Unicorn Overlord

"Vanillaware lives up to its reputation by giving us one of the best strategy games of recent years. It may not be perfect, but it borders on perfection slightly, offering us in the process an experience that I could qualify …"

"Overall, though not without its flaws, Unicorn Overlord is a fantastic tactical RPG that has a highly rewarding and satisfying gameplay loop."

"Unicorn Overlord is a standout tactics RPG landing just when the genre is coming back to life. It&s;s deep, creative, gorgeous, and incredibly addicting, with plenty to offer for those who want to dig into all its systems. The game …"

"Even amidst a huge strategy RPG boom, Unicorn Overlord stands out. It&s;s a smorgasbord of visual delights, intricate systems, and addictive gameplay loops that all come together to create a delightfully thrilling and deep tactical RPG. It&s;s so easy to …"

"Probably one of the best Vanillaware games, featuring an exceptional artistic style, a well-written story and captivating gameplay."

"Unicorn Overlord is a peculiar product, almost indecipherable. Vanillaware&s;s new SRPG has adopted a refined and articulated combat system that, although satisfying and engaging, may not suit all palates, due to too many automatisms and excessive micromanagement required."

"Unicorn Overlord is a truly excellent tactical RPG that is great where it matters. Incredible gameplay makes it replayable and fascinating, while its aesthetic and world map keep Fevrith interesting. In spite of some minor stumbles in its cast of …"

"Unicorn Overlord seems allergic to risk-taking, and it makes for a safe and enjoyable product that fails to introduce anything new. So when I was given just a passable game, I couldn&s;t help but be let down."

"Unicorn Overlord is incredible, a deep and affordable strategy game that resurrects and updates the formula of a divisive classic like Ogre Battle, dormant since the days of Person of Lordly Caliber. Beautiful to look at and listen to, magnetic …"

"Vanillaware once again delivers a very special product that does not show signs of fatigue within a genre that has experienced a "boom" in recent years. Unicorn Overlord is gigantic and manages to stand out based on quality and ambition, …"

"Unicorn Overlord&s;s bounty of tactical systems, beautiful visuals and compelling medieval fantasy make it an early choice for strategy RPG of the year."

"Unicorn Overlord is not quite enough to dethrone Vanillaware&s;s previous title, 13 Sentinels, but it&s;s not far off. With an extremely solid tactical strategy campaign that allows more casual players to engage in all of its complexities, it&s;s an easy …"

"When a game’s story and gameplay aren’t on the same level, there’s a tendency to frame it as an unbalanced tradeoff: style with no substance, or lore with no impact. Unicorn Overlord proves the unsettling—to me, anyway—truth that sometimes story …"

"Unicorn Overlord is a visual delight that&s;s brimming with creativity, and an absolute must-play for any fan of strategy RPGs."

"While repetitive enemy encounters and mundane micromanagement add a layer of tedium to the proceedings, they don&s;t undermine everything amazing about the game: an interesting cast of characters; impossibly-deep tactical role-playing mechanics; a dizzying amount of engaging, rewarding content; and …"

"Unicorn Overlord is a rewarding, highly strategic RPG that highlights developer Vanillaware&s;s gorgeous graphics style."

"Unicorn Overlord is the strategy RPG fans of the genre have been waiting for."

"We cannot avoid praising the courage of a small team such as Vanillaware in creating a niche and bold title like this. We loved every minute of the 60 plus hours spent with Unicorn Overlord and we&s;re already looking forward …"

"Unicorn Overlord isn&s;t just another slam dunk for Vanillaware, it&s;s perhaps their greatest title yet. A comprehensive understanding of what makes tactical RPGs click at a fundamental level in combination with meaningful improvements to the formula makes for one of …"

"Despite an uninspired narrative, Unicorn Overlord impresses with gorgeous visuals and engrossing strategy action."

"Standing on its own, Unicorn Overlord is an excellent expansion of Vanillaware’s now-trademark visual style and its newer RTS mechanics, offering both gripping strategy and an atmospheric pulp fantasy world that you&s;re going to want to sink hours and hours …"

"As a long-time TRPG fan, Unicorn Overlord is everything I wanted it to be and more. I suspect that some people will read this review and think that it sounds tedious, but that’s the thing about games that deliver such …"

"This is very much my kind of RPG. One where I can tend to a massive roster of fighters, a sort of garden of fantasy violence. The combat is simple to execute yet endlessly deep, with new layers constantly revealing …"

"Unicorn Overlord is yet another standout game from a revered developer that sets out to innovate on classic strategy conventions. It achieves these goals with style and substance, resulting in a game that strategy afficionados should absolutely consider jumping into. …"

"Unicorn Overlord is the most unique strategy game you will play this year, and fans of "easy to learn, hard to master" systems may be replaying it every year from now on."

"Vanillaware&s;s beautiful art brings to life a staggeringly deep strategy RPG where building units is just as fun as orchestrating battles."

"Unicorn Overlord is one of the best tactical strategy RPGs to have been released for the Nintendo Switch. Maybe one of the best games, period. No matter which series first made you a fan of the genre, Unicorn Overlord will …"

"Unicorn Overlord combines real time strategy with auto battling to create an incredibly unique game, and it also looks absolutely incredible."

"Even acknowledging those frustrations, I love the variety of encounters Unicorn Overlord presents and the seamless way so many interlocking game systems contribute to an overarching saga of magic and warfare. From beginning to end, the game feels crafted, balanced, …"

"The story might initially come off as a letdown too, with its pedestrian fantasy setting and mostly ordinary character arcs. But sometimes stories in games simply serve to set the mood, as a kind of backdrop against which you experience …"

"Overall, Unicorn Overlord is one of the best tactical role-playing games I’ve played in a good while. The tactical complexity is also carefully introduced in a fairly gentle and intuitive way. With its wonderful visuals cementing this as a definitive …"

"It&s;s hard to say whether Unicorn Overlord is objectively Vanillaware&s;s best game, but for us, it&s;s right up there, competing for the crown - and that&s;s incredibly high praise. This is an immaculate and deeply engaging strategy RPG; the best …"

"Honestly, it&s;s hard for me to find a fault with this game and there&s;s no reason not to recommend it to everyone, even those not versed in the genre, because thanks to having a Story mode, even those with less …"

"Once again, Vanillaware shows its mastery for making games. Unicorn Overlord is, quite simply, one of the best games of the year."

"Unicorn Overlord might be my favorite game so far this year. I loved Ogre Battle back in the day. March of the Black Queen is one of my favorite old-school games. I never would have expected Vanillaware to capture that …"

"Unicorn Overlord is a masterpiece of a strategy role playing game. Its presentation in giving players freedom to play as they like, go as strategically deep as they like, and the masterful onboarding of often-overly-complicated SRPG elements make it a …"

"Unicorn Overlord combines the stellar Vanillaware aesthetic in a tactical RPG experience that feels like a modern classic in the making."