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Evil Genius
Evil Genius	2004
Evil Genius 2: World Domination	2021

Evil Genius 2: World Domination is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building and RTS game in the Evil Genius series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Season Pass and Deluxe Edition are also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Deluxe Edition also available. Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[2]

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the season pass.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLCs include new henchmen, minions and items.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Cabal Pack
Season Pass
In-Genius Items Pack
Rise of the Valkyrie Pack
Team Fortress 2: Pyro Pack	Free.
Portal Pack	Free.
The Mechanical Minions Pack
Abomination Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/700600/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Evil Genius 2\PC_ProfileSaves
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/700600/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12
Vulkan

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-8100	Intel Core i7-4770K AMD Ryzen 5 1600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 AMD Radeon RX 550 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super AMD Radeon RX 5700 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/700600/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (700600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ [1] - last accessed on 2020-07-25
↑ SteamDB Denuvo Branch - last accessed on 2021-02-11

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/700600/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (700600) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/700600/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (700600) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] [1] - last accessed on 2020-07-25

[2] SteamDB Denuvo Branch - last accessed on 2021-02-11

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[Note 1]

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Developers

	Rebellion Developments
Engines
	Asura^[1]
Release dates
Windows	March 30, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	75
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Building, RTS
Themes	Comedy, Contemporary
Series	Evil Genius