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Orcs Must Die!

Image: Steam / its publisher

  • Tower defense
  • Action
  • Traps

An apprentice war mage defends fortresses from waves of orcs by filling the corridors with traps: spikes, lava pits, springboards and arrow walls. Unlike other tower defense games, you also fight in third person in the middle of the chaos.

Why play it now

When you want to think a bit and then watch your traps shred waves, in twenty-minute levels.

Who it's for

For anyone who enjoys tower defense but wants hands-on action and lots of humour.

When not to pick it

If you want slow-paced strategy: the waves keep the pressure on and you have to move.

What it offers

  • Combat / action: 75 out of 100
  • Thinking: 65 out of 100
  • Building: 45 out of 100
  • Managing: 45 out of 100
  • Creating: 45 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Controller
Partial controller support
Disk space
5 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Playable
Steam reviews
96% positive (8,529)
Metacritic
83/100
Developer
Robot Entertainment
Release date
11 OCT 2011
Steam genres
Action, Indie, Strategy

Based on what the game states on Steam.