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Orcs Must Die! 2

Third-person action tower defense with traps and co-op

Robot Entertainment · Released Jul 30, 2012

ActionAdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 20K
Recent reviews
Mixed
59% of 22 in 30 days
Playing now
19
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is Orcs Must Die! 2?

This third-person action tower defense game follows a War Mage or Sorceress defending fortresses and dwarven mines from orcs and other monsters. In campaign levels or an endless-wave mode, you place traps and guardians, fight with weapons and spells, and upgrade defenses. Both modes can be played alone or with a friend.

For you if...

  • +you like combining active combat with tower defense planning
  • +you enjoy coordinating traps with a co-op partner
  • +you want campaign levels and an endless-wave mode

Not for you if...

  • you want a hands-off tower defense game
  • you prefer tower defense built around solo play

What players say

92% of 19,636 reviews are positive · 59% of 22 in the last 30 days

Players praise setting up traps with a friend and trying different defenses. Many report frequent crashes during co-op or at the end of levels, sometimes losing that level's progress.

Screenshots and trailer

Orcs Must Die! 2

Orcs Must Die! 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Processor
2GHz Dual Core
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
9 GB HD space
Notes
Broadband Internet connection recommended for co-op play.

Recommended

Notes
Broadband Internet connection

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
27
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.

Tags

4 DLC available.

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