Games like Evil Genius

The closest matches to Evil Genius: Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Dungeons 3, MachiaVillain, Dungeon Keeper™ 2, and War for the Overworld. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Evil Genius is your kind of game, the closest matches are Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Dungeons 3 and MachiaVillain — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as comedic, dark and funny, and single out its base building and espionage counterespionage. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Evil Genius is a strategy game released in 2009 where players construct and manage a villain's secret base, blending base-building with espionage-counterespionage, heist-planning, and minion-management. Players oversee resource-logistics and reputation-systems while navigating a challenging difficulty curve across a massive length experience. Set as a parody of Bond-style spy films, reviewers highlight the game's darkly comedic tone and retro aesthetic. Players describe the gameplay as offering multiple viable playstyles for replayability, noting that base-design directly impacts minion efficiency and that minions can be repurposed for creative purposes. The game runs solo-only with an emphasis on sit-down strategic sessions. Published by Rebellion and developed by Elixir Studios, it carries a 94% positive rating from 2345 Steam reviews and a 75 Metacritic score, available for $9.99 USD. It is not supported on Steam Deck.

About Evil Genius: Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator. All the everyday tasks of the deliciously wicked mastermind are available to experience and master from building your ultra-secret base to developing spectacular super-weapons to carry out your nefarious master...