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All of the big Bullfrog games were unique and for some reason never spawned imitators. Populous, Magic Carpet, Theme Park/Hospital, Dungeon Keeper alongside Syn

All of the big Bullfrog games were unique and for some reason never spawned imitators. Populous, Magic Carpet, Theme Park/Hospital, Dungeon Keeper alongside Syndicate

Filligree 1mo ago
They definitely are successors to some of those. Two Point Hospital for one. It never quite recaptured the charm of the original, but that might just be because I’m older.
- Forgeties79 1mo ago
  Is that any good? It came up on my recommended list on Steam for years and has since stopped. I was vaguely interested
  - john_strinlai 1mo ago
    i enjoyed both two point hospital and two point museum. i think i would recommend museum over hospital, but it's close. i didn't play two point campus, and have heard it's the weakest of the three. two point museum is 33% off and hospital is 75% off right now.
    - Forgeties79 1mo ago
      Cool thanks!
- user_of_the_wek 1mo ago
  And Rollercoaster Tycoon. But I‘ll never forget how awesome the original Theme Park felt. I even had the SNES version.
CuriouslyC 1mo ago
Dungeon Keeper absolutely produced knockoffs. Orcs Must Die, Dungeon Defenders, Dungeons, etc.
- themaninthedark 1mo ago
  Don't forget War for the Overworld!
chaostheory 1mo ago
There are plenty of theme park and dungeon sims now. Even Syndicate has a spiritual successor made by former syndicate devs
- aleph_minus_one 1mo ago
  > Even Syndicate has a spiritual successor made by former syndicate devs For those who are asking: this successor is Satellite Reign: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Reign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Reign
Scubabear68 1mo ago
Man I really miss Populous, the whole feel of that game was just so unique and fantastic.
- bovermyer 1mo ago
  I lost many hours to Populous II. Being able to rain down lightning was just plain fun.
- simonh 1mo ago
  Four Tribes is a decent iOS clone.
mrguyorama 1mo ago
For Populous, see https://store.steampowered.com/app/319560/Reprisal_Universe/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/319560/Reprisal_Universe/ It's very much a similar game.

All of the big Bullfrog games were unique and for some reason never spawned imitators. Populous, Magic Carpet, Theme Park/Hospital, Dungeon Keeper alongside Syndicate

Filligree 1mo ago

They definitely are successors to some of those. Two Point Hospital for one. It never quite recaptured the charm of the original, but that might just be because I’m older.

Forgeties79 1mo ago
Is that any good? It came up on my recommended list on Steam for years and has since stopped. I was vaguely interested
- john_strinlai 1mo ago
  i enjoyed both two point hospital and two point museum. i think i would recommend museum over hospital, but it's close. i didn't play two point campus, and have heard it's the weakest of the three. two point museum is 33% off and hospital is 75% off right now.
  - Forgeties79 1mo ago
    Cool thanks!
user_of_the_wek 1mo ago
And Rollercoaster Tycoon. But I‘ll never forget how awesome the original Theme Park felt. I even had the SNES version.

CuriouslyC 1mo ago

Dungeon Keeper absolutely produced knockoffs. Orcs Must Die, Dungeon Defenders, Dungeons, etc.

themaninthedark 1mo ago
Don't forget War for the Overworld!

chaostheory 1mo ago

There are plenty of theme park and dungeon sims now. Even Syndicate has a spiritual successor made by former syndicate devs

aleph_minus_one 1mo ago
> Even Syndicate has a spiritual successor made by former syndicate devs For those who are asking: this successor is Satellite Reign: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Reign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Reign

Scubabear68 1mo ago

Man I really miss Populous, the whole feel of that game was just so unique and fantastic.

bovermyer 1mo ago
I lost many hours to Populous II. Being able to rain down lightning was just plain fun.
simonh 1mo ago
Four Tribes is a decent iOS clone.

mrguyorama 1mo ago

For Populous, see https://store.steampowered.com/app/319560/Reprisal_Universe/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/319560/Reprisal_Universe/ It's very much a similar game.