God games
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.
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| Cover | Title | Released | Developer | Setting | Platforms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio | 1978 | George Blank | Historical | APPII, PET, TRS80 | First appeared in the December 1978 issue of SoftSide magazine for the Radio Shack TRS-80. |
 | Utopia | 1982 | Don Daglow | Contemporary | AQUA, INT | |
 | Little Computer People | 1985 | David Crane | Contemporary | AMI, APPII, C64, CPC, ATRST, ZX | |
 | Alter Ego | 1986 | Peter J. Favaro | Contemporary | APPII, C64, DOS, MAC, iOS | |
 | Populous | 1989 | Bullfrog | Fantasy | AMI, ARC, DOS, DS, GB, GEN, MAC, PC98, PCE, SMS, SNES, ATRST, X68K | |
 | SimEarth: The Living Planet | 1990 | Maxis | Nature | AMI, DUO, DOS, MAC, PCE, SCD, SNES, WIN, X68K | |
 | Powermonger | 1990 | Bullfrog | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, GEN, MAC, PC98, SCD, SNES, ATRST | |
 | ActRaiser | 1990 | Quintet | Fantasy | MOBI, SNES, Wii | Hybrid with side-scrolling platform game. |
 | Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods | 1991 | Bullfrog | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, GEN, MAC, PC98, SNES, ATRST | Sequel to Populous. |
 | Mega Lo Mania (also known as Tyrants: Fight Through Time) | 1991 | Sensible | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, GEN, SNES, ATRST | |
 | SimLife: The Genetic Playground | 1992 | Maxis | Nature | AMI, DOS, MAC | The player controls the evolution of creatures. |
| Fortress | 1994 | F1 | Fantasy | AMI | ||
 | Baldies | 1995 | Atari Corporation | Fantasy | PS1, SAT | |
 | Afterlife | 1996 | LucasArts | Fantasy | DOS, MAC, WIN | |
 | Creatures | 1996 | Creature Labs | Fantasy | WIN, MAC | |
 | Theme Hospital | 1997 | Bullfrog | Simulation | DOS, PS1 | |
 | Dungeon Keeper | 1997 | Bullfrog | Fantasy | DOS, WIN | First title in the series. |
 | Dungeon Keeper: The Deeper Dungeons | 1997 | Bullfrog | Fantasy | WIN | Expansion to Dungeon Keeper. |
 | Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life | 1997 | Crossover | Nature | WIN | A simulation of species evolution. |
 | Creatures 2 | 1998 | Creature Labs | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Creatures. |
 | Populous: The Beginning | 1998 | Bullfrog | Fantasy | PS1, PSN, WIN | Sequel to Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods. |
 | Skull Caps | 1998 | Ubisoft | Fantasy | WIN | |
 | Creatures 3 | 1999 | Creature Labs | Fantasy | WIN, LIN | Sequel to Creatures. |
 | Doshin the Giant | 1999 | Param, Nintendo | Fantasy | GCN, N64 | |
 | Dungeon Keeper 2 | 1999 | Bullfrog | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Dungeon Keeper. |
 | Kyojin no Doshin Kaihō Sensen Chibikko Chikko Daishūgō | 2000 | Param | Fantasy | N64 | Expansion to Doshin the Giant. |
 | Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | 2000 | Cyberlore | Fantasy | LIN, MAC, WIN | |
 | Black & White | 2001 | Lionhead | Fantasy | MAC, WIN | First title in the series. |
 | Docking Station | 2001 | Creature Labs | Fantasy | WIN, LIN | Sequel to Creatures |
 | Startopia | 2001 | Mucky Foot Productions | Sci-Fi | WIN | A space station sim. |
 | Black & White: Creature Isle | 2002 | Lionhead | Fantasy | MAC, WIN | Expansion to Black & White. |
 | Black & White 2 | 2005 | Lionhead | Fantasy | OSX, WIN | Sequel to Black & White. |
 | Viva Piñata | 2006 | Rare | Fantasy | WIN, XB360 | A simulation where players manage a garden to attract and mate piñata animals. |
 | Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods | 2006 | Lionhead | Fantasy | OSX, WIN | Expansion to Black & White 2. |
 | Seaman 2: Pekin Genjin Ikusei Kit | 2007 | Sega | Fantasy | PS2 | |
 | Spore | 2008 | Maxis | Nature/Sci-Fi | OSX, WIN | Simulates the life and evolution of species from a cell to a space civilization on a fictional galaxy. |
 | Pocket God | 2009 | Bolt Creative | Fantasy | iOS, DROID, WMO | |
| Pocket Devil | 2009 | Eyedip | Fantasy | iOS | Clone of Pocket God | |
 | Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | 2009 | 1C:Ino-Co | Fantasy | OSX, WIN | Sequel to Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim. |
 | GodFinger | 2010 | Wonderland Software | Fantasy/Simulation | iOS | |
 | From Dust | 2011 | 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. |
 | WorldBox | 2012 | 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 |
 | Reus | 2013 | Abbey Games | Nature/Fantasy | WIN | A 2D god game where the player controls nature giants to balance human progression. |
 | Godus | 2013 | 22cans | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, iOS, DROID | Spiritual successor to Populous. |
| Thrive | 2013 | Revolutionary Games Studio | Nature | WIN, OSX, LIN | A 2D/3D open source spiritual successor to Spore, focusing more on scientific accuracy | |
 | War for the Overworld | 2015 | Subterranean Games | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | Spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper 2. |
 | Crest | 2018 | Eat Create Sleep | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
 | Everything | 2018 | David OReilly | Simulation | WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, NS | |
 | The Universim | 2018 | 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. |
 | Rise to Ruins | 2019 | Raymond Doerr | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
| Deisim | 2022 | Myron Software | Fantasy | WIN, Quest | Virtual reality game where you play as the god help or destroy the development of humankind. | |
| Gods Against Machines | 2024 | Silver Eye Studios | Fantasy, Sci-fi | WIN | Play as a god over a fantasy race vs machines using RTS rules. | |
| Reus 2 | 2024 | Abbey Games | Nature/Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Reus |
Table data adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.