Games Like Dungeons 3

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.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 28.2% ★, God Game 18.3% ★, Base Building 16.6%, RTS 12.2%, Management 11%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest spiritual successor to the classic dungeon management genre, featuring deep base-building and minion control.

The Absolute Evil and its trusted *cough* servant, the Dark Elf Thalya, return in Dungeons 4 after the events of its fabulous predecessor to bring about their triumph over the forces of good once more.

Why similar: RTS 24.3%, Dark Humor 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Online Co-Op 12%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to the seed game, refining the mechanics and expanding the scale of the dungeon-building and RTS combat.

The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 36.4% ★, RTS 15.6%, Management 10.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Comedy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor that introduced the dual-layer gameplay of dungeon management and surface-level RTS combat.

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!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 50% ★, Base Building 20.1%, Strategy 9%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same humorous villain-protagonist management loop while focusing on secret base construction.

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.

Why similar: God Game 38.1% ★, Villain Protagonist 24.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Strategy 10.5%, RTS 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The genre-defining classic that established the core mechanics of building dungeons and commanding minions.

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...

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45.8% ★, Base Building 19.3%, Strategy 7.6%, RTS 6.8%, Comedy 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original base-building villain simulator that balances management with defending your lair from meddling heroes.

Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition...

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Dark Humor 8.6%, Comedy 7.8%, Funny 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on controlling a horde of minions to do your evil bidding in a fantasy world with a strong comedic tone.

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?

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 42.8% ★, RTS 17.1%, Dark Humor 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Comedy 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The start of the minion-commanding villain experience, emphasizing tactical control of creatures to conquer the world.

KeeperRL is a retro dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil keeper and build a formidable dungeon. Recruit sinister minions, equip and train them to explore the world and fight the forces of good.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 50% ★, Base Building 16.9%, Management 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Strategy 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dungeon building with roguelike exploration and a dark, villainous progression system.

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!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 37.6% ★, God Game 23.8% ★, Base Building 13.1%, Dark Humor 9.2%, Management 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox game focused on being the ultimate evil puppet master who manipulates the world through chaos.

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.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 44.9% ★, God Game 19.2% ★, Base Building 16.3%, Management 10.4%, Strategy 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Deep dungeon management with a heavy focus on complex resource gathering and minion AI behavior.

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!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45.1% ★, Base Building 14.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Management 9%, God Game 8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A humorous base-building game where you manage a monster mansion and trap unsuspecting victims.

A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!

Why similar: Base Building 28.9%, Management 23%, Funny 13.3%, Comedy 12.5%, Simulation 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous management game focused on running a dungeon and keeping your staff happy while adventurers invade.

Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 30.8% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Online Co-Op 17.4%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Funny 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on trap-based defense against waves of enemies, mirroring the dungeon defense aspect of the seed game.

In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the Kingdom. Your rule is not absolute, however, as you face subjects that are independent and stubborn. They will need a great deal of persuasion before they carry out your wishes...

Why similar: RTS 47.8%, Strategy 25.9%, Base Building 20.1%, Simulation 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features indirect control of heroes, fitting the god-game management style where you influence rather than command.

Deep in the underworld of Ardania, a threat of the most evil nature grows and multiplies with an appetite for destruction that is unsurpassed. Summoned from the depths of the Bottomless Pit, the (once) mighty Báal-Abaddon has been torn from his throne of skulls and imprisoned in an earthly body of less-than-imposing stature (he's an Imp,...

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.6% ★, Strategy 43.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon management game where you control a demon lord attempting to reclaim his empire.

Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?

Why similar: God Game 27.5% ★, Economy 15.8%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Management 14%, Base Building 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game about building and maintaining a dungeon specifically for adventurers to explore.

Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Why similar: Base Building 53.8%, Dark Humor 31.7%, Funny 11%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base management with a dark, villainous aesthetic and satisfying action-RPG combat.

SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!

Why similar: RTS 51.8%, Strategy 19.2%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Base Building 7.6%, Isometric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends RTS and RPG elements similar to the surface combat and hero management found in Dungeons 3.

Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

Why similar: RTS 33.7%, Base Building 28.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival RTS that captures the scale of defending a base against massive waves of enemies.

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.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 50.4% ★, Strategy 26.3%, Base Building 10%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 4%

Why You'll Like It: The original entry in the series, focusing on dungeon management and maintaining your lair.

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.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, RTS 8.9%, Dark Humor 8%, Comedy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the minion-commanding gameplay of the original with new challenges and environments.

This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.

Why similar: Multiplayer 33.5%, Strategy 31%, Comedy 29.8%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A board game that captures the cutthroat, villainous spirit and backstabbing nature of the series.

Dungeons: The Dark Lord is the sequel to Dungeons, the game where the more evil you are, the better! There are a slew of exciting new features, including four-player multiplayer in four modes!

Why similar: Strategy 57.3%, Simulation 42.7%

Why You'll Like It: The expansion-turned-standalone entry in the early series that adds more depth to the dungeon-building mechanics.

El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

Why similar: Economy 27.5%, Management 21.1%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a humorous take on being a dictator, aligning with the villain-protagonist theme and management gameplay.

