Posted on: April 25, 2024
assholehoff
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Very much the DK3 we never got! Cheeky and quirky.
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War for the Overworld
Description
Tired of invading dungeons? It's time you built your own!
War for the Overworld is a Dungeon Management Game that employs your favourite aspects of the RTS and God Game genres. Carve out your Dungeon and conquer the Overworld!
Do you feel you are in a slump? Monotonously disembowelling evil guys in endless quests for gold and a slightly better pair of boots? You are starting to wonder... are heroics really your calling? Then welcome to the War for the Overworld!
Dungeon Management Reincarnated
Excavate and build your dungeon beneath the overworld, in the modern dungeon management game that’s most faithful to the genre’s original DNA. Keep your dungeons, slap your minions, and forge underground fortresses filled with all the dastardly rooms, traps and heinous minions you desire. Do it all under the mentorship of the original and best voice of evil: Richard Ridings!
Wield the Arsenal of Evil
Evil loves options, and within the Veins of Evil there are plenty to go around! Choose from over sixty rooms, spells, potions, rituals, defences and constructs as you progress through the game. Deploy your fiendish tools against the goodly heroes of the overworld, and teach them the price of trespass.
Conquer a Myriad of Modes
With six game modes to choose from you can conquer your enemies in your own unique way. Choose from Campaign, Skirmish, Scenarios, Multiplayer, Survival, and the My Pet Dungeon expansion (free 2-level demo included in the base game), and discover what it truly means to be the bad guy.
Customise, Create, and Share with Your... Enemies
Build your own maps and campaigns with the intuitive and powerful Map Editor, complete with scripting support, then share them with the community to join the ranks of thousands of custom maps already created! Meddle further, and change the very rules themselves to your liking with dozens of mutators. Being evil has never been so creative!
Made by Cultists (Fanatics), for Cultists (Fanatics)
War for the Overworld is developed by an independent team of fanatical developers, each with a true love of the dungeon management genre. We have continued to update the game since launch, with countless patches, balancing, polish, and many new features. Our community has been vital to our success, and we couldn’t have made the game what it is today without their help. We thank them sincerely.
War for the Overworld is a Dungeon Management Game that employs your favourite aspects of the RTS and God Game genres. Carve out your Dungeon and conquer the Overworld!
Underlord Edition also available! In War for the Overworld, each and every Underlord is their own unique being. A dungeon is a direct reflection of an Underlord’s presence and individuality. The Underlord Edition includes an extra Dungeon Theme, game soundtrack, lore book The Dungeoneer’s Guide to the Underworld (English only), and short story compilation All That Is Gold (English only)!
Ultimate Edition also available! If you desire the absolute incarnation of evil, then look no further than the Ultimate Edition, which features: base game, Heart of Gold expansion, My Pet Dungeon expansion, The Under Games expansion, Underlord Edition extras (dungeon theme, soundtrack, lore books).
Do you feel you are in a slump? Monotonously disembowelling evil guys in endless quests for gold and a slightly better pair of boots? You are starting to wonder... are heroics really your calling? Then welcome to the War for the Overworld!
Dungeon Management Reincarnated
Excavate and build your dungeon beneath the overworld, in the modern dungeon management game that’s most faithful to the genre’s original DNA. Keep your dungeons, slap your minions, and forge underground fortresses filled with all the dastardly rooms, traps and heinous minions you desire. Do it all under the mentorship of the original and best voice of evil: Richard Ridings!
Wield the Arsenal of Evil
Evil loves options, and within the Veins of Evil there are plenty to go around! Choose from over sixty rooms, spells, potions, rituals, defences and constructs as you progress through the game. Deploy your fiendish tools against the goodly heroes of the overworld, and teach them the price of trespass.
Conquer a Myriad of Modes
With six game modes to choose from you can conquer your enemies in your own unique way. Choose from Campaign, Skirmish, Scenarios, Multiplayer, Survival, and the My Pet Dungeon expansion (free 2-level demo included in the base game), and discover what it truly means to be the bad guy.
Customise, Create, and Share with Your... Enemies
Build your own maps and campaigns with the intuitive and powerful Map Editor, complete with scripting support, then share them with the community to join the ranks of thousands of custom maps already created! Meddle further, and change the very rules themselves to your liking with dozens of mutators. Being evil has never been so creative!
