Of Orcs And Men
Third-person action RPG about an orc and goblin hunting an emperor
Cyanide Studio, Spiders · Published by Cyanide Studio, Nacon · Released Oct 11, 2012
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 2,206
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)
What is Of Orcs And Men?
This single-player action RPG takes place in a fantasy world where a human empire persecutes orcs and goblins. You guide an orc warrior and a goblin assassin through enemy territory, fighting, sneaking, and developing their skills on a mission to kill the emperor.
For you if...
- +you like dark fantasy stories told from nonhuman perspectives
- +you enjoy mixing stealth with direct combat
- +you prefer a short, focused story campaign
Not for you if...
- −you want open exploration rather than a linear journey
What players say
74% of 2,206 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the story, its orc and goblin leads, and the music. Their most common complaint is clunky, repetitive combat; some also criticize the stealth and controls.
How many players finish Of Orcs And Men?
17% of Steam players have unlocked «Rakash», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
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Of Orcs And Men system requirements
Minimum: HD 3850, 2 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Of Orcs And Men?
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- OS
- WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7
- Processor
- AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ
- Graphics
- 512 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 3850/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER
- Memory
- 2048 MB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB HD space
Does Of Orcs And Men have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Of Orcs And Men run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-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
- 45
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, German, French. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Of Orcs And Men 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
