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Orcs Must Die!
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This game is still worth playing in the big 2026, and I had no issues running it compared to 2's online co-op. It's a lot of fun, and achievement hunting it led to a few more hours of gameplay. I got about 24 hours in total out of this game. Not as much as 2, but still a good…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“[h2]Nostalgia Remembered the Traps, Not the Combat[/h2] I remember watching YT videos of this game when I was a little kid. It’s crazy how time flies. Only now have I finally had the chance to play it myself. The big question is: did it live up to the nostalgia I’d built around…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“I replayed this one after completing every other game in the series. It's still really good and has its own minimalistic charm”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Orcs Must Die! x YouTooz - Official Plushie Orders Live
Oh no! Another wave of Orcs has spawned! Quick, protect the rift! Sitting at 9 inches tall with their mouth opening up to reveal a series of gross, round teeth protruding from pink gums, this Orc's ye
Windows Update 24H2 Fix
Orcs Must Die! is still a beloved favorite so we appreciate our community's patience while we got to the bottom of this issue. We have corrected an issue with the underlying game engine that was intro
Orcs Must Die! 3 is now available!
Orcs Must Die! 3 has arrived! You can pick it up and play on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5 via backwards compatability, Steam, and with streaming via GeForce NOW. Orcs Must D
Scramble Mode is coming to Orcs Must Die! 3!
https://i.imgur.com/Ke9E6Su.jpg One of the latest and greatest additions to the upcoming Orcs Must Die! 3 release is Scramble Mode, a new game mode where you battle orcs across 5 random levels as both
Orcs Must Die! 3 is coming to Steam on July 23rd!
Orcs Must Die! 3 is coming to Steam, Playstation, and Xbox! Orcs Must Die! 3 is getting ready to break through to Steam! On July 23, you’ll be able to play Orcs Must Die! 3 solo or cooperatively to ex
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tower Defense · Action · Strategy · Third Person · Fantasy · Indie · Singleplayer · Comedy · Funny · Third-Person Shooter · Cartoony · Magic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * , Japanese * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * * |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://robotentertainment.com/omd-details |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Processor: 2GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM DirectX®: dx90c Hard Drive: 5 GB HD space