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Orcs Must Die!

Third-person tower defense with hands-on combat and trap-filled fortresses

Robot Entertainment · Released Oct 11, 2011

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 6,793
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 20 in 30 days
Players
15
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Mar 31, 2025
Minimum PC
6800
2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is Orcs Must Die!?

In this third-person fantasy action and tower defense game, you play a War Mage defending fortresses against orcs and other creatures while uncovering what drives their attacks. Across campaign levels, you place traps and call in allies, then use weapons and spells to fight enemies that get through.

For you if...

  • +you like testing different trap layouts against enemy waves
  • +you want to fight alongside your defenses
  • +you enjoy a solo campaign with escalating difficulty

Not for you if...

  • −you want tower defense without aiming and fighting yourself
  • −you want co-op rather than a solo campaign
  • −you want an easy campaign from start to finish

What players say

95% of 6,793 reviews are positive · 90% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the mix of trap planning and direct combat, especially the different ways to clear a stage. Some find later stages too difficult, and a few report control or keybinding problems.

Players over time

▼ -13% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 31 players on Sep 26, 2026.

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How many players finish Orcs Must Die!?

27% of Steam players have unlocked «Master War Mage», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Orcs Must Die! screenshot 1

Orcs Must Die! system requirements

Minimum: 6800, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
Processor
2GHz Dual Core
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB HD space

Does Orcs Must Die! have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Orcs Must Die! run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
27
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Orcs Must Die! use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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