Unicorn Overlord

Overview

Unicorn Overlord is a 2024 tactical role-playing game developed by Vanillaware and published by Atlus in Japan, and Sega worldwide, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Set on the continent of Fevrith as it is consumed by war, the story follows exiled prince Alain as he gathers allies to liberate the nations of Fevrith from the Zenoiran Empire. Gameplay follows Alain and his army units fighting in large-scale battles, with field movement and battles taking place in real-time.

The concept for Unicorn Overlord was created by Takafumi Noma in 2014. With company founder George Kamitani's blessing, Noma took on the roles of director, programmer, and lead artist. The aim was to create a modern version of classic tactical games from the 1990s. Production took roughly ten years due to overlapping with other Vanillaware projects. Basiscape, a music studio founded by Hitoshi Sakimoto, composed the soundtrack. The game has received positive reviews and sold over one million copies by September 2024. Praise was given to its gameplay mechanics and visuals, but sentiment towards its story and design complexity was more mixed.

Official trailer

Announcement Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Unicorn Overlord PS5 Gameplay [4K 60FPS], KingHans. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical

Developer

Vanillaware

Publisher

Atlus, Sega

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ACB

PG

CERO

C

ESRB

T

GRAC

12+

PEGI

12

USK

12

CLASS IND

12

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies51

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

10

Bronze

38

Total

51

Points

1350

Platinum time

50 hours

100% time

50 hours

Difficulty

3 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC still for sale

No

DLC note

No DLC trophies.

Missable trophies

0

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Region note

Screen languages in the US store; voices in English and Japanese.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

The PS4 version has its own list. One purchase covers both.

Players with the platinum

43.35%

Grind

• Champion of the Coliseum: beat Amalia in an offline Coliseum bout
• Fevrith, Restored: restore every town
• Treasure Hunter, Treasure Collector and Treasure Master: 5, 10 and 20 map treasures

• Almighty Unicorn Obtained all trophies. Platinum 43.35% of players
• The Unicorn Ring Completed the quest "The Unicorn Ring." Bronze 88.32% of players
• The Priestess, Abducted Completed the quest "The Priestess, Abducted." Bronze 66.04% of players
• Another Prince Completed the quest "Another Prince." Bronze 58.79% of players
• Heir to the Dragonlands Completed the quest "Heir to the Dragonlands." Bronze 56.82% of players
• O'er Wood and Water Completed the quest "O'er Wood and Water." Bronze 55.54% of players
• The Witch's Word Completed the quest "The Witch's Word." Bronze 54.2% of players
• Legacy of the Lion Kings Completed the quest "Legacy of the Lion Kings." Bronze 52.35% of players
• A Fleeting Dream Completed the quest "A Fleeting Dream." Bronze 51.04% of players
• Bound by Sacred Oath Completed the quest "Bound by Sacred Oath." Bronze 49.86% of players
• The Holy March Completed the quest "The Holy March." Bronze 49.65% of players
• Unicorn Overlord Completed the quest "Unicorn Overlord." Silver 47.6% of players
• Dying Breath of an Empire Fallen Completed the quest "Dying Breath of an Empire Fallen." Silver 45.49% of players
• The Rite of Covenant Performed the Rite of Covenant on the isle of Palevia. Silver 51.28% of players
• Wisdom of the Great Sages Visited all six sanctuaries and receive the great sages' power. Bronze 48.94% of players
• The Overlord, Defeated Defeated Galerius once and for all. Silver 48.42% of players
• The Light of Fevrith Shattered Baltro's foul ambitions and liberated Fevrith for all time to come. Gold 47.67% of players
• It's a Start Completed 30 quests. Bronze 63.51% of players
• Leading by Example Completed 60 quests. Bronze 57.44% of players
• Kind of Heart Completed 90 quests. Bronze 54.02% of players
• True Benevolence Completed 120 quests. Bronze 50.52% of players
• Servant of the People Completed 150 quests. Silver 46.63% of players
• Three Birds with One Stone Vanquished a three-member unit in just one battle. Bronze 77.37% of players
• Four Birds with One Stone Vanquished a four-member unit in just one battle. Bronze 74.39% of players
• Five Birds with One Stone Vanquished a five-member unit in just one battle. Bronze 58.11% of players
• A Superior Strike Dealt 100 or more damage with a single attack. Bronze 58.17% of players
• Reaching New Heights Promoted any character to their advanced class. Bronze 58.33% of players
• Paragon of Strength Reached Lv. 50 with any character. Bronze 46.28% of players
• An Unbreakable Bond Built maximum rapport between any two characters. Bronze 57.74% of players
• Fevrith, Restored Restored all towns of Fevrith. Silver 46.08% of players
• Seasoned Gourmand Ate ten meals in taverns. Bronze 52.58% of players
• A Fearsome Fivesome Increase a unit's maximum size to five members. Bronze 55.02% of players
• The Loyal Legion Unlocked all available unit slots. Bronze 55.33% of players
• A Dusty Bookshelf Obtained 100 archive entries. Bronze 51.66% of players
• A Burgeoning Library Obtained 250 archive entries. Bronze 47.4% of players
• A Vast Athenaeum Obtained 400 archive entries. Silver 45.41% of players
• Compiler of Classes Registered all classes in the Class Registry. Bronze 48.28% of players
• Rookie Traveler Traversed over 30% of the world map. Bronze 61.55% of players
• Veteran Traveler Traversed over 60% of the world map. Bronze 54.87% of players
• World Traveler Traversed 100% of the world map. Silver 46.81% of players
• Treasure Hunter Followed maps to find five hidden treasures. Bronze 51.31% of players
• Treasure Collector Followed maps to find ten hidden treasures. Bronze 47.75% of players
• Treasure Master Followed maps to find 20 hidden treasures. Silver 45.26% of players
• Nascent Days Attained renown rank D. Bronze 75.37% of players
• Whispers in the Streets Attained renown rank C. Bronze 67.45% of players
• Growing Cries of Revolution Attained renown rank B. Bronze 58.49% of players
• Beloved by All Attained renown rank A. Bronze 55.7% of players
• History Shall Speak their Names Attained renown rank S. Silver 52.56% of players
• Finder of Fowl Caught all escaped chickens. Bronze 50.18% of players
• Beware their Rage Had a biscuit stolen by a goat. Bronze 44.7% of players
• Champion of the Coliseum Defeated Amalia in an offline coliseum bout. Gold 49.84% of players

Space and patches

Space needed6.6 GB

Update patch01.005.000

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

No paid DLC. The ATLUS x Vanillaware Heraldry Pack came with pre-orders and the Collector's Edition.

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

The campaign plays offline, on disc and on the PlayStation Store.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Online Coliseum: ranked and friend battles against other players' saved units, up to 10 a day. The campaign and the offline Coliseum play without a connection.

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Developer	Vanillaware
Publishers	Sega, Atlus (Japan)
Director	Takafumi Noma
Producer	Akiyasu Yamamoto
Designer	Wataru Nakanishi
Artists	Takafumi Noma, Masami Yanagi
Composers	Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Richter, Toki Takeda, Denys Fontanarosa

Credits

Publisher

Atlus, Sega

Developer

Vanillaware

Director

Takafumi Noma

Released

2024-03-08

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 46 hours