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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 Syndicate

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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.

Is that any good? It came up on my recommended list on Steam for years and has since stopped. I was vaguely interested

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.

Cool thanks!

And Rollercoaster Tycoon. But I‘ll never forget how awesome the original Theme Park felt. I even had the SNES version.

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

I lost many hours to Populous II. Being able to rain down lightning was just plain fun.

Four Tribes is a decent iOS clone.

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

> 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

For Populous, see https://store.steampowered.com/app/319560/Reprisal_Universe/

It's very much a similar game.

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

Don't forget War for the Overworld!

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