Action

Orcs Must Die!

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.7

Users · RAWG

2011

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateOctober 5, 2011

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionStrategyIndie

Playable on

PCXbox

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PCXbox 360

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About this game

Orcs Must Die! is a strategy video game developed by Robot Entertainment. It is a Tower defense game that eschews the traditional top-down view of similar games, instead using a third-person action-oriented viewpoint.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Combines direct combat with tower-defense construction.
Traps can be chained to control enemy hordes.
Maps and enemy routes support strategic trap placement.
Straightforward controls make tower-defense strategy accessible.
Scoring and skull objectives encourage replaying completed stages.

Cons

Main campaign is short outside repeated stage runs.
Later stages repeat wave-defense structures and enemy encounters.
Some traps are considerably more dependable than others.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

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Orcs Must Die!

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.7

Users · RAWG

2011

Released

Platforms

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateOctober 5, 2011

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionStrategyIndie

Playable on

PCXbox

Show all 2 versions ▾

PCXbox 360

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Combines direct combat with tower-defense construction.
Traps can be chained to control enemy hordes.
Maps and enemy routes support strategic trap placement.
Straightforward controls make tower-defense strategy accessible.
Scoring and skull objectives encourage replaying completed stages.

Cons

Main campaign is short outside repeated stage runs.
Later stages repeat wave-defense structures and enemy encounters.
Some traps are considerably more dependable than others.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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