In today’s digital-distribution rich gaming environment a physical boxed copy of a game is becoming a rarity or at least not the sole consideration upon releasing a game. An indie game usually would never bother with one for example.

However Subterranean Games have managed to gain enough interest in their top-down dungeon simulator game to allow for the release of the digital copy AND a special edition boxed copy named the Underlord Edition. The Underlord Edition will come with the game, a soundtrack, a digital artbook, and two additional dungeon themes in-game to tempt players to consider purchasing the physical version of the game.

The boxed copy will be released thanks to Subterranean’s partnership with Sold Out, a UK-based company that is also responsible for other boxed copies of games that includes Snipe Elite III. Their Sales Director James Cato said of the project “Subterranean Games’ massive success with its Kickstarter campaign underlines the powerful desire that exists out there for the next big dungeon management game. The team has put an unbelievable amount of time, effort and passion into making sure War for the Overworld will more than satisfy that demand – and we’re delighted to be able to work with them to bring together a special edition which will retain pride of place in any collection.”

The initial Kickstarter for the game, which took place at the beginning of last year was funded about £50k over its target and has since been proceeding strongly. War For the Overworld takes cues from many games, including Dungeon Keeper which it is often considered to be a spiritual successor to.