- #1 War for the Overworld
97% matchVery Positive86% of 8,111 reviews2015
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 53% ★, Strategy 36.4%, Fantasy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the spiritual successor to the Dungeon Keeper series, offering the most authentic dungeon-building and minion-management experience similar to Impire.
- #2 Dungeon Keeper™ 2
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,298 reviews2024
Dev: Bullfrog ProductionsPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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: Strategy 66.7%, Villain Protagonist 33.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: The classic gold standard for dungeon management games that directly inspired the mechanics and villainous tone found in Impire.
- #3 Dungeon Keeper Gold™
96% matchVery Positive93% of 611 reviews2024
Dev: Bullfrog ProductionsPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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: Strategy 59.4%, Villain Protagonist 40.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: The original title that defined the genre, providing the foundational gameplay loop of digging, building, and defending your dungeon.
- #4 Dungeons 3
95% matchVery Positive94% of 18,710 reviews2017
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.6% ★, Strategy 43.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep dungeon management with a humorous narrative and real-time strategy elements that mirror the structure of Impire.
- #5 Dungeons 4
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,289 reviews2023
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Strategy 78.2%, Fantasy 21.8%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the Dungeons series, refining the mix of underground base-building and surface-world RTS combat.
- #6 Evil Genius
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,606 reviews2009
Dev: Elixir StudiosPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 56.1% ★, Strategy 43.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic base-building strategy game where you play as a Bond-style villain constructing a secret lair and defending it from agents.
- #7 Dungeons 2
93% matchVery Positive82% of 5,277 reviews2015
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Strategy 51.8%, Villain Protagonist 39% ★, Fantasy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dual-layer gameplay system that balances underground management with surface-level RTS combat, much like Impire.
- #8 Overlord™: Raising Hell
92% matchVery Positive93% of 2,590 reviews2008
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Codemasters
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 65.4% ★, Strategy 22.5%, Fantasy 12%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to command a horde of chaotic minions to do your bidding, perfectly capturing the villain-protagonist feel.
- #9 KeeperRL
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,807 reviews2024
Dev: Electric Succubi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 62.6% ★, Strategy 37.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex dungeon management game with roguelike elements that focuses heavily on building and defending a dark fortress.
- #10 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,485 reviews2021
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 54.9% ★, Strategy 35.7%, Fantasy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that puts you in the shoes of a dungeon master defending your lair from invading heroes.
- #11 Dungeons
91% matchMixed45% of 884 reviews2011
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Strategy 66.6%, Villain Protagonist 27.2% ★, Fantasy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The first game in the series that established the core concept of managing a dungeon while dealing with heroes and loot.
- #12 Majesty 2 Collection
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,560 reviews2011
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Strategy 86.3%, Fantasy 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique indirect control RTS experience where you manage a kingdom and influence heroes rather than controlling them directly.
- #13 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
88% matchVery Positive86% of 8,249 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, Villain Protagonist 47.8% ★, Fantasy 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy turn-based RPG where you play as a necromancer building an army of undead to conquer the world.
- #14 MachiaVillain
89% matchMixed66% of 809 reviews2018
Dev: Wild FactorPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Strategy 52.3%, Villain Protagonist 47.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation game where you build a haunted mansion and manage a household of monsters to terrorize victims.
- #15 Majesty 2
87% matchMixed69% of 1,297 reviews2009
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the kingdom Ardania. At your service are your loyal and somewhat obnoxious subordinates, who have their own minds about how things should be done. In fact, Majesty is the only game where your heroes decide on their own what should be done and when, leaving you to try to control them through...
Why similar: Strategy 85.3%, Fantasy 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic fantasy simulation that emphasizes indirect control and kingdom management in a whimsical yet dangerous world.
- #16 Dungeon Warfare
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,013 reviews2015
Dev: Valsar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 51.5% ★, Strategy 38.4%, Fantasy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging tower defense game that focuses on creating lethal traps to protect your dungeon from waves of adventurers.
- #17 Sea Salt
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 731 reviews2019
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Sea Salt is a dark fantasy reverse horror action-strategy game where you play as the nightmarish force of Dagon by controlling and growing a horde of minions.
Why similar: Strategy 53.1%, Villain Protagonist 46.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: An action-strategy game where you control a swarm of Lovecraftian horrors to destroy those who oppose you.
- #18 Dwelvers
84% matchMixed69% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Rasmus LjunggrenPub: Dancing Devils
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 57.6% ★, Strategy 30.7%, Fantasy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time dungeon management game that focuses on complex production chains and base construction.
- #19 Underworld Overseer
83% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Myron Games
Windows
Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 60.8% ★, Strategy 39.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the dungeon management genre that emphasizes god-game elements and tactical combat.
