Evil Genius type games

Liquidfox · 2 Feb 2014 at 23:23

I've had a hankering to play a game like Evil Genius again, so much so I'm now playing it for the 3rd time round. I tried playing Dungeon Keeper 2 again but it's getting a bit old now and the graphics are a bit lacking.

Any ideas? I was just reading another thread and Black & White 2 popped out at me. Think I might get hold of that, not sure if it fits the bill at all though?

arknor · 2 Feb 2014 at 23:26

I don't think there really is anything like it or at least anything any good

Liquidfox · 2 Feb 2014 at 23:29

Shame, that's the only type of game I fancy playing at the minute. Bored of everything else

arknor · 2 Feb 2014 at 23:34

Liquidfox said:
Shame, that's the only type of game I fancy playing at the minute. Bored of everything else

well you could try "dwarves!" or "gnomoria" or whatever its called.

there basic in graphics and not exactly evil genius.

theres also the mighty quest for epic loot where you have a castle with different rooms and layouts , different mobs and traps that defend your treasure

you attack other peoples castles diablo style and they attack yours but it's a bit boring and online only

Zenduri · 3 Feb 2014 at 07:11

MQFEL is as boring as ass after one day.

There is evil genius online being made but it stinks of micro transactions which is a shame and i think its a facebook game too which is dire

krooton · 3 Feb 2014 at 08:29

So Evil Genius was the last hurrah of base management type games?

Watched Despicable Me last night and it was very reminiscent of EG (which I didn't notice the first time I watched it).

PoD · 3 Feb 2014 at 09:03

Strangely enough I was looking at these type of games yesterday due to the horrendous slating of Dungeon Keeper on the Android store (do NOT buy).

I was unable to find anything that truly stood out to be close enough to Dungeon Keeper and Evil Genius.

Arguably the mighty quest for epic loot is the closet thing, but again the micro-transaction model ruins the game play for me

Nikumba · 3 Feb 2014 at 10:53

I am playing Spacebase-DF9 at the moment in early alpha but its not bad, also look at Prison Architect.

Kimbie

Reed · 3 Feb 2014 at 12:31

I really loved Evil Genius and enjoy Gnomoria a lot for some of the same reasons. Would definitely give it a try if you enjoyed Evil Genius. There is also Maia which looks quite similar but is only in the alpha stage.

npjnpj · 3 Feb 2014 at 13:29

You could try Kalypso's 'Dungeons'. Very Dungeon Master inspired, but a few interesting gameplay differences. Youtube should have a few reviews.

To be fair, it isn't as good as DM (1 or 2), but it might be something to look at.

Jono · 3 Feb 2014 at 14:14

What about Overlord ? I haven't played it ever, but it's on the humble bundle thingy atm.

arknor · 3 Feb 2014 at 14:22

Nikumba said:
I am playing Spacebase-DF9 at the moment in early alpha but its not bad, also look at Prison Architect.

Kimbie

there is also "rimworld" which uses the same graphics as the two above games but it's not evil genius.

evil genius wasn't really a dwarf fortress kind of game imo

you can goto any forum ask about evil genius and loads of people loved it but never a sequel! WUT!

MQFEL is as boring as ass after one day.

yea I did say it gets boring

worth a try thought I guess if you are bored and can get a beta key

Liquidfox · 3 Feb 2014 at 19:39

HybridX said:
MQFEL is as boring as ass after one day.

There is evil genius online being made but it stinks of micro transactions which is a shame and i think its a facebook game too which is dire

Yeah, I hunted if there was any sequels in the making and came across EGO. As you say it's just not the same as it's a time based game. Certain actions can take 8 hours which isn't something that really works as a proper game.

Nikumba said:
I am playing Spacebase-DF9 at the moment in early alpha but its not bad, also look at Prison Architect.

Hmm, I'll have a look at those. I read about Prison Architect a while back but reluctant to pay for an unfinished game. What are people's thoughts on it? I'm happy to spill if people say it's good and got potential etc.

Jono said:
What about Overlord ? I haven't played it ever, but it's on the humble bundle thingy atm.

Got both of them, not really the same kind of thing. The first one was a lot better than the second though!

PoD · 3 Feb 2014 at 19:45

Dungeon Keeper and Evil Genius were HUGELY popular games, it actually amazes me that there are not more games like them when you consider how long it has been.

Liquidfox · 3 Feb 2014 at 19:54

PoD said:
Dungeon Keeper and Evil Genius were HUGELY popular games, it actually amazes me that there are not more games like them when you consider how long it has been.

It seems if it's not CoD of Battlefield clone then it's too big of a risk for publishers these days...

Nikumba · 4 Feb 2014 at 14:53

Just came across this War For the Overworld https://wftogame.com/

Looks like DK vidoes on YouTube look good

cheesyboy · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:27

Nikumba said:
Just came across this War For the Overworld https://wftogame.com/

Looks like DK vidoes on YouTube look good

It's supposed to be a spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper. I watched TotalBiscuit's Dungeon Keeper Mobile inspired video last night, and he brings WFTO up at the end. TB is a genuine DK fan, and speaks highly of WFTO, he paid into it during the kickstarter.

ColdAsIce · 5 Feb 2014 at 11:28

I still need to play Evil Genius, do the graphics hold up today?

Nikumba · 5 Feb 2014 at 11:37

ColdAsIce said:
I still need to play Evil Genius, do the graphics hold up today?

I really hate comments like this. Its all about the gameplay over graphics.

The graphics are still decent

Kimbie

Nikumba · 5 Feb 2014 at 11:38

cheesyboy said:
It's supposed to be a spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper. I watched TotalBiscuit's Dungeon Keeper Mobile inspired video last night, and he brings WFTO up at the end. TB is a genuine DK fan, and speaks highly of WFTO, he paid into it during the kickstarter.

Might have to buy into it on Steam