God game, the Glossary
A god game is an artificial life game that casts the player in the position of controlling the game on a large scale, as an entity with divine and supernatural powers, as a great leader, or with no specified character (as in Spore), and places them in charge of a game setting containing autonomous characters to guard and influence.[1]
Table of Contents
25 relations: ActRaiser, Ancient Greece, Black & White (video game), Bullfrog Productions, Construction and management simulation, Divinity, Dungeon Keeper, GameSpot, Godus, IGN, Life simulation game, Magic (game terminology), Myth, Natural disaster, Next Generation (magazine), Peter Molyneux, Polygon (website), Populous (series), Populous (video game), Positive feedback, Real-time strategy, Spore (2008 video game), Strategy video game, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Supernatural.
ActRaiser
is a 1990 video game developed by Quintet and published by Enix for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, It combines traditional side-scrolling platforming and sections with city building and god game elements. God game and ActRaiser are god games.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
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Black & White (video game)
Black & White is a god video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows in 2001 and by Feral Interactive in 2002 for Mac OS. God game and Black & White (video game) are god games.
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Bullfrog Productions
Bullfrog Productions Limited was a British video game developer based in Guildford, England.
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Construction and management simulation
Construction and management simulation (CMS), sometimes also called management sim or building sim, is a subgenre of simulation game in which players build, expand or manage fictional communities or projects with limited resources. God game and Construction and management simulation are video game genres.
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Divinity
Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity.
Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Keeper is a strategy video game developed by Bullfrog Productions and released by Electronic Arts in June 1997 for MS-DOS and Windows 95. God game and Dungeon Keeper are god games.
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GameSpot
GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.
Godus
Godus is a god video game developed by 22cans and published by DeNA. God game and Godus are god games.
IGN
IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.
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Life simulation game
Life simulation games form a subgenre of simulation video games in which the player lives or controls one or more virtual characters (human or otherwise). God game and Life simulation game are video game genres.
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Magic (game terminology)
Magic or mana is an attribute assigned to characters within a role-playing or video game that indicates their power to use special magical abilities or "spells".
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Myth
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society.
Natural disaster
A natural disaster is the very harmful impact on a society or community after a natural hazard event.
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Next Generation (magazine)
Next Generation was a US video game magazine that was published by Imagine Media (now Future US).
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Peter Molyneux
Peter Douglas Molyneux (born 5 May 1959) is an English video game designer and programmer.
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Polygon (website)
Polygon is an American entertainment website by Vox Media covering video games, movies, television, and other popular culture.
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Populous (series)
Populous is a series of video games developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts. God game and Populous (series) are god games.
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Populous (video game)
Populous is a video game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts, released originally for the Amiga in 1989, and is regarded by many as the first god game. God game and Populous (video game) are god games.
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Positive feedback
Positive feedback (exacerbating feedback, self-reinforcing feedback) is a process that occurs in a feedback loop which exacerbates the effects of a small disturbance.
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Real-time strategy
Real-time strategy (RTS) is a subgenre of strategy video games that does not progress incrementally in turns, but allow all players to play simultaneously, in "real time". God game and Real-time strategy are video game genres.
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Spore (2008 video game)
Spore is a 2008 life simulation real-time strategy god game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Designed by Will Wright, it covers many genres including action, real-time strategy, and role-playing games. God game and Spore (2008 video game) are god games.
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Strategy video game
Strategy is a major video game genre that emphasizes thinking and planning over direct instant action in order to achieve victory. God game and Strategy video game are video game genres.
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.
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Supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_game
Also known as God games, God sim, God simulation.