Little Big Workshop: The Evil Review (DirtyHaris)
he Good:
Okay, The Evil DLC for Little Big Workshop sounds like a riot on paper. You get to ditch the goody-two-shoes factory vibes and crank the greed dial to “cartoonishly evil”—think Bladh, the game’s resident supervillain, cackling as you sabotage rivals and build possessed garden gnomes. The new tech tree full of dirty tricks is a hilarious twist, and the spooky aesthetic? It’s like Halloween threw up on your factory in the best way possible. If you’ve ever wanted to roleplay as a capitalist Bond villain, this DLC’s got the vibe.
The Bad:
But holy hell, does it drop the ball harder than a drunk juggler at a clown convention. This DLC is unnecessarily hard—like, “why are you punishing me for wanting to be evil?” hard. The difficulty spike is steeper than a rollercoaster designed by a madman, and it feels like the game’s trolling you for daring to buy it. The “evil equipment” they hyped up—like VR headsets and garlic guns—sounds cool, but it’s totally pointless. You don’t need any of it to play, and half the time it’s just cosmetic fluff that sits there collecting dust while you’re drowning in micromanagement hell. It’s like they dangled a shiny toy in front of you and then smacked you with a brick instead.
The Ugly:
The design flaws here are a crime against humanity—or at least against my sanity. The new progression system is a tangled mess of sabotage and upgrades that feels tacked on, like someone stapled it to the base game five minutes before launch. Bugs? Oh, you better believe it. Spies get lost forever, production lines glitch out when you try to be sneaky, and sometimes the game just crashes because it can’t handle your evil genius. The “evil” stuff looks cool until you realize it’s shallow as a kiddie pool, and the whole thing feels like a cash grab dressed up in a villain costume.
The Verdict:
4/10 DLC. A simulation expansion that promises a wild ride but delivers a broken tricycle instead. It’s got big “muahaha” energy, but the insane difficulty and pointless evil gear make it a slog not worth enduring. Unless you’re a masochist who loves overcomplicated nonsense, skip this and stick to the base game—or better yet, just imagine being evil while playing something less infuriating.