Be evil. Build your dungeon and grow your empire in this roguelite dungeon builder. Hire monsters, set traps, battle heroes, and conquer the overworld with an ever expanding legion of evil.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 39.9% ★, God Game 19.7% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Management 7.9%, Isometric 6.7%

Manage Hell. Manipulate the Overworld. Build the resurrection business of your dreams! In Sintopia, you’re tasked with managing the bureaucratic administration of Hell: “re-educate” the sinful, generate profit, play god and expand your hellish empire. All part of a day’s work at Hell Incorporated.

Why similar: God Game 31% ★, Base Building 16.4%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Management 12%, Comedy 8.2%

Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 34.9% ★, God Game 21.5% ★, RTS 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 8.2%, Base Building 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon defense game that emphasizes the god-game perspective and tactical trap placement.

Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 40.4%, Dark Humor 25.9%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Comedy 11.3%, Singleplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stealth and being the 'bad guy' in a fantasy world, emphasizing tactical movement and traps.

Spacebase Startopia captivates with its original mixture of economic simulation and empire building strategy paired with classic RTS skirmishes and a good dose of humor.

Why similar: RTS 21.1%, Base Building 19.1%, Economy 12.4%, Strategy 11%, Management 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A management sim with a humorous tone and base-building elements set in a sci-fi environment.

Three years after the Purity Wars, Nortander is on the cusp of a new era.

Why similar: RTS 48.3%, Base Building 19.5%, Strategy 18.4%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Adds more RTS depth and faction variety to the RPG-strategy hybrid formula.

Build your dungeon & protect it with a labyrinth of dark corridors, a web of deadly traps, an arsenal of powerful spells, and an army of bloodthirsty demons

Why similar: God Game 42.2% ★, Villain Protagonist 31.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Strategy 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Become a Ghost Keeper and lead your fearsome minions against the living. Use diverse scare tactics, manage demonic creatures and harness dozens of skills. Oh, and don’t let the Brotherhood catch you! The ultimate scaring experience begins…

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 41% ★, RTS 17.6%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Isometric 9.9%, Strategy 6.1%

The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.

Why similar: RTS 32.2%, Base Building 18.8%, Strategy 18%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.3% ★, Strategy 21.5%, Horror 11.9%, Comedy 6.6%, Funny 1.9%

After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!

Why similar: God Game 36.3% ★, RTS 25.3%, Economy 17%, Management 13.5%, Strategy 7.8%

A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

Why similar: God Game 47.5% ★, Base Building 28.8%, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

Why similar: Funny 52.1%, Isometric 38%, Singleplayer 9.9%

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...

Why similar: God Game 19.3% ★, Base Building 16.4%, RTS 16.2%, Management 12.4%, Comedy 9.1%

Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!

Why similar: Strategy 76.1%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Female Protagonist 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 34.2%, Strategy 25.5%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 82.6% ★, Dark Humor 9.4%, Funny 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm in this free version of Dungeon Tycoon. Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?

Why similar: God Game 29.4% ★, Economy 20.8%, Base Building 18.1%, Management 16.2%, Strategy 5.4%

A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.

Why similar: RTS 25.2%, Base Building 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Isometric 10.3%, Online Co-Op 10.2%

Forge invincible defenses with lethal traps and devious machines, and crush relentless waves of adventurers in the ultimate tower defense showdown!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 39.9% ★, Strategy 24.2%, Simulation 17.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Command the Trolls and lead them on an epic journey across the wild continent of Urgath. As Chieftain of the Moonkin, a tribe driven from its home by tusk hunters and disease, their survival is in your hands.

Why similar: RTS 53.2%, Strategy 25.3%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!

Why similar: RTS 41.3%, Real Time Tactics 26.1%, Strategy 21.5%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Isometric 3.8%

Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 66.4% ★, Management 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Strategy 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Why similar: RTS 20.8%, Base Building 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, Economy 14.2%, Isometric 10.3%

The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

Why similar: Base Building 21.7%, RTS 15.8%, Co-op Campaign 14.4% ★, Online Co-Op 13%, Economy 10.9%

The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.

Why similar: RTS 40.2%, Strategy 25.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Conquer and destroy the dirty Humans by sending swarms of bugs to crush their home worlds. Evolve your Buggos into stronger, faster, more murderous creatures that can rip the Human defenses to shreds! No one can stop your evolutionary powers. You are the evil Buggo Hivemind!!!

Why similar: Base Building 30.7%, RTS 24.4%, Strategy 19.4%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 11.5%

Battle Chef Brigade pairs combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking in a hand drawn, fantasy adventure. Cook your way into the Brigade while subduing Victusia’s destructive monsters. Follow Mina and Thrash in the single-player campaign or challenge your friends in Local Multiplayer and Daily Cook-Offs.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 94.8%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.

Why similar: RTS 49.5%, Base Building 18.5%, Strategy 17.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Female Protagonist 3.3%

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!

Why similar: Funny 44.1%, Comedy 27.3%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Singleplayer 10.2%, Female Protagonist 7.3%

LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?

Why similar: Base Building 21%, Economy 15.9%, Management 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Isometric 11.3%

A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

Why similar: Base Building 31.1%, Economy 23.5%, Management 20.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Simulation 9.7%

Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.

Why similar: God Game 28.9% ★, Base Building 17.6%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Management 11.3%, Economy 11.2%