Evil Genius 2: World Domination (v1.13.0 & ALL DLC)

A volcanic island becomes the headquarters for a gleefully absurd criminal empire, balancing the demands of a secret base simulator with the comedy of classic spy movies. Evil Genius 2: World Domination casts you as one of several flamboyant masterminds whose ambitions range from stealing the world’s riches to firing a devastating superweapon. Beneath the cartoon villainy sits a surprisingly involved management game about turning a modest bunker into an impenetrable lair. The tone stays playful, packed with bumbling agents, extravagant traps, and henchmen who look as though they escaped a 1960s espionage film.

Construction starts with carving rooms into the island rock: control centers generate intelligence, vaults hold stolen gold, barracks house workers, and laboratories unlock increasingly sinister technology. Your minions travel across a global map to run schemes, gather loot, kidnap specialists, and weaken the forces trying to stop you, while heat management keeps hostile attention from spiraling out of control. Inside the base, guards, technicians, scientists, and muscle need training, food, morale, and sensible room layouts to work efficiently. Enemy investigators eventually infiltrate the compound, making surveillance, interrogation, armed guards, and elaborate trap corridors essential rather than decorative.

Its strongest feature is the fantasy of designing a functioning supervillain operation, then watching every department either hum along smoothly or collapse into chaotic slapstick. Different geniuses, island layouts, henchmen, research paths, and world-map priorities give campaigns enough variation to encourage another attempt with a new style of villainy. The interface is more approachable than many hardcore colony simulators, though later stages demand careful attention to staffing, power, and agent countermeasures. Players who enjoy Dungeon Keeper, Two Point Hospital, or management games with personality will find a colorful, accessible base-builder that rewards both efficient planning and theatrical cruelty.