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Overlord II

Triumph Studios · Codemasters · 2009-06-23

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

RPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 23, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 09, 2009 (Xbox 360), Jun 23, 2009 (PlayStation 3)

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 woo, War Machines to crush opposition...

59
playing now
89%
positive of 5.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (77 ratings)
23h
to beat · rushed 13h · completionist 30h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

59 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Overlord II is a 2009 action role-playing game and sequel to the 2007 video game Overlord and its 2008 expansion pack in the form of Overlord: Raising Hell. It was developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. All versions were released in North America on 23 June 2009, in Europe on 26 June and Australia on 9 July 2009, alongside two spin-offs; Overlord: Dark Legend and Overlord: Minions for the Wii and the Nintendo DS, respectively. Ports for Linux and OS X were released on 26 July 2016.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 59 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 190 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 199k–398k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,979 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.69 at GreenManGaming (2019-04-10) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 27 of 46 observed days · $4.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
585820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

70222026-08-06 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 34 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 51 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 58 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 44 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 48 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 41 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 25 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 51 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 52 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 26 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 25 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 48 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 34 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 40 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 48 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 41 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 34 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 59 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.96$1.832015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-03-07 — best price $5.552015-06-04 — best price $3.002015-09-10 — best price $2.492016-01-01 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $2.492016-04-13 — best price $2.492016-08-30 — best price $9.992016-12-15 — best price $2.492017-03-29 — best price $2.622017-08-03 — best price $9.992017-11-17 — best price $9.992018-02-08 — best price $2.492018-05-06 — best price $9.992018-08-24 — best price $2.492018-11-30 — best price $9.992019-02-22 — best price $2.502019-05-28 — best price $9.992019-09-14 — best price $2.492019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-01-17 — best price $1.882020-03-12 — best price $2.492020-05-04 — best price $9.992020-07-17 — best price $9.992020-09-04 — best price $9.992020-10-16 — best price $8.792020-11-27 — best price $1.952021-01-15 — best price $8.382021-02-20 — best price $9.992021-04-01 — best price $9.992021-05-02 — best price $8.842021-07-24 — best price $9.992022-09-29 — best price $2.492023-11-02 — best price $9.992024-09-10 — best price $9.992025-04-03 — best price $9.992025-12-03 — best price $9.992026-06-02 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)17,1232%49
PS3 (PlayStation)14,2589%50

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGFunnyMagicActionComedyFantasyStrategyAdventureAction RPGDark Humor

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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