Populous
PC · 1989
About this game
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.
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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 a chance to win, you must change the landscape, creating flat land for your followers to build on.
The more followers 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 you have built, literally taking strength from the people into himself, and working his way toward the enemy.
When he gets there, he will engage in holy warfare upon your enemy's people.
He will burn; he will kill.
And he won't stop until they're all dead... or he is.
But you don't have to let your people have all the fun; the gods have other tools as well.
You can drown your enemies one at a time with your land-lowering powers, submerge their towns in swamps, or raise a volcano in the middle of their best farmland.
Even better, you can flood the land and drain all the people who didn't build on high ground.
And when you win, you'll have 500 more worlds to conquer.
A god's play is just never done.
About PC
PC gaming spans over four decades, from early DOS titles to today's massive Steam and digital-storefront libraries. Because "PC" covers everything from 1990s CD-ROM releases to current AAA titles, it's the single largest platform by game count on Gamevaro. For collectors, PC gaming splits into two very different worlds: physical big-box releases from the 1990s and 2000s (increasingly collectible, especially complete-in-box with original manuals and inserts) and the modern digital library, which Gamevaro tracks for portfolio and spending purposes even though it has no resale market.
Gamevaro tracks Populous for PC with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
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Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-16 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-15 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-14 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-13 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-11 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-09 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €4.99 |
| 2026-07-08 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €0.99 |
| 2026-07-07 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €0.99 |
| 2026-07-04 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €0.99 |
| 2026-07-03 | New (sealed) | OTHER | €0.99 |
Rarity & condition
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Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Populous worth?
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Is Populous rare?
No market sales have been tracked yet for Populous, which could mean it rarely changes hands or that Gamevaro simply hasn't recorded a sale for it yet.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Populous?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
