Evil Genius (Steam Game) 
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...
- Base-Building (229)
- Strategy (228)
- Villain Protagonist (194)
- Comedy (133)
- Singleplayer (128)
- Simulation (101)
- Parody (86)
- Management (80)
- Stylized (73)
- RTS (70)
- Funny (67)
- Real-Time with Pause (62)
- Building (48)
- Classic (47)
- God Game (24)
- Great Soundtrack (21)
- Colorful (21)
- Sandbox (17)
- Female Protagonist (5)
| Release Date | Jun 22, 2009 |
| Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 94.5% (very positive) Top 10% / 93.7% Top 15% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.4% Top 3% / 89.9% Top 3% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 2.9K Top 10% / 3.4K Top 10% |
| Curators | 150 reviews Top 3% |
| Median Play Time | 27.5 hours Top 5% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 2.8 hours Top 5% |
| Followers | 9.1K Top 10% |
| Owners | ± 589.3K Top 5% |
| Copies Sold | ± 166.5K Top 10% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 754.7K Top 10% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Evil Genius's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (November 2010) to 93.6% (December 2023).
The 3.4K reviews Top 10% suggest that Evil Genius is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Evil Genius's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (75%), followed by Russian (7%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 26 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 4 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in Evil Genius, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 75 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Evil Genius players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 44 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
| Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 94.5% Top 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Evil Genius's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!
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