# Populous (video game)

*Source* · `src-wikipedia-populous` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Encyclopedia / wiki |
| authors | Wikipedia contributors |
| venue | Wikipedia |
| date | 2026 |
| url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game) |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Bullfrog, designed by Peter Molyneux, Amiga March 1989; raising and lowering land is the basic power; mana comes from followers building houses; more mana unlocks earthquakes, floods, swamps, volcanoes, and knights.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [God powers](../mechanic/god-powers.md), [Populous](../game/populous.md), [Terraforming](../mechanic/terraforming.md)

## Citation

Wikipedia contributors (2026). *Populous (video game)*. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game)

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Provenance: created in run `2026-10-24-taxonomy-m6`.