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Is Depopulation worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players interested in games about population and environmental pressure
- Players who want to compare coercive and peaceful approaches to a global problem
- People looking for a short strategy game with replay value
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long campaign may find the game short.
- Those who want a low-pressure strategy experience may find its focus on population reduction and environmental crisis grim.
- Players looking for a purely peaceful approach may not want the game's military options.
Our take on Depopulation
The focus on rapid turns and a compact campaign limits the amount of time spent with each scenario. Replay value comes from trying different approaches rather than from a long sequence of missions.
What is Depopulation?
Depopulation is a turn-based strategy game about addressing pollution and the survival of Earth's environment.
Players can use invasions, famine, disease, nuclear weapons, intensified natural disasters, and civil wars to reduce the human population. A peaceful route is also available: influence countries through politics, build environmental projects and infrastructure, and lower birth rates. Turns resolve quickly, and the game is described as short but replayable, with a challenge that can take time to master. The paid version includes higher-resolution graphics, more music, larger PC-specific assets, and save games. A free browser version is also available, with less content and lower-quality graphics; it has no save games.
How Depopulation plays
- 01Two policy routes
- Players can pursue population reduction through conflict or work toward sustainability through politics, infrastructure, and lower birth rates.
- 02Fast turn resolution
- Turns finish immediately, keeping the pace brisk for a turn-based game.
- 03Earth rendering
- The game uses a terrain-rendering system to show the planet's surface.
- 04Browser edition
- A free browser version offers a smaller selection of content and lower-resolution graphics than the paid edition.
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Depopulation: platforms & release
Is Depopulation worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players interested in games about population and environmental pressure. Skip it if: players seeking a long campaign may find the game short.
Where can I download Depopulation?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Depopulation's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Depopulation on?
Windows only.
