Evil Genius 2: World Domination vs Kingdoms and Castles
Evil Genius 2: World Domination is a sandbox simulation game from Rebellion (2021) while Kingdoms and Castles is an open-world sandbox game from Lion Shield, LLC (2017).
What each one is
Steam files Evil Genius 2: World Domination under Sandbox and Simulation. In contrast, it files Kingdoms and Castles under Open-World and Sandbox.
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!
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
At a glance
| Evil Genius 2: World Domination | Kingdoms and Castles | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.2/10 | 8.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (69%, 13,239) | Very Positive (94%, 31,404) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $39.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 18 GB | 1 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2021 | 2017 |
| Developer | Rebellion | Lion Shield, LLC |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Evil Genius 2: World Domination vs Kingdoms and Castles, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Evil Genius 2: World DominationSandbox simulation gameKingdoms and CastlesOpen-world sandbox gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Evil Genius 2: World DominationStrategy, Base-Building, Villain ProtagonistKingdoms and CastlesCity Builder, Colony Sim, StrategyThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Evil Genius 2: World DominationScore 6.2 · 69% on SteamKingdoms and Castles ✓Score 8.1 · 94% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Evil Genius 2: World Domination13,239 reviews · 10 add-ons · 18 GBKingdoms and Castles31,404 reviews · 2 add-ons · 1 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Evil Genius 2: World Domination$39.99Kingdoms and Castles ✓$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Evil Genius 2: World DominationVerifiedKingdoms and CastlesVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Kingdoms and Castles takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueEvil Genius 2: World Domination and Kingdoms and Castles on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- PC
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Kingdoms and Castles (GamingPickz Score 8.1)
- The cheaper right now: Kingdoms and Castles ($19.99)
- Lighter on storage: Kingdoms and Castles (1 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Kingdoms and Castles (31,404 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
StrategyBase-BuildingSimulationBuildingManagementSandboxSingleplayerResource Management
Where they differ
Villain ProtagonistViolentFunnyMemesSequelCartoony
City BuilderColony SimMedievalSurvivalEconomyAction
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Evil Genius 2: World Domination is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Kingdoms and Castles is relaxed, easy to pick up.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Evil Genius 2: World Domination and 1 for Kingdoms and Castles. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
If you like one, also try
Common questions
How different are Evil Genius 2: World Domination and Kingdoms and Castles in scope?
Evil Genius 2: World Domination has drawn 13,239 Steam reviews, ships 10 add-ons and installs in 18 GB. Kingdoms and Castles has drawn 31,404 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 1 GB.
Is Evil Genius 2: World Domination or Kingdoms and Castles better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Kingdoms and Castles rates higher (8.1 to 6.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Evil Genius 2: World Domination or Kingdoms and Castles?
Kingdoms and Castles is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.