Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods

Title	Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods
First release	1991
Developer	Bullfrog Productions
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Platforms	Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows), SNES / Super Famicom, Sharp X68000
Genres	god game, real-time strategy
Also known as	Populous 2 - Trials of the Olympian Gods · Populous 2
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	DOS: 1992-09-01 SNES / Super Famicom: 1993-01-22 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2269596

Mt. Olympus serves as the ultimate goal as you battle through 32 deities of the Greek pantheon. Players manipulate the environment by casting spells like lightning, fire, and tornadoes to shape the land. You can also summon heroes to protect your followers or unleash plagues and tidal waves to dismantle enemy civilizations during combat.

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Wikidata (Q2269596) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

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REG-Vault (amiga/populous-ii-trials-of-the-olympian-gods) · last updated 2026-09-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods – box art (front)

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Screenshots, Logos (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Electronic Arts · internal use only.

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Videos

Populous II - Amiga (Gameplay)

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Populous II Amiga Gameplay (1080P)

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