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Alliance Arts, One or Eight · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 85 % positive of 1,560 reviews, as of Oct 28

The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is a turn-based strategy game. Framed for murdering the Emperor, villainess Scarlet and Lily, fight the Empire as the first Streamers in history. Capture every enemy and turn them into allies for a happy ending... Or execute everyone and become the Demon Queen!

24 games that play like The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga, Girls' Frontline and Valkyria Chronicles™.

Player tags

  • Turn-Based Tactics
  • Female Protagonist
  • Tactical RPG
  • LGBTQ+
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Romance
  • War
  • Anime
Map region: Turn-Based Tactics
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players mostly enjoy the characters, yuri story and art, but find the difficulty grindy and the gameplay uneven, so opinion is positive with clear caveats.

Most reviewers recommend the game, mainly for its cast of characters, their bonding scenes and the voice acting, which many call the best part. Many players also like the strategy itself: positioning units, using the overworld map abilities and planning supply lines over a continuous map. The criticism centres on difficulty. Some players find battles grindy, enemies levelled above the player, and encounters that punish a particular approach; the game's level scaling and the final act are singled out. Some players also say the evil route feels unfinished or badly balanced, and that the route you choose matters a lot. Localisation is criticised by some for awkward English wording, and a few want a gallery. Performance on lower-end machines is mentioned. The story is widely described as fun and over the top, though some find it less romantic than they hoped.

Praised

  • Characters and bonding scenes

    Players enjoy the large cast, their distinct personalities and the bonding stories that unlock as they fight together.

    Many players
  • Yuri story and romance

    Reviewers say the lesbian romance and its explicit, over-the-top treatment are a major draw, and some want even more of it.

    Many players
  • Art and voice acting

    The art style, character designs, world map visuals and Japanese voice acting are repeatedly praised as the strongest parts.

    Many players
  • Tactical map strategy

    Players like managing a continuous conquest map with supply lines, unit synergies and defensive positioning, which many describe as addictive.

    Many players

Criticised

  • Grindy, uneven difficulty

    Players report battles that feel slow, enemies levelled above them and spikes in difficulty, with the late game often needing grinding.

    Many players
  • Evil route feels unfinished

    Reviewers say the evil or kill-all route is poorly balanced, ends abruptly or is a grind, and suggest it be left for later.

    Some players
  • Clumsy English localisation

    Players find the English text awkward, inaccurate in places and at odds with the Japanese voice acting, and want a patch.

    Some players
  • Demanding hardware and missing gallery

    Players report high system requirements for the stated specs and note that there is no gallery of scenes.

    A few players
Who it suits
Players who like tactical strategy with character-driven stories and yuri romance, and who are willing to grind through hard fights.
Who should skip it
Players who want a smooth, low-grind tactics game or who expect a deep, evenly balanced evil route should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with under 20 hours mostly warn about grinding and the evil route, while those with 20 to 200 hours more often praise the late-game strategy and the characters, though some find later content drags.

Summarised by AI from 70 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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At a glance

What games like The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily have in common

  • The tags they share most often with The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily: Tactical RPG (17 of 24), Turn-Based Tactics (17) and Turn-Based Strategy (13).
  • They came out between 2009 and 2026, one of them after The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Long Live The Queen (94 % positive of 5,840).

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Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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