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Is Diabolical worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Interactive-fiction readers who want villain protagonists and branching decisions
- RPG players who prefer text-based storytelling over audiovisual presentation
- Players interested in criminal schemes, minion management, and flexible romance options
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat systems, exploration mechanics, or tactical battles may find the choice-led novel structure limited.
- Players who expect graphics, music, or sound effects will encounter a text-only presentation.
- Readers wanting a heroic fantasy campaign may not connect with its criminal-mastermind premise.
Our take on Diabolical
Rather than centering an RPG on combat, maps, or equipment, this game replaces those conventions with written choices about criminal schemes, identity, romance, and world destruction.
What is Diabolical?
Play as a criminal mastermind building an evil empire through choices in a 130,000-word interactive novel.
Select a lair, recruit a minion, rob a bank, steal an enormous aluminum-foil ball, or pursue world destruction. The story lets players decide whether to rely on deception, violence, or henchmen, while defining a villainous identity through a nickname, profession, calling card, and gender. Romance options include straight, gay, and bisexual relationships. The game is entirely text-based, with no graphics or sound effects, leaving the narrative and its outcomes to player decisions. Possible roles include a high-tech daredevil, military soldier, or frightening apparition.
How Diabolical plays
- 01Choice-Driven Narrative
- Player decisions determine the direction and consequences of the 130,000-word story.
- 02Minion Recruitment
- Players interview candidates and select a henchman to support their criminal plans.
- 03Villain Customization
- The protagonist can receive a chosen nickname, profession, calling card, and gender.
- 04Romance Options
- The story includes straight, gay, and bisexual romantic paths.
- 05Text-Only Presentation
- The interactive novel uses written narration without graphics or sound effects.
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Diabolical: platforms & release
Is Diabolical worth it?
It is worth it if: interactive-fiction readers who want villain protagonists and branching decisions. Skip it if: players seeking combat systems, exploration mechanics, or tactical battles may find the choice-led novel structure limited.
Where can I download Diabolical?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Diabolical's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Diabolical on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
