Philip José Farmer's Riverworld (Windows)

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Riverworld is a 3D real-time strategy game based on Philip José Farmer's universe of books, where on an earthlike planet, with just one river flowing from pole to pole and back, all of mankind (a figure around 36 billions) is resurrected, from the first homo sapiens to the early 21st century population, as humanity was wiped out shorty after.

Playing as Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer from the 18th century (who has an uncanny resemblance to Welsh actor Timothy Dalton), the player decides to evolve the people from the prehistoric ages to the future. For that, he needs to build new houses to increase the population, conquer new territories (which will allow the player to both expand territory and progress into more advanced ages), meet other notable people from the human history and defend against other characters with the same goal in mind.

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Alternate Titles

• "River World" -- Alternate spelling

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• Inspiration: Literature

User Reviews

Could have been a great turn-based game...

Luis Silva (13595)

Critic Reviews

Game Over Online	Oct, 1998	70 out of 100	70
Attack Games	Dec, 1998	7 out of 10	70
PC Zone	Aug 13, 2001	6.5 out of 10	65
Game Over Online	Oct, 1998	60 out of 100	60
Secret Service / New S Service	Jan, 1999	6 out of 10	60
Power Play	Nov, 1998	56 out of 100	56
PC Joker	Nov, 1998	54 out of 100	54
PC Player (Germany)	Nov, 1998	52 out of 100	52
Score	Nov, 1998	5 out of 10	50
GameStar (Germany)	Nov, 1998	50 out of 100	50

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• Riverworld - Wikipedia (All about the Riverworld universe at Wikipedia)