Diabolical

Diabolical

Choice of Games · November 6, 2015 · Indie, RPG, Choose Your Own Adventure, Text-Based, Choices Matter

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Diabolical price by region

Diabolical costs $3.29 in Georgia (USD), £4.29 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, €4.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$6.49 in Canada, NZ$7.39 in New Zealand, A$7.50 in Australia, R$16.99 in Brazil and zł22.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Diabolical offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.29 $3.29 — 1
United Kingdom £4.29 £4.29 — 1
United Statesyour region $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €4.99 €4.99 — 1
Canada CA$6.49 CA$6.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$7.39 NZ$7.39 — 1
Australia A$7.50 A$7.50 — 1
Brazil R$16.99 R$16.99 — 1
Poland zł22.99 zł22.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Diabolical

✦ AI summary

Diabolical puts you in the villainous shoes of an ambitious criminal mastermind building an evil empire through choice-driven storytelling in this 130,000-word interactive novel. Craft your own unique supervillain by selecting your lair, hiring minions, choosing your methods of mayhem, and deciding whether to steal the world's largest ball of aluminum foil or simply destroy everything in your path.

Start practicing your evil laugh! As the world's greatest criminal mastermind, choose a lair, hire a minion, and steal the world's largest ball of aluminum foil! (Or, destroy the world. FINE.)

"Diabolical" is a 130,000-word interactive novel by Nick Aires, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Famous, feared, or filthy rich—why not all three? You've got the money and the motives to build an evil empire worthy of the most ruthless villain the world has ever seen. Crush the good guys and terrorize the populace! Stamp a big red "FAIL" on your enemies' foreheads! Plunder your way to world domination – or sit back and pet your kitty while your henchmen do it for you.

Will you be a high-tech daredevil, a ruthless military soldier, or an apparition terrifying to behold? What calling card will you leave at the scene of your crimes? Whatever your choices, the results will be diabolical.
  • Play a villainous story of scheming, grandstanding, and laughing evilly.
  • Interview and hire the best possible (or best available) minion.
  • Decide when to use trickery, when to use force, and when to hide behind henchmen.
  • Choose the ultimate, guaranteed-to-be-infamous nickname.
  • Play as male or female, with straight, gay, and bisexual romance options.
  • Destroy the world!

Diabolical — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Diabolical is a cartoony sci-fi action game about playing as a supervillain that players find flawed but occasionally entertaining, with charming writing that attempts humor though it doesn't always land. The main criticisms center on thin character development, underdeveloped relationships, low replay value, and the sense that player choices don't meaningfully impact the story, though some appreciate it as a lighthearted narrative experience. Most players suggest trying it when it goes on sale rather than at full price, or skipping it in favor of similar games like the Fallen Hero series.

Recommended Sep 6, 2024
writing this so steam stops bugging me to write a review
Recommended Jun 1, 2024
If you like cartoony, (very soft) sci-fi action, loaded with superhero/villain tropes played straight, subverted, lampshaded, and deconstructed, this is for you. Also, I'm such a simp for Steelheart.
Not recommended Jun 17, 2023
Eh. If you want a great super-villain choose-your-own-adventure, check out the Fallen Hero series or something. This.. Its not Terrible but its... campy? I guess that's a word. Its like Dr. Horrible but never quite captures the humor. Or Mars Attacks I guess. Stuff 'happens'. You kinda get an understanding of it all but don't particularly care about any of it. There are characters you interact with but they come and go so fast, and are so flat, that they may as well be faceless minions. You can sort've customize your character but all it really does is change the flavor text of how things play out. You make 'choices' but for the most part they don't really matter. There are 'planning points' you can save to use at clutch moments, but all they really do is give you an extra way to 'win' scenarios.. but really the other ways will all work fine too so no need to really stress over it. And in situations where you're meant to fail then spending those planning points just give you another flavor text for how you fail. It just.. none of it really ever feels like it matters, or that your character reflects you, or.. I guess the best I can say about it is, its a thing. And you can play a v…
Not recommended May 15, 2023
Too short, not enough customisation and always tries to be funny even in serious moments. I do not recommend this. 3/10
Recommended Dec 18, 2021
Flawed but fun. The replay value is low and some of the parts of the story are skimmed through too quickly. The friendships/romances are underdevelopped and I had hoped for more paths and options. More fun narrative with flavor roleplay than anything else. It's worth giving a try but don't expect massive replayability.
Recommended Dec 4, 2021
I love This game!

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