Best Villain Protagonist Games on Steam

Steam currently has 282 Villain Protagonist games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Villain Protagonist game rankings were last updated on 3/23/2025.

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1. Entropy : Zero 2

Bad Cop is back. Command a small army of Combine synths and soldiers on a Northern campaign to capture Dr. Judith Mossman. A modification for Half-Life 2.

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Entropy : Zero 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Villain Protagonist game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 28,016 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 27,536 positive reviews and 480 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Entropy : Zero 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 8/20/2022
Developer Breadmen
Publisher Breadman
Steam App Id 1583720

2. Untitled Goose Game

It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.

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Untitled Goose Game has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,774 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,861 positive reviews and 913 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 9/23/2020
Franchise Panic
Developer House House
Publisher Panic
Steam App Id 837470

3. CARRION

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

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CARRION has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 26,659 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,209 positive reviews and 1,450 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 7/23/2020
Developer Phobia Game Studio
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 953490

4. Dungeons 3

At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!

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Dungeons 3 has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,324 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,270 positive reviews and 1,054 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Dungeons 3 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $29.99
Release Date 10/13/2017
Developer Realmforge Studios
Publisher Kalypso Media
Steam App Id 493900

5. Skul: The Hero Slayer

Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.

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Skul: The Hero Slayer has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 54,314 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 50,676 positive reviews and 3,638 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Skul: The Hero Slayer on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 1/20/2021
Franchise NEOWIZ
Developer SOUTHPAW GAMES
Publisher NEOWIZ
Steam App Id 1147560

6. Dungeon Warfare

Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.

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Dungeon Warfare has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,899 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,818 positive reviews and 81 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 11/4/2015
Developer Valsar
Publisher Valsar
Steam App Id 355980

7. Luck be a Landlord

Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

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Luck be a Landlord has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 10,490 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,804 positive reviews and 686 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 1/6/2023
Developer TrampolineTales
Publisher TrampolineTales
Steam App Id 1404850

8. Acquitted

Piss bottles. Bats. Bike locks. Face the media-manufactured outrage of braindead mobs in a fully destructible, randomly generated riot zone as you try to get home from court alive after each self-defense trial. Shoot, hack, blast & build walls & turrets vs tricky AI in this brutally intense shooter!

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Acquitted has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 798 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 774 positive reviews and 24 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $7.95 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Acquitted on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $7.95
Release Date 5/2/2022
Developer Nordic Empire Games
Publisher Nordic Empire Games
Steam App Id 1954750

9. The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

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The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 585 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 570 positive reviews and 15 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $2.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $2.99
Release Date 5/31/2021
Developer Randumb Studios
Publisher Randumb Studios
Steam App Id 1601680

10. Overlord™

Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?

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Overlord™ has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Villain Protagonist games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,304 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,893 positive reviews and 411 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Overlord™ on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 10/26/2007
Developer Triumph Studios
Publishers
Steam App Id 11450

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91
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1/6/2023
91
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5/2/2022
91
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5/31/2021
90
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40
10/26/2007
90
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4/15/2021
90
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7/28/2020
90
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4/29/2022
90
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90
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89
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Fallen Hero: Retribution steam charts
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2/2/2023
89
$7.91
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3/7/2024
89
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12/7/2023
89
$19.99
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10/25/2016
89
$8.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 30). Untitled Goose Game on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 26). CARRION on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Dungeons 3 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 30). Skul: The Hero Slayer on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 31). Dungeon Warfare on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 30). Luck be a Landlord on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). Acquitted on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, March 28). Overlord™ on Steam. Steam Store.

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