I mean some of the PCs actions are in my mind legit evil and self-serving, if you choose to go that route. He's certainly shortsighted.It’s sandboxy, so you progress at your own rate, but for the most part it’s pretty linear. You can’t really be evil, no.
On another note, the game's grind really is way too much of one, and even in cheat mode I still felt like there was just too much repetition for there to be a whole lotta fun going on, later on.