On horse for victory.

you’ve got the option to prioritise your most-loved companions over any real strategic logic.

Unicorn Overlord starts small.

Unicorn Overlord official artwork showing a montage of JRPG-style characters with medaeval gear.

Heard any of that before?

Do you let your ally convince their sister to join the resistance?

Or do you simply take her out mid-battle?

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Having said that, kindly let me explain why bashing these people together like toys was so much fun.

Unicorn Overlord’s vast and creative map design opens the door for strategy and emotion that’s constantly shifting.

But gimmicks like forest fires or sandstorms aren’t the only things that sell Unicorn Overlord’s grandiosity.

A screenshot from Unicorn Overlord, showing an elven city under attack

And each unit’s stamina stops you from relying on the overpowered ones.

Assembling all ten units is an absolute blast thanks to the almost infinite number of characters and varied classes.

I built archer units solely focused on assisting friends and taking out flying enemies from afar.

Lex climbs up a tower in the overworld in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord

The possibilities feel endless, especially when you’re micromanaging every character’s equipment and under-the-hood strategy.

Maybe you only want archers to target weaker enemies in the back row.

Maybe you want clerics to buff allies before healing them.

Alain runs through a liberated town in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord

Unicorn Overlord accessibility options

Difficulty parameters are adjustable throughout the game.

Battles can be paused and fast-forwarded.

That’s an opportunity, an invitation, to play and experiment and mix and match.

A screenshot from Unicorn Overlord, showing the Tactics menu

A copy of Unicorn Overlord was provided for review by Sega.

A gryphon rider swings an axe at enemies in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord

Alain and Scarlett talk in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord

Pasta, salad, and bread served on a table in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord

A group of warriors do a victory pose in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord

Alain holds up a brown chicken in the overworld in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord

Alain has the option to execute or spare a bandit in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord

A screenshot from Unicorn Overlord, showing Scarlett encountering a tall woman in a sandy city

A screenshot from Unicorn Overlord, showing a top-down battle.

Alain attacks an enemy in a screenshot from Unicorn Overlord