Orcs Must Die!
Robot Entertainment · 2011 · Tower Defense, Action, Strategy, Third Person, Fantasy
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About Orcs Must Die!
Command a War Mage to defend twenty-four fortresses using an arsenal of weapons, spells, and devious traps to obliterate waves of orcs and monsters. This fantasy action-strategy hybrid lets you get creative with your kills—whether freezing enemies in lava pits, crushing them with ceiling traps, or launching them into oblivion—while unlocking upgrades and climbing leaderboards across a story campaign and brutal Nightmare mode.
As a powerful War Mage with dozens of deadly weapons, spells, and traps at your fingertips, defend twenty-four fortresses from a rampaging mob of beastly enemies, including ogres, hellbats, and of course, a whole bunch of ugly orcs. Battle your enemies through a story-based campaign across multiple difficulty levels, including brutal Nightmare mode!
Will you roast orcs in pits of lava, pound them flat with a ceiling trap, or freeze and shatter them with a slash? No matter the weapons and traps you choose, you’re sure to have an orc-killing blast!
Key Features
- 24 Fortresses to Defend – Twisting passages, tall towers, and wide-open chambers all need a war mage to protect them
- 6 Orc-Killing Weapons and Spells – From crossbow and bladestaff to the magical power of the elements
- 19 Deadly Traps and Fierce Minions – Choose from a wide variety of traps including arrow walls, spike traps, spinning blades, and flaming brimstone or call in allies to assist you in the destruction of the orc horde
- 11 Unique Enemies – Including ogres, flying hellbats, and of course, a whole bunch of ugly orcs
- Story-based Campaign – Fend off orcs across three acts to discover the mysterious power behind their relentless assaults
- Persistent Upgrades – Unlock improved traps as you progress through the campaign
- Extensive Replayability – “Nightmare Mode” and a skull ranking system provide extended play
- Scoring System and Leaderboard – Compete with your friends for the title of Best Orc Killer!
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players praise this tower defense game for holding up remarkably well over the years, highlighting engaging gameplay with varied strategic options, solid graphics and soundtrack, and memorable experiences that have lasted decades. Common complaints center on difficulty perception, with some players noting the game starts easy but becomes genuinely challenging midway through, suggesting early reviewers may have misjudged the overall difficulty curve.
Haven't played this in over 14 years! Still holds up very well by today's standards. Any fans of the tower defense genre would enjoy this.7 found this helpful
one of the best games i ever played here on steam i finished it years ago and when i see it now i only remember GREAT memories really nice game its tower defense but i felt its more than that some how and i enjoyed playing with many styles and strategies nice graphics for me even its old nice soundtrack nice maps nice experience i was hack and slash most of time but there is some nice traps and so thanks to the "arrows" !! i never got bored of it even failing many times for achievements xD this is GEM!3 found this helpful
Saw some idiots review say this game was easy (2 hours of playtime btw). Bro CLEARLY didnt play the game enough because the game actually gets hard like mid act 2. I'm willing to bet he played the first 5 levels (which ARE easy) and called it a day. Lock in1 found this helpful
Very fun game and a great concept!
Not bad game. Last level exactly not bad)9+
it's aged far better than it should have
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