Overlord (2007)

Overlord

Developers
	Triumph Studios
macOS (OS X)	Virtual Programming
Linux	Virtual Programming
Publishers
	Codemasters
	Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows	June 26, 2007
macOS (OS X)	July 21, 2016
Linux	July 21, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	81
IGDB	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Action, RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Overlord

Overlord
Overlord (2007)	2007
Overlord II	2009
Overlord: Fellowship of Evil	2015

Overlord (2007) is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and RPG game in the Overlord series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7 DRM.
Developer website		Official store of OS X/Linux porter. Includes Raising Hell.
Green Man Gaming
		Complete Pack also available.
GOG.com		Includes Raising Hell.
Humble Store
Steam		Demos for both the game and the expansion are available. The store lists the game as Windows-only as of 27 June 2022, but the macOS and Linux depots still exist.
GamersGate (unavailable)
Mac App Store (unavailable)		Includes Raising Hell.
ZOOM Platform (unavailable)		Includes Raising Hell expansion. Delisted on March 31, 2023.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Raising Hell

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.4 is the latest available patch. Includes amBX and split-screen support. Only needed for the retail version.

Skip intro videos

Rename Title_***.bik in the installation folder
Go to <path-to-game>\Video. Delete or rename all Title_***.bik files.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Overlord\settings.dat
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.vpltd.overlord/GameDocuments/Overlord/Settings.dat
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/vpltd/Overlord/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Overlord\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.vpltd.overlord/GameDocuments/Overlord/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/vpltd/Overlord/GameDocuments/Overlord/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Located under Display Mode in Overlord Configuration tool. Resolution is changed by dragging window borders or maximizing. Steam Overlay must be closed for this to work.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls settings

Xbox 360 controller layout

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Need to change between kb/m and gamepad in game settings

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, music and speech sliders
Surround sound		Up to 8.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Retail only. Raising Hell DLC never translated officially. Fan Patch available.
Italian				Available here.
Russian				Official localization by «Buka Entertainment» – retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Russian				Fan translation by «SyS-team» – link for Overlord and link for Raising Hell
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play		Official multiplayer servers have been shut down.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. Note:Game will also work with Overlord: Raising Hell.

Issues fixed

Black screen after choosing a profile

Disable Steam overlay

Crash after starting the game

Turn off anti-aliasing in the configuration utility

Unresponsive mouse

Lower the mouse's polling rate

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux			The configuration utility and crash reporter each have both 32-bit and 64-bit executables, but the game itself is a 32-bit executable only.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2400+	Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 ATI Radeon 9500 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible