Rebellion is giving away its world domination simulator Evil Genius to celebrate the fact that it is working on Evil Genius 2. The giveaway starts today but Rebellion is concealing the date of when the giveaway will end, just to add a little tickle of mischief to proceedings.
The other mildly evil element is that the giveaway can only be reached at the Evil Genius giveaway page, where you will need to sign into or create a Rebellion ID, and then link your Steam account to that Rebellion ID in order to claim Evil Genius for Steam. Three simple steps to get closer to world domination. If you have not played the game before, Rebellion is on hand to help with a new tips video to get you started.
In Evil Genius players create evil lairs, hire evil henchman, and follow missions in an attempt to rule the world, all while trying to stave off the intrusions of the Forces of Justice. It’s became something of a cult classic following its 2004 release on PC.
The sequel was announced way back in 2017, before being revealed at last year’s E3. Evil Genius 2 will build on from Evil Genius and let you take control of a titular Evil Genius to put your plans for world domination in motion. Again, you’ll build your own evil lair, and set up a convenient cover operation as you train a small army of minions and henchmen to defend yourself from those pesky spies. If you’re successful, it shouldn’t be long before you can dominate the world with your very own Doomsday Device.
That said, there’s a lot we don’t know about the sequel, with no sign of gameplay as yet. Rebellion have confirmed that they will be revealing more about the game soon, which is handy since it’s due out in 2020. In the mean time, wind the clock back to the early 2000s and get your evil genius on in the original.
Source: Press Release
