See Lists of video games for related lists. 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

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, iOS 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, Wii 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 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, WIN 1996 Creatures Creature Labs Fantasy WIN, MAC 1997 Theme Hospital Bullfrog Simulation DOS, PS1 1997 Dungeon Keeper Bullfrog Fantasy DOS, 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, XB360 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 XB360, 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, iOS, 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, iOS, DROID Spiritual successor to Populous.2013ThriveRevolutionary Games StudioNatureWIN, OSX, LINA 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, NS 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 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.2024Reus 2Abbey GamesNature/FantasyWINSequel to Reus

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