''Overlord'' is an action role-playing video game series published by Codemasters. The franchise was introduced in 2007 and has received six

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s to date. The latest game is '' Overlord: Fellowship of Evil''.

Games

''Overlord'' (2007)

The first video game of the franchise was announced in 2006 after the development stretching a year and a half. It was developed by

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and published by Codemasters. The game was initially released for

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and

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on 26 June 2007.

''Overlord: Raising Hell'' (2008)

An expand version to the original work, titled ''Overlord: Raising Hell'', was initially available for

and

on 15 February 2008. A

version was later ported by

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and first released on 26 June 2007.

''Overlord II'' (2009)

''Overlord II'' is the sequel to the 2007

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''. It was still developed by

and published by Codemasters. It was available on

and

platforms.

''Overlord: Dark Legend'' (2009)

A spin-off series to ''

Overlord II ''Overlord II'' is a 2009 action role-playing game and sequel to the 2007 video game '' Overlord''. It was developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters for Linux, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. All versions were r ...

'', titled ''Overlord: Dark Legend'', was released on

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. It was developed by Climax Action and initially available on 23 June 2009.

''Overlord: Minions'' (2009)

Another spin-off series to ''

'', titled ''Overlord: Minions'', was released on

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. It was developed by Climax Action and initially available on 23 June 2009.

''Overlord: Fellowship of Evil'' (2015)

The sixth video game of franchise and a third spin-off, titled ''Overlord: Fellowship of Evil'', was developed and published by Codemasters for

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and

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. It was scheduled to be released on 29 September 2015 worldwide, but was postponed to 20 October.

References

External links

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