Populous: The Beginning
Populous: The Beginning
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 438 reviews
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In the third part of the Populous series, you control your shaman and the tribe of her followers in a difficult quest to conquer all 25 planets of a star system and ascend to godhood.
DeveloperBullfrog Productions
PublisherElectronic Arts
ReleasedMar 7, 2024
Runs onWindows
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Playable · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Playable
Price$4.99
Player history
Aug 24Feb 25Jul 25Jan 26
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 14 | +1 | +7.7% | 31 |
| Jun 2026 | 13 | -3 | -18.8% | 31 |
| May 2026 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 39 |
| Apr 2026 | 16 | +4 | +33.3% | 46 |
| Mar 2026 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 32 |
| Feb 2026 | 12 | -2 | -14.3% | 29 |
| Jan 2026 | 14 | +3 | +27.3% | 29 |
| Dec 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 29 |
| Nov 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 |
| Oct 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 |
| Aug 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 32 |
* current month, data so far
Audience
English
48%
Portuguese (Brazil)
10%
German
8%
Chinese (Traditional)
8%
Chinese (Simplified)
7%
Spanish (Spain)
5%
Other
12%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 446 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
