Orcs Must Die! 3

Third-person tower defense with traps, weapons, and two-player co-op

Robot Entertainment · Released Jul 23, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 15K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 42 in 30 days
Playing now: 81; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 years ago; May 22, 2024

What is Orcs Must Die! 3?

A third-person action and tower-defense game set around fantasy castles and battlefields. Solo or in two-player online co-op, you place traps and use weapons to stop waves of orcs from reaching a rift across campaign levels, large War Scenarios, challenges, Scramble, and Endless modes. The story follows new apprentices trained by a rebuilt order.

For you if...

+you enjoy combining active shooting with planned trap layouts
+you want a campaign playable solo or with a friend
+you like large siege battles against dense enemy waves

Not for you if...

−you prefer pure tower defense without active shooting
−you want co-op for more than two players
−you dislike defending fixed routes against repeated waves

What players say

86% of 14,920 reviews are positive · 90% of 42 in the last 30 days

Players praise the mix of trap planning and hands-on third-person combat, especially in two-player co-op. Common complaints include crashes, stuttering, co-op lag, and runs ending when a partner disconnects; some series veterans also find the level design and difficulty less consistent than in the previous game.

Screenshots and trailer

Orcs Must Die! 3 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 12 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 38
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian. Text only: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Turkish.