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Nefarious

Nefarious

Play as the villain in Nefarious! An action platformer where you globe hop between several kingdoms kidnapping princesses who alter gameplay in unique ways. Then thwart various heroes in reverse boss fights, recreated iconic battles where you control the boss.

Released Jan 23, 2017 Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieAdventureActionVillain ProtagonistPlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

85.1%positive416 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“honestly i hate how i die so much because of all the insta kills like can you just make it so i lose a heart and jump up high when i touch electric floors or lava cause it sucks to die that much and feels unfair wouldve been an a tier game but relegated to b tier instead due to…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“it's a solid game, the ending's a bit of a mess but I'd still recommend it, soundtrack's great, the references and the game itself is funny. Plus being able to play as the villain is the selling point. 8/10 for me.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

44achievements
32.3%median completion
0.8%rarest: The Purple Pauper
94.9% of players 93.5% of players 86.1% of players 82.5% of players 79.2% of players 70.1% of players 66.3% of players 61.7% of players 52.8% of players 52.1% of players 52.1% of players 48.1% of players 44.9% of players 44.8% of players 43.1% of players 41.2% of players 40.5% of players 38.1% of players 36.3% of players 33.8% of players 32.5% of players 32.4% of players 32.3% of players 31.1% of players 30.9% of players 29.9% of players 25.8% of players 25.4% of players 20.4% of players 20.1% of players 18.0% of players 13.5% of players 13.4% of players 13.0% of players 12.7% of players 12.5% of players 11.5% of players 7.9% of players 7.8% of players 5.4% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 94.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.9%Feeling Punchy — Defeat 20 enemies with punches.
93.5%Butterfingers — As a result of being defeated, dropped a princess.
86.1%Punchsplosion! — Defeat 50 enemies with punches.
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%The Purple Pauper — Beat the game having collected less than 1,000 lucre.
0.9%The True Mastermind — Achieve S-Ranks on all stages.
2.4%Buster Run — Beat the game without buying a single upgrade.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 04, 2018
Nefarious - NOW ON SWITCH

https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/nefarious-switch Ready to kidnap princesses on the switch? Well now you can! If you haven't already picked up the game, or just want to play it again on a major c

Jul 13, 2017
Nefarious Patreon

Nefarious Patreon Bad Guy's Gonna Win http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/24766533/bdf44f468c7a3b43c70515cf160926d8ff937de0.png We wanted to make our steam community

Jul 13, 2017
Nefarious Patreon

Nefarious Patreon Bad Guy's Gonna Win http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/24766533/bdf44f468c7a3b43c70515cf160926d8ff937de0.png We wanted to make our steam community

May 25, 2017
Oreo's Patch

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/24766533/16e60cecbcd681110597fe93fcc50f624e37a69b.png Quick fixes: Achievement detection fixed and trippers for them added to the S

May 25, 2017
Oreo's Patch

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/24766533/16e60cecbcd681110597fe93fcc50f624e37a69b.png Quick fixes: Achievement detection fixed and trippers for them added to the S

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Adventure · Action · Villain Protagonist · Platformer · 2D · Great Soundtrack · Comedy (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements44
Official sitehttps://www.patreon.com/JHanov
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible video card Storage: 2 GB available space