Black & White 2
Lionhead Studios and Peter Molyneux may have been best known for the Fable series, but they’re also responsible for one of the most prominent god games of all time, Black & White 2. It’s an interesting fusion of real-time strategy, city building, and god simulation that has you taking direct control of a giant creature called from the void.
The human civilization that called you will build and thrive on their own, but your guiding hand can greatly influence them. With your hand (or mouse pointer) you can pick up units, trees, and buildings, and change the course of your civilization. The humans will react differently depending on your creature’s mood and temperament, and you can influence them into good, evil, or being neutral. Black & White 2 also adds in some controllable warfare and fighting units, used in real-time strategy battles when you go to war with other civilizations.
If you’re looking for a god simulation game you can’t go wrong with Black & White 2, using an engaging mixture of multiple genres.
