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War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.

War for the Overworld is a dungeon crawler, base-building and villain protagonist game developed by Brightrock Games and published by Brightrock Games and Mythwright.
Released on April 02nd 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 11 languages: English, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 7,837 reviews of which 6,735 were positive and 1,102 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.36€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified War for the Overworld into these genres:

Dungeon Crawler Base-Building Villain Protagonist Sandbox Management Dark Comedy Old School Simulation God Game Strategy RTS City Builder Fantasy Underground Singleplayer Funny Indie Level Editor Colony Sim Comedy

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 , Windows 8 , Windows 10, Windows 11
Processor: Dual Core CPU @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GT450 512MB or better, ATI 4870HD 512MB or better
G3D Mark: 1500
Hard Drive: 7GB available space
Sound: Speakers or headphones

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MacOS

OS: macOS 10.10 to 10.15 (macOS 11+ is unsupported)
Processor: Dual Core CPU @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GT450 512MB or better, ATI 4870HD 512MB or better
G3D Mark: 1500
Hard Drive: 7GB available space
Sound: Speakers or headphones

Due to compatibility issues, 2017 Macbook Pros and onwards which feature Intel Iris graphics are not supported. For more information please view our full article above.

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
Processor: Dual Core CPU @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GT450 512MB or better, ATI 4870HD 512MB or better
G3D Mark: 1500
Hard Drive: 7GB available space
Sound: Speakers or headphones
Additional Linux Requirements:
- glibc 2.14 or later
- libstdc++6 or later
- GCC 4.9 or later
- Only the latest video card drivers are supported
- OpenGL 3.0 support is required

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User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025

Its okay. Its got the Dungeon Keeper feel & gameplay, its got the narrator and its got fairly decent monsters. What it does not have are enough maps and i have no idea why. Across all the DLC and the main game there are just a handful of maps and they are really quick, some just 15 minutes long. But they are really basic, uncomplicated, straightforwards. I dont understand why they couldnt just make more of them when theres so little effort put into them.

Feb. 2025

Yet another case of "we have Dungeon Keeper at home". This one is one of the more 'professionally made' DK replicas, but that's about its best feature. For the uninitiated, Dungeon Keeper, the game I'm referencing, lets you build an underground dungeon, in which minions will automatically spawn. You then have to build rooms for them to eat, rest, and so on. It's a very simple formula, and the complexity comes from some additional mechanics, like imprisoning your enemies (and converting them to your side), or minion abilities, that can vastly vary, depending on the monster. For some reason, such a simple formula seemingly cannot be replicated, whether it's because the devs trying to copy it aren't talented enough (most likely the case), or because they fail to realize what made DK special. This game, for instance, suffers from the same issue as other DK copies: the controls are confusing, the UI is bloated, some characters are overly chatty, excessive amount of mechanics, and so on. Complexity can be good, specially in strategy games, but it has to be done well. It seems that, in this case, they just shoehorned in as many mechanics as possible, possibly to compensate for the lack of soul. This not only applies to this game, but other DK 'mockups', such as the 'Dungeons' series. Despite this, do I still recomend this game? I guess. I don't think it's terrible, as it still features some great mechanics that were 'borrowed' straight from an otherwise excellent game, and it does add some quality of life improvements to the genre, but it still borders on being bad at times, as it has quite a few problems. For instance, the pathfinding is quite poor. Your workers will constantly run into enemy troops, and proceed to get slaughtered by them. This isn't by design; they do attempt to run away, but often fail miserably, something DK had mastered over twenty five years ago. Also, your soldiers will also constantly attempt to reposition themselves during battle for no reason, leading them into moving around like headless chickens, sometimes dying without dealing a single point of damage to the enemy troops. Another issue I've found by playing more of the campaign is that, in some of the missions, your base is constantly flooded by enemy troops, which wouldn't be such an issue if your own minions didn't need constant breaks to physically move away from battle in order to satiate their needs: sleeping, eating, drinking, getting paid, and so on. If they go too long without tending to their needs, they become unhappy, and might even rebel. In general, it seems that their needs empty too fast. As for the nastiest problem I've encountered, it's one that makes loading a save if you're in a mission freeze your game, but in a weird way. It locks up your controls, but you can still see your dungeon, and units. You just can't do anything, not even open the menus up. Anyway, I had to ALT+F4 quite a few times because of this. Buy it on sale if you're looking for a DK clone, and can tolerate some badness.

Feb. 2025

For the Dungeon Keepers This game is essentially Dungeon Keeper 3, DK2 was a favourite of mine, and I frequently return to this game. If you haven't played Dungeon Keeper before or heard of this, it is akin to a base-builder where you attack the forces of good after building up your dungeon. How you build your dungeon is up to you, adding plenty of replayability.

Feb. 2025

This game is great. I was searching for a game like dungeon keeper (dk) and this certainly itches that scratch. While it does not have the original IP, it gives a similar feeling (especially with the original dk narrator) with updated graphics, hours of game play and new features. Additionally it even runs smoothly under Linux (currently Ubuntu 24.10) out of the box.

Jan. 2025

It's essentially pretty much just an off brand Dungeon Keeper. The art style isn't as tight as Dungeon Keeper was. But it does the job. What it does nail however, is the game play. If you ever wanted more Dungeon Keeper, this offers loads of hours of more fun.

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Frequently Asked Questions

War for the Overworld is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

War for the Overworld is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.

War for the Overworld received 6,735 positive votes out of a total of 7,837 achieving a rating of 8.35.

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War for the Overworld was developed by Brightrock Games and published by Brightrock Games and Mythwright.

War for the Overworld is playable and fully supported on Windows.

War for the Overworld is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

War for the Overworld is playable and fully supported on Linux.

War for the Overworld offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

War for the Overworld offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 8 DLCs available for War for the Overworld. Explore additional content available for War for the Overworld on Steam.

War for the Overworld is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

War for the Overworld does not support Steam Remote Play.

War for the Overworld is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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