RPG · February 28, 2008

Overlord™: Raising Hell (2008)

local_offer-50% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend1.9k recommendations
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely. You could be a regular run-of-the-mill Overlord. However, with incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil-minded impish critters, the Minions, on hand to do your bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be wonderfully despotic?! Go deeper into the Overlord's twisted world as the single-player expansion content opens a series of hellish new levels, each a supernatural abyss for the game's five kingdoms: Mellow Hills, Evernight, Heaven's Peak, the Golden Halls and the Ruborian Desert. Access to each abyss is via a portal, which opens once a kingdom has been successfully conquered and the previous ruler banished to a personal hell within. However it's not just the fallen heroes that have been dragged into the abyss: the Overlord's newly loyal peasants have also been taken down into hell too. With the undead denizens of each abyss on the attack and threatening the Overlord's reign above ground, there's only one thing for it: assemble your minion army, descend into each abyss and embark on a fresh wave of tyranny in order to return the serfs to their homelands, defeat the fallen heroes once and for all, and claim the throne of each kingdom's underworld. INCLUDES THE OVERLORD CHALLENGE PACK: Come and have a go if your Overlord's hard enough. All new pillaging fun with seven additional online multiplayer maps, including the competitive ‘Capture the Maiden’ map and ‘Protect Your Power’, where players must defend the Overlord's tower against waves of enemy attack. THINK EVIL, BREED EVIL, CONTROL ALL! Get in the action and become the Overlord, the all powerful dark lord with a horde of minions to command and a land to conquer. CONTROL A HORDE OF MINIONS Slavish and loyal they'll smash, destroy, kill and steal anything for you. Your word is law. BECOME THE OVERLORD Do you want fear, respect, gold and power? Become the most powerful being in the world by any means necessary. CONQUER A TWISTED FANTASY WORLD Show the Seven Heroes, demonic Halflings, and Rabid Unicorns who's boss.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • RPG · 159
  • Action · 135
  • Villain Protagonist · 126
  • Dark Fantasy · 123
  • Third Person · 114
  • Fantasy · 108
  • Singleplayer · 93
  • Adventure · 88
  • Comedy · 81
  • Funny · 76
  • Strategy · 66
  • Dark Humor · 60
  • Action RPG · 58
  • Puzzle · 52
  • Action-Adventure · 51

Peer RPG titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.3k Steam reviewsTop 89% in RPG
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 21%
Metacritic72/100Genre average 78 — top 75% of RPG titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 86% for session depth among RPG

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 2.3k reviews

2.2k positive · 164 negative

Metacritic

72/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

1.9k

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 28, 2008
DeveloperTriumph Studios
PublisherCodemasters, Electronic Arts
Base price$4.99 -50%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site

More from Triumph Studios

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Features & Capabilities

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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