RPG · October 26, 2007

Overlord™ (2007)

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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? THINK EVIL, BREED EVIL, CONTROL ALL! Control a horde of Minions Intuitive control over a crowd of evil minded minion creatures Use Minions to smash, destroy, kill, steal and intimidate Become the Overlord Forge loot from the battlefield into powerful weapons and armour Gain Overlord powers such as the ability to make enemies burst into flames and cower down before you Conquer the world and impose your will on its people Explore a twisted fantasy world A unique story that combines evil bidding with impish humour Defeat the seven fallen heroes to rule over all the world

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Villain Protagonist · 349
  • Hack and Slash · 348
  • Dark Fantasy · 346
  • Puzzle · 339
  • RTS · 332
  • Action RPG · 330
  • Action-Adventure · 324
  • RPG · 314
  • Strategy · 285
  • Funny · 284
  • Third Person · 282
  • Dark Humor · 281
  • Open World · 273
  • Action · 267
  • Story Rich · 267

Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.4k Steam reviewsTop 46% in RPG
Positive rating94% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 17%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 78 — top 43% of RPG titles
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 96% for session depth among RPG

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

94%Very Positive · 6.4k reviews

6.0k positive · 382 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.1/10

Curator recommendations

4.8k

More from Triumph Studios

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Release & Availability

Release dateOct 26, 2007
DeveloperTriumph Studios
PublisherCodemasters, Electronic Arts
Base price$2.49 -50%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (4)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain

Features & Capabilities

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Overlord™