Chronology of god video games

Simulation video 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

Video game platforms

AMI	Commodore Amiga
APPII	Apple II
ARC	Acorn Archimedes
AQUA	Mattel Aquarius
C64	Commodore 64
CPC	Amstrad CPC
DOS	DOS / MS-DOS
DS	Nintendo DS
DUO	TurboDuo
GB	Game Boy
GEN	Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive
GCN	Nintendo GameCube

INT	Intellivision
iPhone	iPhone
LIN	Linux
MAC	Macintosh / Mac OS
MOBI	Mobile phone
N64	Nintendo 64
OSX	Mac OS X
PC98	NEC PC-9801
PCE	TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
PET	Commodore PET
PS1	PlayStation / PSone
PSN	PlayStation Network

SCD	Sega Mega-CD
SMS	Sega Master System
SNES	Super NES / Super Famicom
ST	Atari ST
TRS80	TRS-80
VC	Virtual Console (Wii)
Wii	Wii
WIN	Microsoft Windows
WIN3X	Windows 3.x
WIN9X	Windows 9x
X360	Xbox 360
X68K	Sharp X68000
ZX	ZX Spectrum

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, ST, 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, ST, 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, ST
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, ST	Sequel to Populous.
1991	Mega Lo Mania (a.k.a. Tyrants: Fight Through Time)	Sensible	Fantasy	AMI, DOS, GEN, SNES, ST
1991	SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony	Maxis	Nature	AMI, DOS, MAC, PC98, SNES, WIN3X	The player controls an ant colony in a suburban backyard.
1992	SimLife: The Genetic Playground	Maxis	Nature	AMI, DOS, MAC, WIN3X	The player controls the evolution of creatures.
1994	Magic Carpet	Bullfrog	Fantasy	DOS, PS1, PS3	The player controls a wizard capable of altering the levels terrain
1994	Fortress	F1	Fantasy	AMI
1996	Afterlife	LucasArts	Fantasy	DOS, MAC, WIN9X
1996	Creatures	Creature Labs	Fantasy	WIN, MAC
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.
1997	Dungeon Keeper	Bullfrog	Fantasy	DOS, WIN9X, WIN	First title in the series.
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.
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
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.
2006	Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress	Bay 12 Games	Fantasy	LIN, OSX, WIN	Build fortress in a dynamic fantasy simulator.
2008	Spore	Maxis	Various	OSX, Wii, WIN, iPhone
2009	Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim	1C:Ino-Co	Fantasy	OSX, WIN	Sequel to Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim
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.