MachiaVillain

MachiaVillain

Released May 2018

Machiavillain is an evil mansion management and strategy game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Prison Architect and all the horror movie clichés! Build your own manor, raise your monsters, set up your traps, and exterminate your victims. But to gain reputation you'll have to slay by the horror movie rules!

65% positive · 805 reviews
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Evaluation

MachiaVillain launched on May 16, 2018, and received a series of post-launch content updates from the two-person development team. Three major updates shipped after release: the Electrocution Update (January 28, 2019), the Survival Update (October 31, 2019), and the Plague Update (May 7, 2020). These updates added new minions, weapons, traps, mechanics, and quality-of-life improvements at a cadence of roughly every 6–9 months. The Plague Update on May 7, 2020 is the last recorded developer communication of any kind. Since that date — more than six years ago as of today — there have been no further news posts, patches, announcements, or developer statements. No new content has been announced, no roadmap is active, and the single DLC listed (the Original Soundtrack) shipped on launch day. The developer has not stated the game is complete, but the extended silence since May 7, 2020 far exceeds the historical update cadence, and there are no outstanding commitments or unreleased content visible anywhere in the store. The game appears to have concluded its post-launch content cycle with the Plague Update.
Evidence
Plague Update released — the most recent developer communication of any kind. Added COVID-themed items, deactivated the virus event, and included bug fixes.
news post · May 7, 2020 source content shipped
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Survival Update released for Halloween, adding the Bee Queen character, new defensive structures, weapons, items, and a reworked enemy wave system.
news post · Oct 31, 2019 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Good Shepherd Entertainment
Achievements
9
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game


Welcome to Villain City, a luxury community entrenched in the hills of horror. Ax murderers, mad scientists and tax evaders, all kinds of bad guys consider this place to be their sweet home. This is the perfect place to rest, relax, and pursue a career in the noblest of professions: professional Villain!!

The real estate agent promised you a haunted house with jump scare devices and terrifying traps. Instead, you have a piece of empty land full of Vermin near a rubbish forest.

But do not flee yet! With a little elbow grease, the help of your minions and a lot of murders, you can turn this house into a happy and dreary mortal trap. Just lure locals inside, then trigger your deadly traps or let your minion feast on their brains and flesh. Every night you'll multiply your evil level until everyone calls your mansion " scary, nasty and horrible."

Be aware that the League of MachiaVillain Villains has adopted a strict policy that governs the level of wickedness that you have to adhere to in order to stay in the community. Drs Frank and Stein, Siamese co-Chairmen of the Board of evil ( BDM ), dictated a series of rules to follow when conducting your villainous business. They cover everything from how to kill intruders- to what salads are considered the most evil (no surprise, grated carrots).

Follow the rules of the League and become the scariest neighborhood Villain!


  • Build your mansion: Create the evil mansion of your nightmares! Put together the perfect crypt for your vampire, the insanest lab for your mad scientist, an irresistible swimming pool for your victims (and your shark) and don't forget the cannibal kitchen!
  • Gather your evil nightmare team: Choose your minions wisely though, as each possesses different traits and have different needs that must be tended to. They also have different fighting styles, such as long range, bare handed, and of course, bare fanged.
  • Manage your monsters: No evil mansion is complete without a cadre of minions to keep it running. Order them to do your evil deeds, and don’t forget to have them clean the blood stains.
  • Slaughter innocent victims…and bankers!: Our menu tonight includes a wide array of victims from famous tropes such as jocks, nerds, potheads, party girls or horror movie celebrities. A good variety ensures your minions stay well-fed.
  • Fight all the things: The environment is full of hostile creatures who want to take your place at the top of the food chain. Chupacabra, Wendigo, Sasquatch... There are also pro monster hunters who come knocking at your door with stakes, holy water or baseball bats. Show them who's the boss… the Villain boss!
  • Bloody good crafting: Sawing through countless victims means you'll end up with a few spare parts. Why not use those bits and bobs to craft something useful? MachiaVillain lets you create things using ingredients gathered from victims and harvested from the environment. Put them together and you'll get something horrifying, but also useful.
  • Follow the Rules!:The key to evil survival in MachiaVillain is to follow the unspoken rules of the horror movie genre. You do have an Evil Mastermind Reputation to think about after all. Follow the villain's rules to be a real success. So slaughter them when they're alone, kill the virgin last, and never, ever hurt the dog!
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