Choose Oriental Empires
Choose Oriental Empires if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Oriental Empires launched in 2017.
Oriental Empires vs Evil Bank Manager
Oriental Empires and Evil Bank Manager both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Oriental Empires (2017) is 1 year older than Evil Bank Manager (2018). Evil Bank Manager scores higher on Steam reviews (75.1% positive) than Oriental Empires (73.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Evil Bank Manager
Choose Evil Bank Manager if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Evil Bank Manager launched in 2018.
Both Oriental Empires and Evil Bank Manager sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73.9% vs 75.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Oriental Empires |  Evil Bank Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.9% positive (793 reviews) | 75.1% positive (861 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Shining Pixel Studios | Hamsters Gaming |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Oriental Empires (2017) is 1 year older than Evil Bank Manager (2018).
- Evil Bank Manager scores higher on Steam reviews (75.1% positive) than Oriental Empires (73.9% positive).
- Evil Bank Manager is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Oriental Empires (11.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Oriental Empires has co-op; Evil Bank Manager does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Oriental Empires vs Evil Bank Manager — FAQ
- Which is better, Oriental Empires or Evil Bank Manager?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Oriental Empires sits at 73.9% positive (793 reviews), Evil Bank Manager at 75.1% (861). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Oriental Empires or Evil Bank Manager first?
- If you want chronology, Oriental Empires (2017) came out before Evil Bank Manager (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Oriental Empires and Evil Bank Manager similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Evil Bank Manager have multiplayer like Oriental Empires?
- No. Oriental Empires supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Evil Bank Manager is listed as single-player only.