Choose Criminal Girls: Invite Only
Choose Criminal Girls: Invite Only if it's currently about 84% cheaper on the Steam Store. Criminal Girls: Invite Only launched in 2017.
Criminal Girls: Invite Only vs How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom
Criminal Girls: Invite Only and How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom both land in Strategy, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Criminal Girls: Invite Only (2017) is 5 years older than How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom (2022). How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom scores higher on Steam reviews (77.4% positive) than Criminal Girls: Invite Only (74.9% 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 How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom
Choose How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom launched in 2022.
Both Criminal Girls: Invite Only and How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom sit in Strategy and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Criminal Girls: Invite Only |  How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.9% positive (299 reviews) | 77.4% positive (31 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. | Irisfield |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Criminal Girls: Invite Only (2017) is 5 years older than How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom (2022).
- How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom scores higher on Steam reviews (77.4% positive) than Criminal Girls: Invite Only (74.9% positive).
- Criminal Girls: Invite Only is currently ~84% cheaper on Steam than How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom (3.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Criminal Girls: Invite Only is Deck Verified, How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom is Deck Playable.
Criminal Girls: Invite Only vs How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom — FAQ
- Should I play Criminal Girls: Invite Only or How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom first?
- If you want chronology, Criminal Girls: Invite Only (2017) came out before How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom (2022). 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 Criminal Girls: Invite Only and How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, RPG 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.