War for the Overworld
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.
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About This Game
War for the Overworld is a indie/simulation game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Brightrock Games and released in 2015. With an estimated 429,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 8k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 85.9/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 14.94 hours, with side content bringing that to 28.58 hours, and a completionist run can reach 58.91 hours. The game has 8 DLCs available, expanding the base experience with additional content. Players commonly describe it as Dungeon Crawler, Base Building, Sandbox, Management and Dark Comedy.
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User Reviews
85.9
Overall Score / 100
8.6/10
Steam (7989 rev)
Playtime Estimates
14.94h
🎯 Main Story
28.58h
⭐ Main + Sides
58.91h
💯 Completionist
Based on 8 player submissions
DLCs (8)
War for the Overworld - My Pet Dungeon Expansion
$7.99
War for the Overworld - The Under Games Expansion
$9.99
War for the Overworld - Heart of Gold Expansion
$7.99
War for the Overworld - Seasonal Worker Skins
$2.99
War for the Overworld - Crucible Expansion
Free
War for the Overworld - Map Editor
Free
War for the Overworld - The Cynical Imp (Charity DLC)
$2.99
War for the Overworld - Underlord Edition Upgrade
$9.99
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Game Information
Release Date
April 2, 2015
Developer
Brightrock Games
Publisher
Mythwright, Brightrock Games
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$29.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
428.5K
(342.8K - 514.2K) VRI ScoreLearning
71.2
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Indie
Simulation
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
PvP
Online PvP
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Captions available
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Includes level editor
Family Sharing
Tags
Dungeon Crawler
Base Building
Sandbox
Management
Dark Comedy
Old School
Simulation
God Game
Strategy
RTS
Loot
City Builder
Villain Protagonist
Fantasy
Underground
Singleplayer
Funny
Level Editor
Colony Sim
Comedy
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
German
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Italian
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Japanese
Spanish - Latin America
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
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- 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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- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Quad Core CPU @ 2.5GHz
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560 1GB RAM or better, Radeon 8950 HD 1GB or better
- G3D Mark: 3000
- Hard Drive: 10GB available space
- Sound: Speakers or headphones
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Minimum:
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.
- 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.
Recommended:
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.
- OS: macOS 10.10 to 10.15 (macOS 11+ is unsupported)
- Processor: Quad Core CPU @ 2.5GHz
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560 1GB or better, Radeon 8950 HD 1GB or better
- G3D Mark: 3000
- Hard Drive: 10GB 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.
Minimum:
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- 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
- glibc 2.14 or later
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Recommended:
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- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or higher
- Processor: Quad Core CPU @ 2.5GHz
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560 1GB or better, Radeon 8950 HD 1GB or better
- G3D Mark: 3000
- Hard Drive: 10GB 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
- glibc 2.14 or later
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