- #20 Cult of the Lamb
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 128,545 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Fantasy 100%
Why You'll Like It: Features a compelling mix of base-building and action-strategy where you manage a cult of followers to serve your dark deity.
- #21 Overlord™
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,733 reviews2007
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Codemasters
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 58.9% ★, Strategy 31.9%, Fantasy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: The original action-strategy hybrid that lets you play as a dark lord commanding minions to solve puzzles and defeat heroes.
- #22 Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,844 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Impossible Creatures is a 3D RTS game that pits the player against an evil villain. Using Earth’s most formidable animals as building blocks, the player must create an army of genetically-altered mutant monsters in a titanic struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: An RTS that allows for creative unit customization, appealing to players who enjoy the tactical unit management of Impire.
- #23 Dungeons - The Dark Lord
84% matchMostly Negative40% of 320 reviews2011
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 100%
Why You'll Like It: An expansion-turned-standalone that adds multiplayer and new dungeon-building mechanics to the original Dungeons formula.
- #24 Solium Infernum
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,714 reviews2024
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take the Infernal Throne in this hellish turn-based grand strategy game. The Prince of Darkness has vanished, leaving Archfiends to conspire: muster your legions while intoning dark sorceries, devilish schemes, and machiavellian plots. Who will be the new ruler of Hell and ascend the Throne?
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game set in Hell that focuses on politics and diplomacy between archfiends vying for the throne.
- #25 Gord
81% matchMixed54% of 1,008 reviews2023
Dev: Covenant.devPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy strategy game that combines settlement management with exploration and combat in a grim, folklore-inspired world.
- #26 Castle Doombad Classic
78% matchVery Positive94% of 188 reviews2024
Dev: Grumpyface Studios
Windows · Mac
BE THE VILLAIN and slay any hero who dares enter your dark domain! Deck out your castle with traps and minions as the ultimate diabolical dungeon keeper in this strategy / TD puzzler. Includes the original Castle Doombad game, rebuilt and remastered, plus brand new content.
Why similar: Strategy 79.9%, Fantasy 20.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game where you play as the villain protecting your kidnapped princess from heroes.
- #27 My Infamous Dungeon
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: BoxFox Studios
Windows
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 54.7% ★, Strategy 38%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #28 Eador. Masters of the Broken World
80% matchMixed68% of 2,809 reviews2013
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
Why similar: Strategy 98.2%, Fantasy 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that offers deep fantasy world-building and management elements for fans of strategic conquest.
- #29 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
78% matchVery Positive85% of 14,039 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelike that requires careful resource management and base defense to survive in a hostile environment.
- #30 Oh My Gore!
79% matchVery Positive87% of 545 reviews2016
Dev: bumblebee.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Control the Powers of Evil to crush the Good Guys! Take control of the revived God of War Raelius, recruit evil minions, build bastions of doom and command your groveling servants.
Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Villain Protagonist 39.4% ★, Fantasy 8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced tower defense game with a violent, dark aesthetic that fits the theme of an evil overlord.
- #31 Buggos 2
75% matchVery Positive84% of 680 reviews2025
Dev: Intrepid Marmot
Windows
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: Strategy 100%
- #32 Countless Army
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Dos Estrellas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the villain and raise an army of undead in this real-time reverse tower defense strategy game. Send waves of monsters to battle and aid them with your evil magic until they break your enemies’ defenses. It’s time for you to rule over the continent with an iron fist as its Dark Lord!
Why similar: Strategy 78.8%, Fantasy 21.2%
- #33 Empires of the Undergrowth
73% matchVery Positive94% of 18,736 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #34 Atre: Dominance Wars
74% matchVery Positive85% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Ironward
Windows
A fantasy strategy with turn-based tactical combat where your goal is to become a God. Build your empire, forge alliances, ascend to godhood, then watch every ally turn on you the moment you're about to win.
Why similar: Strategy 75.5%, Fantasy 24.5%
- #35 Overlord II
77% matchVery Positive89% of 4,976 reviews2009
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Codemasters
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 66% ★, Strategy 21%, Fantasy 13%
- #36 Evil Genius 2: World Domination
76% matchMixed69% of 13,234 reviews2021
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 54.2% ★, Strategy 45.8%
- #37 Ghost Keeper
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Quest Craft
Windows
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 58.8% ★, Strategy 41.2%
- #38 Warrior Kings
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 145 reviews2014
Dev: Black CactusPub: Strategy First
Windows
Restoring the power of a kingdom to its former glory using innate cunning, military might and a fearsome will to win.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #39 Of Orcs And Men
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,193 reviews2012
Dev: Cyanide Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You have been appointed to fulfill an extremely dangerous mission, deep in enemy territory: to kill one man... the Emperor himself. Lead the revolution of the Orcs and Goblins!
