Games like I Want to Play the Villain!
If I Want to Play the Villain! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hidden Motives: The Diamond Rush Collector's Edition, Borbs and Everything MUST Fit! — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About I Want to Play the Villain!: I Want to Play the Villain! is a theatre-themed logic puzzle game. To create the perfect show, you must match actors to their roles. But every actor has their own ambitions, fears, and wishes. Rearrange the cast, change the story, and use your logic to make everyone happy!
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Hidden Motives: The Diamond Rush Collector's Edition
WHY THIS
Top pick for I Want to Play the Villain! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
You work hard to prepare for your role as the sheriff's daughter in the upcoming movie. But you could never guess that the phrase “get into your character” will be literal. Can you survive the events of the movie to get home safe?
Borbs
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for I Want to Play the Villain! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Reunite orb-shaped birds with their flock by solving simple yet satisfying puzzles. Brought to life by hand-drawn art from a longtime bird keeper.
Everything MUST Fit!
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for I Want to Play the Villain! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
In this puzzle game, transform, combine, and break items to arrange them to fit the grid. No matter what, everything MUST fit!
Pa!nt
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for I Want to Play the Villain! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
In the puzzle platformer "Pa!nt," your journey starts in a doodle world. Solve puzzles by changing colors, themed around Gimmicks that hold imaginations and memories, and face new experiences and challenges with each new notebook.
Gnomdom
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for I Want to Play the Villain! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Gnomdom is a point & click puzzle game where you find little gnomes stuck in various places and help them return to their home.
A Little to the Left
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for I Want to Play the Villain! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
LOK Digital
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for I Want to Play the Villain! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.
Pine: A Story of Loss
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for I Want to Play the Villain! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with I Want to Play the Villain!.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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More from Triomatica Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Triomatica Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Boxville
WHY THIS
Another title from Triomatica Games, the studio behind I Want to Play the Villain!. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.
Trust No One
WHY THIS
Another title from Triomatica Games, the studio behind I Want to Play the Villain!. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.
Boxville 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Triomatica Games, the studio behind I Want to Play the Villain!. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Boxville 2 continues the adventure of cans living in a box city. Two friends were setting up fireworks for the city celebration, but a mistake caused chaos and one friend went missing. Now our hero must explore Boxville and beyond to fix everything and find his friend.
Rabbit's Hop
WHY THIS
Another title from Triomatica Games, the studio behind I Want to Play the Villain!. Shares Indie and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Guide clever rabbits into one hole using smart hops and limited moves. Plan each jump carefully — squirrels, logs, and lily pads add fun twists! Use obstacles wisely to solve unique puzzles that blend logic, timing, and strategy.
Black Flower
WHY THIS
Another title from Triomatica Games, the studio behind I Want to Play the Villain!. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
In this strategic roguelike survival game, knowledge is your true progression. Grow flowers, gather resources, and use clever combinations of tools, devices, charms and weather to make the Black Flower bloom.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
A Little to the Left
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
LOK Digital
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.
Pine: A Story of Loss
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Want to Play the Villain!.
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Frequently asked about I Want to Play the Villain!
- What games are most similar to I Want to Play the Villain!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside I Want to Play the Villain! are Hidden Motives: The Diamond Rush Collector's Edition, Borbs, Everything MUST Fit!.
- Who developed I Want to Play the Villain!?
- I Want to Play the Villain! was developed by Triomatica Games.
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