Two Point Studios
Founded by ex-Bullfrog developers Mark Webley and Gary Carr - making games in the direct tradition of Theme Hospital.
Two Point Hospital (2018)
Two Point Studios / SegaTwo Point Hospital is the most direct continuation of the Bullfrog management simulation tradition. Developed by Mark Webley and Gary Carr - both former Bullfrog staff who worked on Theme Hospital - the game is essentially Theme Hospital modernised for contemporary hardware.
The absurdist disease design, the hospital management simulation, the dark-comedy tone, the emphasis on systemic depth beneath an accessible surface - all of it traces directly to the Bullfrog DNA. Two Point Hospital was critically acclaimed, demonstrating that the formula has lost none of its appeal three decades on. It is available on Steam, GOG.com, console, and Game Pass.
Two Point Campus (2022)
Two Point Studios / SegaTwo Point Campus extends the Two Point formula to university management. Build campuses, attract students, manage courses ranging from conventional subjects to Two Point's trademark absurdities (Knight School, Gastronomy, Archaeology). The Bullfrog management-sim lineage is unbroken: the same design philosophy, the same comedic sensibility, the same reward for careful systemic thinking.
Dungeon Keeper Spiritual Successors
War for the Overworld (2015)
Subterranean GamesWar for the Overworld is the most direct Dungeon Keeper spiritual successor - developed by Subterranean Games with the explicit goal of making the game that Dungeon Keeper 2 might have been. Dungeon building, creature management, hero invasion defence - all the core mechanics are present, modernised for current hardware.
The game reached version 2.0 with substantial post-launch support. It is available on Steam and GOG.com. While it has not matched the original's cultural impact, it represents the most faithful attempt to continue the Dungeon Keeper formula.
Dungeons Series (2011–present)
Realmforge Studios / KalypsoThe Dungeons series by Realmforge Studios and Kalypso Media takes the dungeon-management concept in a slightly different direction - more satirical, more explicitly comedic, less mechanically faithful to the original DK formula. Now in its fourth entry (Dungeons 4, 2023), the series remains an active part of the Dungeon Keeper tradition.
KeeperFX - The Living Original
Open Source / CommunityThe best way to play Dungeon Keeper today is via KeeperFX, the open-source enhancement built on the reverse-engineered engine. New campaigns, widescreen support, bug fixes, and active development make this the recommended option for anyone who wants the original Dungeon Keeper experience modernised. See the Play page for full setup details.
Populous Heirs
Peter Molyneux - Lionhead Studios (1997–2016)
Lionhead / MicrosoftAfter departing Bullfrog, Molyneux founded Lionhead Studios and continued the god game tradition with Black & White (2001) and Black & White 2 (2005). These direct successors to Populous featured creature management, divine powers, and moral choice systems built on the same design philosophy. The Fable series (2004–2010) extended Molyneux's work in a different direction before Lionhead's closure in 2016.
From Dust (2011) / Reus (2013)
Various PublishersSeveral indie god games have continued the Populous tradition. From Dust (Ubisoft, 2011) brings environmental manipulation reminiscent of Populous's landscape deformation. Reus (2013) develops the indirect control concept with a distinct system of giants shaping an inhabited planet. Neither has matched Populous's commercial impact, but the genre Bullfrog invented remains creatively active.