Orcs Must Die!
Third-person tower defense with hands-on combat and trap-filled fortresses
Robot Entertainment · Released Oct 11, 2011
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 8,526
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 16 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 12
- peak 24h 17
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Mar 31, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
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
96% of 8,526 reviews are positive · 87% of 16 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Orcs Must Die! system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Tower Defense
- Action
- Strategy
- Third Person
- Fantasy
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Comedy
- Funny
- Third-Person Shooter
- Cartoony
- Magic
- Great Soundtrack
- Score Attack
- Shooter
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Mar 31, 2025 · Windows Update 24H2 Fix
2 DLC available.
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