Made by Cultists (Fanatics), for Cultists (Fanatics)
War for the Overworld is developed by an independent team of fanatical developers, each with a true love of the dungeon management genre. We have continued to update the game since launch, with countless patches, balancing, polish, and many new features. Our community has been vital to our success, and we couldn’t have made the game what it is today without their help. We thank them sincerely.
Copyright Subterranean Games Ltd. 2013-2018, Copyright Brightrock Games Ltd. 2015-2018
Popular achievements
Indy
Locate the hidden Artefact on level 2
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38.98%
Completionist
Claim all 3 Siege Shrines on level 4
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49.64%
Awakening
Complete level 1
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88.27%
Welcome to Kairos
Complete level 2
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79.93%
The Breach
Complete level 3
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65.45%
Shades of Grey
Complete level 4
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55.64%
The Rear Guard
Complete level 5
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46.08%
Behind Enemy Lines
Complete level 6
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41.32%
Heart Attack
Complete level 7
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36.19%
System requirements
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Multiplayer Notice: Multiplayer is available online via GOG Galaxy, as well as via LAN and Direct IP. All multiplayer connection methods are cross-compatible with the Steam version of the game.
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Recommended system requirements:
ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY
Multiplayer Notice: Multiplayer is available online via GOG Galaxy, as well as via LAN and Direct IP. All multiplayer connection methods are cross-compatible with the Steam version of the game.
Linux notice: Before playing the game, please make sure you are using the latest proprietary drivers for your graphics card.
Time to beat
14.5 hMain
26.5 h Main + Sides
48.5 h Completionist
19 h All Styles
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The Jimquisition
7.5/10
I can only remain confident that, from this positive base, Overworld is only going to get better. It just would have been wonderful to have it begin that way, because we don't rate potential here.
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7/10
Not so much a sequel to Dungeon Keeper 2 as an unofficial remake, and while a little magic has been lost along the way this is still a charmingly unique strategy game.
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Posted on: September 20, 2024
fraxle
Verified ownerGames: 153 Reviews: 2
Great Dungeon Keeper clone
A very good dunger keeper clone. Pretty much a true dungeon keeper 3. It even got the same spooky deeply spoken narrator and sence of humour! Its also been expanded from the origianl with optional power-ups and extras!
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Posted on: March 1, 2025
shakwano
Verified ownerGames: 83 Reviews: 1
A Fantastic Successor to DKII
This game is the true spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper II, staying much closer to its gameplay and mechanics than titles from the Dungeons I, II, III series. The graphics are impressive—detailed, well-designed, and complemented by excellent lighting. The underground environments are diverse and visually engaging. One of the aspects I enjoyed the most is the variety of rooms you can build and the creatures they attract. Each creature has its own unique abilities, sounds, and behaviors, making the dungeon feel alive. Their distinct personalities, along with high-quality voice acting and sound effects, further enhance the experience. The narrator’s voice is the same as in the original Dungeon Keeper games, and it’s just as fantastic here. While I mostly play for relaxation, certain maps offer intense action and challenge your strategic thinking. This is especially true in the main campaigns—of which there are three—but even more so in the additional four scenario types. Regarding the campaigns, the original War for the Overworld is great, but the two expansions, Heart of Gold and The Under Games, each bring unique designs and compelling stories. I’ve played through the campaigns twice and thoroughly enjoyed them, but I haven’t tried multiplayer. I prefer playing at my own pace and am not particularly competitive in that regard. Overall, this is a fantastic game, and I highly recommend it!
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Posted on: April 27, 2025
nichongben
Verified ownerGames: 19 Reviews: 2
Great Game
I love the Dungeon Keeper Series very much. This game is a successful sequel.
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Posted on: January 18, 2024
Volvox.367
Verified ownerGames: 330 Reviews: 3
Nice continuation for Dungeon Keeper!
Pretty good sequel to Dungeon Kepper series. It keeps style of DK2 with added mechanics (you can now build walls!). I had fun playing this game. Sadly it feels a bit short, and addon is waaaay to short - only 4 missions (but fun and long). If you liked DK sreries, you will like this one.
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