Meta Quest / Oculus Quest family, including Oculus Rift | SAT | Sega Saturn | SCD | Sega CD / Mega CD |
| SMS | Sega Master System | SNES | Super Nintendo / Super Famicom / Super Comboy | TRS80 | TRS-80 |
| VC | Term not found | WIN | Microsoft Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up | WIN3X | Term not found |
| WIN9X | Term not found | WMO | Windows Mobile | X360 | (replace with XB360) |
| X68K | X68000 | ZX | ZX Spectrum |
| Compilation | A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series |
| Early access | A game launched in early access is unfinished and thus might contain bugs and glitches or have some of the content missing |
| Episodic | An episodic video game that is released in batches over a period of time |
| Expansion | A large-scale DLC to an already existing game that adds new story, areas, maps and additions and/or changes to the game's mechanics |
| Full release | A full release of a game that launched in early access first |
| Limited | A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game |
| Port | The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences |
| Remake | The game is an enhanced remake of an original, made using new engine and/or assets and thus containing completely new sound, graphics and possibly changes to the story and/or gameplay |
| Remaster | The game is a remaster of an original, released on the same or different platform, with minor changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay |
| Rerelease | The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes |
List
| Year | Title | Developer | Setting | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio | George Blank | Historical | APPII, PET, TRS80 | First appeared in the December 1978 issue of SoftSide magazine for the Radio Shack TRS-80. |
| 1982 | Utopia | Don Daglow | Contemporary | AQUA, INT | |
| 1985 | Little Computer People | David Crane | Contemporary | AMI, APPII, C64, CPC, ATRST, ZX | |
| 1986 | Alter Ego | Peter J. Favaro | Contemporary | APPII, C64, DOS, MAC, iPhone | |
| 1989 | Populous | Bullfrog | Fantasy | AMI, ARC, DOS, DS, GB, GEN, MAC, PC98, PCE, SMS, SNES, ATRST, X68K | |
| 1990 | SimEarth: The Living Planet | Maxis | Nature | AMI, DUO, DOS, MAC, PCE, SCD, SNES, WIN, X68K | |
| 1990 | Powermonger | Bullfrog | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, GEN, MAC, PC98, SCD, SNES, ATRST | |
| 1990 | ActRaiser | Quintet | Fantasy | MOBI, SNES, VC | Hybrid with side-scrolling platform game. |
| 1991 | Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods | Bullfrog | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, GEN, MAC, PC98, SNES, ATRST | Sequel to Populous. |
| 1991 | Mega Lo Mania (also known as Tyrants: Fight Through Time) | Sensible | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, GEN, SNES, ATRST | |
| 1992 | SimLife: The Genetic Playground | Maxis | Nature | AMI, DOS, MAC, WIN3X | The player controls the evolution of creatures. |
| 1994 | Fortress | F1 | Fantasy | AMI | |
| 1995 | Baldies | Atari Corporation | Fantasy | PS1, SAT | |
| 1996 | Afterlife | LucasArts | Fantasy | DOS, MAC, WIN9X | |
| 1996 | Creatures | Creature Labs | Fantasy | WIN, MAC | |
| 1997 | Theme Hospital | Bullfrog | Simulation | DOS, PS1 | |
| 1997 | Dungeon Keeper | Bullfrog | Fantasy | DOS, WIN9X, WIN | First title in the series. |
| 1997 | Dungeon Keeper: The Deeper Dungeons | Bullfrog | Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Dungeon Keeper. |
| 1997 | Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life | Crossover | Nature | WIN | A simulation of species evolution. |
| 1998 | Creatures 2 | Creature Labs | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Creatures. |
| 1998 | Populous: The Beginning | Bullfrog | Fantasy | PS1, PSN, WIN | Sequel to Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods. |
| 1998 | Skull Caps | Ubisoft | Fantasy | WIN | |
| 1999 | Creatures 3 | Creature Labs | Fantasy | WIN, LIN | Sequel to Creatures. |