Why similar: Fantasy 53.2%, Strategy 46.8%
- #40 Ruinarch
72% matchMixed63% of 1,420 reviews2023
Dev: Maccima Games LLCPub: Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 66.7% ★, Strategy 33.3%
- #41 Tomb of Tyrants
73% matchVery Positive81% of 328 reviews2015
Dev: Jake Huhman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!
Why similar: Strategy 52.9%, Villain Protagonist 36.8% ★, Fantasy 10.3%
- #42 Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999
67% matchVery Positive90% of 269 reviews2026
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
A brutally challenging puzzle novel RPG. Reincarnate as a dark lord, plan your path, and conquer the world. *NOT a passive idle game*
Why similar: Strategy 87.1%, Fantasy 12.9%
- #43 非常魔王(Beelzebub)
71% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: 王韋Pub: RMAsia
Windows
This is an RPG strategy game that plays the role of a devil to find a way to conquer the world. Let evil descend on this beautiful and peaceful world!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #44 Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,451 reviews2013
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 47.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.
Why similar: Strategy 85.4%, Fantasy 14.6%
- #45 Fall of an Empire
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: JG Games
Windows
In a crumbling realm, hold back collapse in this grand strategy epic. Fall of an Empire has you balance deadly politics, manage resources, and command battles to survive invasions and intrigue in a vast, Roman-inspired world.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 52.7% ★, Strategy 47.3%
- #46 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
70% matchVery Positive86% of 2,638 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: Strategy 82%, Fantasy 18%
- #47 The Deadly Path
69% matchMixed46% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Owlskip EnterprisesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Aid the Deities of Dread in their quest for vengeance and pave the way for their ascension. Gather grim materials, construct defences and expand the underworld to appease the rage of the gods in The Deadly Path, a unique building management and roguelike strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #48 Purgatory II
71% matchMixed41% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this indie strategy game, command your mighty legions of hellish creatures! Fight your way through the real world and seek vengeance for those who have wronged you!
Why similar: Strategy 90.9%, Fantasy 9.1%
- #49 Hell is Empty, Demons are playing Apokerlypse
66% matchVery Positive82% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
A deck-building roguelike shedding card game. You will play as Satan—a humble civil servant in Hell—and embark on a 3-chapter Story Mode. By combining various skills and demonic chips, you will take down powerful bosses and claim your throne as the new King of Hell.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #50 Reverse Crawl
69% matchVery Positive89% of 577 reviews2015
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.8% ★, Strategy 34.2%, Fantasy 12%
- #51 Overboss
68% matchMixed52% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: BlanketGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a villain in this retro-inspired board game. Draft terrain tiles, recruit monsters, build your dungeon, and become the OVERBOSS!
Why similar: Strategy 86.7%, Fantasy 13.3%
- #52 Kohan II: Kings of War
69% matchVery Positive94% of 299 reviews2011
Dev: Lootmax GamesPub: Big Bad Wolf, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Even as the world erupts in civil war, an ancient evil gives out a call, and the Shadow-touched begin to gather.
Why similar: Strategy 88.7%, Fantasy 11.3%
- #53 Dungeon Warfare 3
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 675 reviews2025
Dev: Excidium Inc.
Windows · Mac
Forge invincible defenses with lethal traps and devious machines, and crush relentless waves of adventurers in the ultimate tower defense showdown!
Why similar: Strategy 69.3%, Villain Protagonist 24.3% ★, Fantasy 6.4%
- #54 Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 222 reviews2022
Dev: Seasun Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved is a villain protagonist real-time strategy game. You will play as the King of the Dead and rule the world once again by creating zombie legions and destroying human cities. As the King of the Dead, you can infect humans, turn them into zombies and rule the world!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 62.9% ★, Strategy 37.1%
- #55 Might & Magic: Heroes VI
70% matchMixed48% of 9,255 reviews2011
Dev: BlackholePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Heroes VI is a fast-paced epic story where Angels plot to end -- once and for all -- an unfinished war with their ancient rivals, the Faceless.
Why similar: Strategy 86.1%, Fantasy 13.9%
- #56 Kohan: Ahriman's Gift
68% matchVery Positive90% of 162 reviews2011
Dev: Lootmax GamesPub: Big Bad Wolf, Inc.
Windows
Built on the award-winning Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns gameplay, Ahriman’s Gift is the stand-alone prequel to Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns. Experience the world of Khaldun from a whole new perspective: evil.
Why similar: Strategy 90.3%, Fantasy 9.7%
