Simulation · March 30, 2021

Evil Genius 2: World Domination (2021)

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The World Is JUST Enough! Evil Genius 2 is a satirical spy-fi lair builder, where players take control of an Evil Genius and set their plans for world domination in motion. When it feels this good to be bad, the Forces of Justice don’t stand a chance! Build your own unique evil lair and cover operation, Train a force of criminal minions, Defend your Lair from the Forces of Justice, and Dominate the world with a Doomsday Device in this direct sequel to the 2004 cult classic! Cruel Constructions! Every villain needs an island lair, so pick your paradise and put your own sinister stamp on it! Shape the internal structure of your hazardous hideaway to fit your play-style, and construct wonderfully wicked devices for your minions to put to use. Atrocious Anti-Heroes! Competence isn’t going to cut it when you’re running an evil operation. As you expand and train your minion workforce, you can create new specialists to help further your evil plans! Need something a little more…intimidating? Recruit powerful Henchmen that complement your play style; every mastermind needs a right hand…or several, in fact! Dastardly Devices! The Forces of Justice are annoyingly punctual, so supplement your brute force by researching and developing a series of trap networks! Send those do-gooders spinning with a Pinball Bumper, or put the chomp on them with the Venus Spy-Trap. While one trap is good, more is…evil-er. Combo your traps to banish intruders for good! Nefarious Plots! Carry out evil schemes to further your plot to build a Doomsday Device and dominate the world! Sell the British Royal Family, Kidnap the Governor of Maine, and literally BAKE ALASKA. With hundreds of potential objectives, variety is the spice of strife. Gifs are taken from pre-release footage

Simulation releases from 2021

21 Simulation titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 180
  • Base-Building · 155
  • Villain Protagonist · 142
  • Simulation · 133
  • Building · 107
  • Management · 98
  • Sandbox · 61
  • Singleplayer · 59
  • Resource Management · 49
  • Violent · 45
  • Funny · 34
  • Memes · 34
  • RTS · 24
  • Sequel · 22
  • Cartoony · 19

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume12.6k Steam reviewsTop 32% in Simulation
Positive rating69% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 80%
Metacritic75/100Genre average 75 — top 60% of Simulation titles
Concurrent peak151 playersTop 52% in Simulation by live player count
Engagement hours27 h averageTop 41% for session depth among Simulation

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

69%Mixed · 12.6k reviews

8.7k positive · 3.9k negative

Metacritic

75/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

4.9/10

Curator recommendations

11.0k

Peak concurrent players

151

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese

Press Quotes

“Evil Genius 2 is probably one of the best base builders I have ever played” 10/10 – The Digital Fix “Takes The Evil Genius Franchise To The Next Level Of World Domination” 5/5 – The Gamer “Beautifully structured, endlessly amusing and with a surprisingly strong narrative thrust” 8/10 – Metro

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 30, 2021
DeveloperRebellion
Base price$3.99 -90%
DLC / Add-ons10 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

27h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

Achievements

90

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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