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Overlord II
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“Not a week will go by where I do not wish for an overlord 3 The game is gold, Tarnished grimy gold thick with the percolates of true Evil™ with a capitol "E". But gold that hides such a luster that few could let it go…”
“in a world of serious bullcrap games this is sweet emprosa funny as hell”
11 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“Not a week will go by where I do not wish for an overlord 3 The game is gold, Tarnished grimy gold thick with the percolates of true Evil™ with a capitol "E". But gold that hides such a luster that few could let it go…”
“One of my favorite games growing up. Unfortunately Microsoft no longer allows you to buy it so I bought it on Steam instead. I could easily put days into this game with the unique story and controls. Would recommend…”
“Great game from my childhood. Still hilarious and some of the worst graphics you can imagine. WE NEED THE 3RD GAME”
6 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“The age of random npcs and enemies having big bouncing tiddies is over but luckily it survives in overlord 2. 10/10”
“I loved this when it first came out, and I'm pleased to find out its even better than I remember after all these years. The graphics are surprisingly smooth, the gameplay works well on keyboard, and the game is as…”
4 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite games growing up. Unfortunately Microsoft no longer allows you to buy it so I bought it on Steam instead. I could easily put days into this game with the unique story and controls. Would recommend…”
“I loved this when it first came out, and I'm pleased to find out its even better than I remember after all these years. The graphics are surprisingly smooth, the gameplay works well on keyboard, and the game is as…”
9 of the 65 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“the first game was fun. this one is fun. however i have uninstalled and reinstalled, I have repaired the game. it keeps resetting an early game mission called retrieve the green minion hive. I have completed it 5 times…”
“Im a huge fan of controlling minion kind of games and this was a gem to find. But I really can't recommend this game to anyone seeing that this game always black screens every so often leading me to restart the entire…”
5 of the 65 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a decent Overlord game, but for me it lacks the creativity and humour of the first one. It has its moments, but all in all it seems to be trying to be more serious and ends up being less pregnant with humorous…”
“So sad that the follow up wasn't adhering to themes of the game.”
“The first game just haves more charm to it. Many bugs and design changes sorta just ruined this game for me. I highly recommend the first Overlord over this.”
4 of the 65 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a real treat. Overlord/Overlord 2 are unique games. That really haven't had anything like them since their release. Think Fable meets Pikmin. It's not AS good as the first in my opinion. But it's still a…”
“The first game just haves more charm to it. Many bugs and design changes sorta just ruined this game for me. I highly recommend the first Overlord over this.”
Counted across 65 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A must have. Buy it and play it already ! Then demand an Overlord 3 !”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“For the love of Overlord, just make the 3rd instalment already”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“A great sequel to a fun game and with good improvements on the first. It would be amazing to se the series revied someday.”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Overlord II now available on SteamOS, Mac and Linux
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Overlord II now available on SteamOS, Mac and Linux
Overlord II is now available for your Steam Machine as well as Mac and Linux computers. Virtual Programming and Codemasters have ported this bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive action adve
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Villain Protagonist · Fantasy · Singleplayer · Dark Fantasy · Funny · Comedy · Third Person · Action · Magic · Dark Humor · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP SP2+ Processor: Pentium 4 3.0Ghz/Athlon 64bit 3000+ Memory: 1GB Graphics: GeForce 6800+/ATI X1600+ with 256MB DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 5GB Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Multiplayer is no longer available