Rank 01Why this
Shares trap design with MachiaVillain.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
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Rank 02Why this
Shares base building and resource management with MachiaVillain.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
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Shares resource management with MachiaVillain.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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Ruinarch
Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and God Game, like MachiaVillain.
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Hell Architect
Why this: Also God Game and Base-Building, like MachiaVillain.
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Why this: Shares base building with MachiaVillain.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like MachiaVillain
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Shares base building and resource management with MachiaVillain.
- 81% of 1,098 reviews
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Also Real-Time with Pause and Base-Building, like MachiaVillain.
- 95% of 18,297 reviews
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Wild Factor
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- 51% of 348 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Metacritic 65
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Gothic cartoon art style stands out
- Human hunting adds dark humor
- Indirect control over minions feels unique
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Dark
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About MachiaVillain
The closest matches to MachiaVillain: Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation, Prison Architect, Ruinarch, and Hell Architect. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If MachiaVillain is your kind of game, the closest matches are Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation and Prison Architect — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and dark, and single out its base building and human attraction and hunting. 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.
About MachiaVillain: Machiavillain is an evil mansion management and strategy game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Prison Architect and all the horror movie clichés! Build your own manor, raise your monsters, set up your traps, and exterminate your victims. But to gain reputation you'll have to slay by the horror movie rules!
Is MachiaVillain worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 51% of 348 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 19 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Gothic cartoon art style stands out
- Human hunting adds dark humor
- Indirect control over minions feels unique
- Monster mansion building is satisfying
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Tons of potential. But the game's development is pretty much dead. Currently. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. It's buggy and the content is very limited.”
“Do not buy, the developers have abandoned the game. Still very much in early access. Abandonware type deal.”
People who play it also play: Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation, Prison Architect
Frequently asked about MachiaVillain
Can I run it?
How much does MachiaVillain cost?
MachiaVillain is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to MachiaVillain?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MachiaVillain are Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation, Prison Architect.
Who developed MachiaVillain?
MachiaVillain was developed by Wild Factor and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment.