Utopia

a.k.a. Island

created and published by Mattel in 1981, running on Intellivision

type: turn-based, simulation, strategy
genre: God game
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player, hotseat

languages: eng

4.3/5

Official description

You and your opponent each have an island to rule. Points are accumulated based on the welfare of your island people.
You can choose to be a benevolent ruler or an aggressive dictator. Your people need food, housing, and industry for clothing and other essentials. What you cannot manage are natural disasters.
A single hurricane could wipe out your crops, sink your fishing fleet, destroy all the homes and factories you've built. Rebels may automatically appear should the welfare of the people drop. They could attack.
Classic dilemmas in a game that is sure to become an absorbing classic in its own right.