Games like Evil Genius
by Elixir Studios
Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator. All the everyday tasks of the deliciously wicked mastermind are available to experience and master from building your ultra-secret base to developing spectacular super-weapons to carry out your nefarious master...
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$39.99Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Mar 30 · Rebellion
Both: Base Building · Villain Protagonist · Management
A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!
StrategyBase BuildingVillain ProtagonistSimulationBuildingManagementSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementViolent👍 11,256
$29.99Dungeons 3
Oct 13 · Realmforge Studios
Both: Villain Protagonist · Base Building · RTS
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
StrategyVillain ProtagonistBase BuildingSimulationRTSGod GameManagementFemale ProtagonistComedyMultiplayer👍 12,648
$9.99Dungeons
Feb 10 · Realmforge Studios
Both: Villain Protagonist · Management · Base Building
Assume the role of a mighty (and mighty evil) Dungeon Lord and create your own diabolical demesnes underground. 10 different classes of heroes dare to enter your dungeon where 15 different monsters lurk in the dark.
StrategyRPGFantasyVillain ProtagonistManagementSimulationBase BuildingRTSSingleplayer👍 706
$4.99Overlord™
Oct 26 · Triumph Studios
Both: Villain Protagonist · RTS
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?
Villain ProtagonistHack and SlashDark FantasyPuzzleRTSAction RPGAction-AdventureRPGFunnyStrategy👍 5,008
$19.99MachiaVillain
May 16 · Wild Factor
Both: Villain Protagonist · Base Building · Management
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!
IndieStrategySimulationVillain ProtagonistBase BuildingManagementBuildingSandboxResource ManagementReal-Time with Pause👍 722
$24.99Ruinarch
Apr 24 · Maccima Games LLC
Both: Villain Protagonist · Base Building · Management
Ruinarch is an evil god simulator and sandbox game where you mess with people’s lives for hilarious results! Make them vampires, werewolves or bard haters and cackle as the drama unfolds. Once you’re done, unleash a malicious buffet of spells and custom plagues to wipe them out and start anew!
God GameVillain ProtagonistBase BuildingColony SimSimulationCity BuilderBuildingSandboxManagement2D👍 1,336
$4.99Dungeon Keeper™ 2
Mar 7 · Bullfrog Productions
Both: Villain Protagonist · RTS · Base Building
Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.
StrategyGod GameAction RPGSingleplayerReal Time TacticsActionVillain ProtagonistRTSClassicBase Building👍 1,253
$14.99Dwelvers
Dec 19 · Rasmus Ljunggren
Both: Base Building · Villain Protagonist · Management
Dwelvers is a unique real-time strategy Dungeon Keeper-like with resource management, logistics, battles, magic spells, trading, crimes against humanity, labyrinths, and so much more. Are you able to eradicate the pesky humans once and for all? Of course you are. The Dark Mother wills it.
Base BuildingVillain ProtagonistUndergroundManagementSandboxDarkFantasyMagicTop-DownBuilding👍 237
$29.99War for the Overworld
Apr 2 · Brightrock Games
Both: Base Building · Management
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
CultBase BuildingDungeon CrawlerSandboxManagementDark ComedyOld SchoolSimulationGod GameStrategy👍 6,495
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$24.99One Military Camp
Jul 20 · Abylight Barcelona
Both: Management · Base Building
Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all!
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$14.99Tower Factory
Nov 7 · Gius Caminiti
Both: RTS · Base Building · Management
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
AutomationTower DefenseStrategyRTSRogueliteRoguelikeBase BuildingResource ManagementManagementCrafting👍 1,221
$9.99Overlord™: Raising Hell
Feb 28 · Triumph Studios
Both: Villain Protagonist · Comedy
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
RPGActionVillain ProtagonistDark FantasyThird PersonFantasySingleplayerAdventureComedyFunny👍 1,994
$23.99ShapeHero Factory
Sep 17 · Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Both: Base Building
In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.
AutomationBase BuildingTower DefenseRogueliteResource Management2.5DCuteStrategyBuildingSimulation👍 991
$6.99Startopia
Oct 10 · My Little Planet Ltd, Mucky Foot Productions Ltd
Both: Management · Base Building · Comedy
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
SimulationManagementStrategyFunnyBase BuildingSci-fiComedyCity BuilderSpaceColony Sim👍 843
$14.99Territory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
Both: Base Building
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
SingleplayerSimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategySandboxAutomationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementBuilding👍 738
$11.99Rogue AI Simulator
Jan 11 · Nerdook Productions
Both: Base Building · Management
Play as a Rogue Artificial Intelligence, in the sequel to the hit Flash game "I'm an Insane Rogue AI", played more than 4 million times! Your Prime Directive is simple: design a facility & manage human Test Subjects for the Dept of Science. But be careful: they NEVER stop being suspicious of you...
SimulationResource ManagementArtificial IntelligencePolitical SimGod GameBase BuildingColony SimRPGBuildingManagement👍 364
$11.99Dummynation
Apr 15 · Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Both: RTS · Management
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Grand StrategyMilitarySimulationStrategyIndieEconomyDiplomacyRTSManagementWar👍 3,132
$4.99Craft Hero
Oct 9 · PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏
Both: Base Building
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
Base BuildingCraftingSandboxSurvivalSimulationRPGBuildingStrategyTurn-Based CombatStrategy RPG👍 369