A new Overlord game is coming to new-gen and PC this year, Codemasters has announced.

According to the developer, Overlord: Fellowship of Evil is “a fresh breath of putrid air in fantasy action RPG gaming”.

Series writer Rhianna Pratchett (Tomb Raider) and voice of Gnarl Marc Silk both return, in what Codemasters call “a brand new, darkly comic quest”.

The gist of the game, courtesy of Codies:

With the last true Overlord deceased, gamers take up the role of one of four Netherghūls. These brand new, suitably nefarious additions to the series are undead servants of the dark arts, determined to bring evil back to a world overrun by the forces of good.

But where’s the fun in smiting fools alone? Join the Fellowship, grab three of your most devious friends - locally or online - and gleefully unleash a wave of delightful destruction across the land. For the Master!

Are you the type of ne’er-do-well who thinks that friends are the disgusting product of weak-minded goody-goodies? Fear not! You can always choose to screw them over too - evil never plays by the rules!

The company is promising lovably moronic minions, a charmingly twisted world, subversive humour, destruction, and four player co-op.

“We’ve been scheming about a new Overlord for some time” said Codemasters executive producer Rob Elser.

“We really wanted to do something that would allow us be evil alongside our friends, instead of the normal heroics in every other game.

“The idea of playing as a team of bad guys commanding Minions to do our utmost bidding, while also causing chaos for each other, just really made us smile. And as you know, an Overlord game never takes itself too seriously.”