Rebellion, the developers of the excellent Strange Brigade, Sniper Elite and Zombie Army games, has today revealed the release date for the upcoming Evil Genius 2. The news comes complete with this new trailer:
For those of you who don’t have time to watch cool trailers, here’s the TL;DR version – Evil Genius 2 launches on PC on March 30th, 2021.
If you’ve not been keeping up to date with the developments on Evil Genius 2, this sim strategy sequel has you “build your secret island lair, recruit and train a workforce of loyal minions and powerful henchmen, defend your base from the Forces of Justice and dominate the world stage.“
Four campaigns – play as narcissist despot Max, heavy-muscle madman Ivan, manipulative ex-spymaster Emma or scientist zealot Zalika. Guide your chosen evil genius through their own unique story campaign as they impose their twisted vision upon an unsuspecting globe.
• Three island locations – choose where to build your supervillain HQ from three island paradises, each with their own gameplay challenges. From the outside your base looks like a beautiful casino resort, but behind closed doors lies all manner of unimaginable evil.
• Intuitive lair-building – design, build and customize your lair as you see fit. With modern base-building mechanics and loads of gameplay features totally new to the series, including multiple-floored lairs, strategy fans will feel right at home with Evil Genius 2.
• New rooms, henchmen, agents, traps and more – as showcased in today’s trailer, Evil Genius 2 features tons of menacing characters and devilish contraptions to use in your lair. From the deliciously fatal Sushi Chef to the always famished Venus Spy-Trap, you have a huge number of ways to stop the Forces of Justice from foiling your dastardly plans.
• World domination 2.0 – Take to the world stage and execute your campaign of total supremacy. Send your minions and henchmen on missions across the globe as you exert your influence and control over world regions. Complete lucrative schemes, expand your criminal network, recruit new henchmen and steal all manner of useful loot – from the Doors to Fort Knox to a living, breathing dodo.
There’s also the promise of more surprises coming up for Evil Genius 2 before release.
To keep up with all the latest in taking over the world, be sure to follow Evil Genius pages on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube and to wishlist Evil Genius 2: World Domination on Steam.
