Diabolical
Text-based interactive fiction about building your own criminal empire
Choice of Games · Released Nov 6, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 128
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 months ago
- Jan 6, 2026
- Minimum PC
- –
- not published
What is Diabolical?
You play a criminal mastermind pursuing world domination in a text-only interactive novel. You read narrative passages and select responses, deciding when to use force, rely on trickery, or send henchmen to carry out crimes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy picking a villain's identity, lair, and minion
Not for you if...
- −you want graphics, sound effects, and directly controlled action
What players say
78% of 128 reviews are positive
Players praise the tongue-in-cheek writing and playful use of superhero tropes. The main complaint is that choices often lead to the same outcomes, with additional criticism of the short length and underdeveloped relationships.
Screenshots and trailer
Diabolical system requirements
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Diabolical?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Diabolical have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Diabolical run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Diabolical use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
