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War for the Overworld, Evil Genius, Dungeons 2, and others also join the festivities!


Being bad can be so damn good. The most fortunate of us learned this the right way: from videogames. It was twenty years ago when <span class="bold">Dungeon Keeper</span> first reared its highly innovative and remarkably horny head, single-handedly introducing a new breed of RTS games that we've come to call Dungeon Managements. In honor of the trailblazing classic, we're holding a <span class="bold">Special Sale</span>, where both the originals and their spiritual successors are going for up to -75%!

Short after the first game's release, developers Bullfrog followed up their cult hit with the equally entertaining <span class="bold">Dungeon Keeper 2</span>, which further expanded upon the core idea. When the series was regrettably discontinued, though, other developers picked up the torch and run with it, resulting in a number of great strategy/RPGs that toy with this concept of a godlike overlord reigning over comically nasty creatures in pursuit of mischief, mayhem, and reprehensible glory.
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Widely celebrated among them is Brightrock Games' <span class="bold">War for the Overworld</span>, a game considered by many as the unofficial, slightly delayed Dungeon Keeper 3. As huge fans of Bullfrog's classics, the studio recently posted <span class="bold">this extensive celebratory piece</span>, where they not only remind us of Dungeon Keeper's legacy, but also share their own memories of it and talk about how it inspired the creation of War for the Overworld. It is quite the nostalgic read for all dungeon managers out there.

Other games took the core concept of controlling a mischievous evil-doer and put their own spin on it, both in setting and gameplay. <span class="bold">Evil Genius</span>, which turns us into a fabulously colorful supervillain, and <span class="bold">Ghost Master</span>, which gives us a team of ghoulish creatures to terrorize the living with, are both prime examples of that.

For more straightforward fantasy, however, look no further than <span class="bold">Overlord + Raising Hell</span>, which lets us spread mayhem by directly controlling our dark lord, and the maliciously charming <span class="bold">Dungeons 2</span>.


The <span class="bold">Special Sale</span> will last until July 3, 10PM UTC.
Post edited June 30, 2017 by maladr0Id
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Marioface5: At the risk of spoiling it, does that count for the worker skins pack as well? I think they were only like 15% off at launch, compared to 50% off now.
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Simburgur: Ah, yep. I've let GOG know... enjoy it while it lasts :)
DLC prices have been adjusted :)
I'd say that for the story and setting, EG is best. However, if you just want to do some timewasting with a "pet dungeon", i find Startopia lending itself best for that. Probably in part because EG doesn't have a sandbox mode.

BTW, why was Startopia not included in the sale? Just because it's a space station builder instead of an underground lair builder? Or because of publishers?
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whystler2012: why was Startopia not included in the sale?
Because everyone on GOG already owns it ;)

Anyway, this game is well worth its full price.
Post edited July 02, 2017 by vv221
I wish the Dungeon Keeper 2 was for Mac too. I've bought the original Dungeon Keeper 1 when the game was released and played through it three times. I have never had a chance to play the DK 2. Is there any chance to see this game ported to Mac?
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tomn.tm: (…)
Let’s be honest, there is almost no chance at all to see the original Dungeon Keeper 2 ported to Mac OS.
(actually we might see an open source port at some point, so let’s not lose all hope)

I see two interesting alternatives:
_ Dungeon Keeper 2 works very well with WINE on Linux, so I guess it would be the same for Mac OS
_ War for the Overworld is very much Dungeon Keeper 2 remastered and extended, and comes with a native Mac OS version
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whystler2012: why was Startopia not included in the sale?
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vv221: Because everyone on GOG already owns it ;)

Anyway, this game is well worth its full price.
Good game then? I'll have to add it to the wishlist. :)
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vv221: Because everyone on GOG already owns it ;)

Anyway, this game is well worth its full price.
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ZaineH: Good game then? I'll have to add it to the wishlist. :)
It's pretty great :D
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vv221: [Startopia]
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ZaineH: Good game then? I'll have to add it to the wishlist. :)
Try to picture a cross-over between Dungeon Keeper and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, how could it not be great? ;)
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vv221: War for the Overworld is the real Dungeon Keeper 3 ;)
Thanks . Wishlisted now and wait for a bigger discount .