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Games like Diabolical

If Diabolical is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Wise Use of Time, Champion of the Gods and Choice of Robots — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, funny and lighthearted. 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.

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About Diabolical: As a criminal mastermind, choose a lair, rob a bank, hire a minion, and steal the world's largest ball of aluminum foil! Or, destroy the world. FINE.

2015IndieRPG4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Choice of Games
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Absurd humor and cheeky writingCustomize your villains lair and minionsMultiple playthroughs for different endingsComedicFunnyLighthearted

Players who liked Diabolical also play

Steam players who put hours into Diabolical also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. A Wise Use of Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Diabolical.

    Top pick for Diabolical fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.

    2015IndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Champion of the Gods

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Diabolical fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.

    2015IndieRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Choice of Robots

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Diabolical fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    2014IndieRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Choice of the Deathless

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Diabolical.

    Ranked #4 for Diabolical fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Heroes Rise: HeroFall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Diabolical fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Would a hero like you assassinate the president? "Heroes Rise: HeroFall" concludes the epic "Heroes Rise" trilogy of interactive novels where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization with Diabolical.

    Ranked #6 for Diabolical fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Psy High

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization and a lighthearted mood with Diabolical.

    Ranked #7 for Diabolical fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!

    2014IndieRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ratings War

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization with Diabolical.

    Ranked #8 for Diabolical fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Implant cameras in your eyes to win the news wars of 2061! Break stories, outwit rival reporters, and become a celebrity in this interactive noir novel.

    2015IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Diabolical

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Monster Loves You!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Diabolical.

    Reviewers of Diabolical cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!

    2013IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Zombie Exodus

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Diabolical cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    It starts with a daring escape from a zombie-infested city; it ends at Zombie Exodus, when a horde of zombies swarms outlying settlements like locusts.

    2015IndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tin Star

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Diabolical cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

    2015IndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Zombie

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Diabolical cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    You are surrounded by zombies. Unlike the zombies that are out to eat your brains. You can't stay awake forever.

    2018ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Long Live The Queen

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Diabolical cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Heroes Project

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Diabolical cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Turn based strategy, tough choices, short and long term consequences.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Choice of Robots

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Diabolical cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    2014IndieRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Diabolical at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Diabolical on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Diabolical on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Diabolical on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Diabolical on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Diabolical on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Diabolical on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Diabolical.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Diabolical on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Diabolical on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  2. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!

    2020IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. Emily is Away

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Diabolical.

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

More from Choice of Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Choice of Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Choice of Robots

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Diabolical. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    2014IndieRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Diabolical. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization with Diabolical.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Diabolical. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Choice of the Deathless

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Diabolical.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Diabolical. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Diabolical. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization with Diabolical.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Diabolical. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Diabolical. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Heroes Rise: The Hero Project

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Diabolical. Shares Indie and RPG with Diabolical.

    The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.

    2014IndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Diabolical

How much does Diabolical cost?
Diabolical is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Diabolical?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Diabolical are A Wise Use of Time, Champion of the Gods, Choice of Robots.
Who developed Diabolical?
Diabolical was developed by Choice of Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Diabolical.

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