| 1999 | Doshin the Giant | Param, Nintendo | Fantasy | GCN, N64 | |
| 1999 | Dungeon Keeper 2 | Bullfrog | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Dungeon Keeper. |
| 2000 | Kyojin no Doshin Kaihō Sensen Chibikko Chikko Daishūgō | Param | Fantasy | N64 | Expansion to Doshin the Giant. |
| 2000 | Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | Cyberlore | Fantasy | LIN, MAC, WIN | |
| 2001 | Black & White | Lionhead | Fantasy | MAC, WIN | First title in the series. |
| 2001 | Docking Station | Creature Labs | Fantasy | WIN, LIN | Sequel to Creatures |
| 2001 | Startopia | Mucky Foot Productions | Sci-Fi | WIN | A space station sim. |
| 2002 | Black & White: Creature Isle | Lionhead | Fantasy | MAC, WIN | Expansion to Black & White. |
| 2005 | Black & White 2 | Lionhead | Fantasy | OSX, WIN | Sequel to Black & White. |
| 2006 | Viva Piñata | Rare | Fantasy | WIN, X360 | A simulation where players manage a garden to attract and mate piñata animals. |
| 2006 | Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods | Lionhead | Fantasy | OSX, WIN | Expansion to Black & White 2. |
| 2007 | Seaman 2: Pekin Genjin Ikusei Kit | Sega | Fantasy | PS2 | |
| 2008 | Spore | Maxis | Nature/Sci-Fi | OSX, WIN | Simulates the life and evolution of species from a cell to a space civilization on a fictional galaxy. |
| 2009 | Pocket God | Bolt Creative | Fantasy | iOS, DROID, WMO | |
| 2009 | Pocket Devil | Eyedip | Fantasy | iOS | Clone of Pocket God |
| 2009 | Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | 1C:Ino-Co | Fantasy | OSX, WIN | Sequel to Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim. |
| 2010 | GodFinger | Wonderland Software | Fantasy/Simulation | iOS | |
| 2011 | From Dust | Ubisoft, Eric Chahi | Nature | X360, WIN, PSN | Nature simulation game where players control and model nature in order to save a human tribe from extinction. |
| 2012 | WorldBox | Maxim Karpenko | Indie/Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN, iPhone, DROID | 2D simulation of worlds and civilizations that let's player have full control over the world |
| 2013 | Reus | Abbey Games | Nature/Fantasy | WIN | A 2D god game where the player controls nature giants to balance human progression. |
| 2013 | Godus | 22cans | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, iPhone, DROID | Spiritual successor to Populous. |
| 2013 | Thrive | Revolutionary Games Studio | Nature | WIN, OSX, LIN | A 2D/3D open source spiritual successor to Spore, focusing more on scientific accuracy |
| 2015 | War for the Overworld | Subterranean Games | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | Spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper 2. |
| 2018 | Crest | Eat Create Sleep | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
| 2018 | Everything | David OReilly | Simulation | WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, NX | |
| 2018 | The Universim | Crytivo Games | Indie/Simulation | WIN, OSX, LIN | A planet management game where the player takes the role of "God" and guides the development of civilisation. |
| 2019 | Rise to Ruins | Raymond Doerr | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
| 2022 | Deisim[1][2] | Myron Software | Fantasy | WIN, Quest | Virtual reality game where you play as the god help or destroy the development of humankind. |
| 2024 | Gods Against Machines | Silver Eye Studios | Fantasy, Sci-fi | WIN | Play as a god over a fantasy race vs machines using RTS rules.[3] |
| 2024 | Reus 2[4] | Abbey Games | Nature/Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Reus |
References
- ^ "Deisim for Windows". Softonic. SOFTONIC INTERNATIONAL S.A. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "press kit". Myron Software. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Jonathan Bolding (February 19, 2024). "Be a fantasy god smashing an army of terraforming robots in Gods Against Machines". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Reus on Steam". Steam. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.