# 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Evil Genius 2: World Domination](https://imho.run/games/700600/evil-genius-2-world-domination) — Also Villain Protagonist and Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 7,475 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/700600/)
2. [Dungeons 3](https://imho.run/games/493900/dungeons-3) — Also Villain Protagonist and God Game, like Evil Genius. 4,938 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493900/)
3. [MachiaVillain](https://imho.run/games/555510/machiavillain) — Shares base building with Evil Genius. 348 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555510/)
4. [Dungeon Keeper™ 2](https://imho.run/games/2616460/dungeon-keeper-2) — A frequent pick in Evil Genius players' libraries, and another Action. 634 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2616460/)
5. [War for the Overworld](https://imho.run/games/230190/war-for-the-overworld) — A frequent pick in Evil Genius players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,027 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230190/)
6. [Startopia](https://imho.run/games/243040/startopia) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 649 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243040/)
7. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
8. [KeeperRL](https://imho.run/games/329970/keeperrl) — Shares minion management and base building with Evil Genius. 1,345 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/329970/)
9. [Tropico 4](https://imho.run/games/57690/tropico-4) — Also Real-Time with Pause, like Evil Genius. 4,970 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57690/)
10. [Buggos](https://imho.run/games/789660/buggos) — A frequent pick in Evil Genius players' libraries, and another Casual. 966 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/789660/)
11. [Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation](https://imho.run/games/455980/judgment-apocalypse-survival-simulation) — Shares base building with Evil Genius. 1,098 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455980/)
12. [Overlord™](https://imho.run/games/11450/overlord) — Also Villain Protagonist and RTS, like Evil Genius. 2,246 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11450/)
13. [Freaking Meatbags](https://imho.run/games/297060/freaking-meatbags) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 62 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297060/)
14. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)
15. [Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3](https://imho.run/games/17480/command-conquer-red-alert-3) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Evil Genius. 5,609 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17480/)
16. [One Military Camp](https://imho.run/games/1743830/one-military-camp) — Shares resource logistics and base building with Evil Genius. 321 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1743830/)
17. [Hell Architect](https://imho.run/games/1063980/hell-architect) — Also God Game and Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 135 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063980/)
18. [Tyranny](https://imho.run/games/362960/tyranny) — Shares reputation system with Evil Genius. 6,291 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362960/)
19. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — A frequent pick in Evil Genius players' libraries, and another Simulation. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
20. [Ruinarch](https://imho.run/games/909320/ruinarch) — A frequent pick in Evil Genius players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,025 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/909320/)
21. [Honey, I Joined a Cult](https://imho.run/games/841190/honey-i-joined-a-cult) — Also Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 956 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/841190/)
22. [Rogue AI Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1790370/rogue-ai-simulator) — A frequent pick in Evil Genius players' libraries, and another RPG. 205 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1790370/)
23. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
24. [Dwelvers](https://imho.run/games/276870/dwelvers) — Also Villain Protagonist and Base-Building, like Evil Genius. 174 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/276870/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Evil Genius

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3720
- **Developer:** Elixir Studios
- **Publisher:** Rebellion
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 22, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 75
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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