| Aka: | Populous III - The Beginning |
| Console: | Sony Playstation |
| TV Standard: | NTSC-U |
| Developer(s): | Bullfrog Productions |
| Publisher(s): | Electronic Arts Victor |
| Release Date: | 1999-03-31 |
| Players: | 1 |
| Co-op: | No |
| ESRB: | T - Teen |
| Type: | Strategy |
Populous: The Beginning is a strategy and god-style video game. It is the third entry in the Populous video game series, developed by Bullfrog Productions in 1998. Unlike earlier games in the series, which cast the player in the role of a god influencing loyal followers, The Beginning took a radical departure and placed the player in the role of a shaman, who directly leads her tribe against opponents. Throughout the twenty-five missions of the campaign, the player leads their tribe across a solar system, dominating enemy tribes and tapping new sources of magic, with the ultimate goal of the shaman attaining godhood herself.
