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Orcs Must Die! 3

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

Robot Entertainment · Released Jul 23, 2021

ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 12K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 36 in 30 days
Players
101
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jul 17, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
6 GB RAM · 12 GB disk
Full requirements

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

84% of 11,503 reviews are positive · 75% of 36 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.

Players over time

▼ -50% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 168 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026101
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Oct 26, 202679
Oct 25, 2026104
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Oct 17, 202698
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Oct 7, 2026152
Oct 6, 2026123
Oct 4, 2026168
Oct 3, 2026146
Oct 2, 2026118
Oct 1, 2026131
Sep 30, 2026153
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Sep 26, 2026155
Sep 25, 2026119
Sep 24, 202697
Sep 23, 202681
Sep 23, 202686
Sep 22, 202691
Sep 21, 2026154

How many players finish Orcs Must Die! 3?

42% of Steam players have unlocked «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! 3 screenshot 1

Orcs Must Die! 3 system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 6 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-9600K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 3 GB | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
12 GB available space

Does Orcs Must Die! 3 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Orcs Must Die! 3 run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

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

Does Orcs Must Die! 3 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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