Orcs Must Die! 2
Orcs Must Die! 2
Game
Game2011
Orcs Must Die!
Developer Robot Entertainment
Orcs Must Die! is an action-tower defense video game developed and published by Robot Entertainment and Mastertronic. It is a tower defense game that eschews the traditional top-down view of similar games, instead using a third-person action-oriented viewpoint. The game was released for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows PCs in October 2011. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
301 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
163 positive · 17 negative
95% range 85–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 163 | 17 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 37 | 2 | 57 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
4,359 of 4,546 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 161 yes, 16 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 177 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (8,185 of 8,542 positive).
Players praise the game's blend of tower defense and third-person action as still fun and addictive. [1][2][3] Many note the game holds up well over time, with a charming art style and satisfying trap mechanics. [1][4][5] Some reviewers report technical issues like broken keyboard input and bugs that make the game unplayable. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
I honestly hate doing this as a fan of the franchise as a whole, with hours in the 2nd and 3rd games in the series, but as of right now I cannot recommend this game to buy or play based on the fact that my game seems to be broken. No idea what is wrong or going on but I can shoot my weapon and run and that is literally it. I cannot "press B to open spell book" at all which makes the game entirely unplayable. As of …
- [11]
My friend Beffrey introduced me to this game in college, during an extremely stressful time. He only stated, "You look like a man who needs to kill some orcs." There was no other context. He just motioned me to follow him and showed me this game on steam, just setting up traps and sniping orcs with weapons and magic. And you know what? I needed to kill some Orcs. Man did I need to kills some Orcs. So I went back to …
- [2]
Orcs Must Die! is an awesome mix of tower defense and action RPG set in a cool fantasy world. It’s one of those rare games that just nails its concept - nothing extra, only what’s needed. I went through every level with 5 skulls on nightmare, got seriously sweaty at times, but had a blast from start to finish
- [3]
Orcs Must Die! is a really fun mix of action and tower defense with a colorful, cartoony art style that still holds up pretty well. It’s simple to get into but surprisingly addictive once you start experimenting with traps. Most of the gameplay revolves around building ridiculous trap corridors and then jumping in yourself to clean up whatever enemies make it through. The game is also balanced really well for solo …
- [10]
A wonderful mix of action and setting up traps, offering enough variety even for people who aren't into Tower Defence, like me. The graphics and the story are simple but charming, the music is enthusiastic, the gameplay is amazing. The best part about the game is that even for harder levels there isn't just one optimal way to beat it, different people would have different approaches and favorite combos, unlike some …
Summarised from 34 of the 285 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Orcs Must Die! talk about unique mix of tower defense and action; those who didn't talk about keyboard input issues on Linux. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Joystiq called the Xbox 360 version a "finely-tuned whirling chamber of death". IGN praised the length of the campaign as well as the combat system. It sold over 50,000 units on Xbox and substantially more on PC. During the 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded Orcs Must Die! with "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year", along with receiving a nomination for "Downloadable Game of the Year".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 301 · most liked firstWhat's the game you play when nothing else sounds good?. Do you have a game you play over and over, when nothing else fits your mood? That game that is infinitely re-playable, somewhat the same every time and somewhat new and interesting? For me it's the games in the [Orcs Must Die series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcs_Must_Die!). But mostly [OMD 3](https://robotentertainment.com/omd3). I play the mode called Scramble, where you have to beat 5 rounds of orcs, and they get harder and…
positive · AI labelView post →Some Orcs Must Die 3 fanart. Pretty decent game, if you're into base defending, and the orcs are cute. I made this for Orctober 2022, but I thought I might as well post it now, since October is 8 months away and the art is quite old. #bara #bear #gay #orc #art #nsfw
positive · AI labelView post →Here we go! Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Art Blast Time!!! You can find higher res versions on my Artstation and Cara. Be sure to check out the game as well! www.artstation.com/thegreatjug cara.app/mcasillanart store.steampowered.com/app/2273980/...
neutral · AI labelView post →So a week of playing the new Orcs Must Die game is over, and its back to work back to work. I wanna keep playing, but it's time for work. I did do this though over the weekend, the tuatara "Little Money Bags" gorging themselves on some dragon in their own lair.
positive · AI labelView post →Today’s Black Video Game Character: Harlow (Orcs Must Die!)
neutral · AI labelView post →Titles leaving Game Pass in 2 weeks: -Orcs Must Die! 3 -Kona -Botany Manor -Homestead Arcana -Coral Island -Turbo Golf Racing -Harold Halibut
neutral · AI labelView post →Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap - the indie game I'm the Art Director on is coming out tomorrow!! So Excited and proud of what we made! store.steampowered.com/app/2273980/...
positive · AI labelView post →Just released -- Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. I've played most of the previous game\s in this series (except Unchained) and loved them all. I am excited to start playing this today. Anyone else? Since the new game has 4-player co-op hit me up if you want to slay orcs sometime. > Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger with every battle. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with…
positive · AI labelView post →New Game Pass Games: Jan 21: -Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders Jan 22: -Gigantic: Rampage Edition -Starbound Jan 28: -Eternal Strands -Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Jan 29: -Shady Part of Me Jan 30: -Sniper Elite: Resistance Jan 31: - Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Feb 4: - Far Cry New Dawn 1/2
neutral · AI labelView post →New Xbox Game Pass Games 8.5 - Rain World 8.7 - Assassin’s Creed Mirage 8.12 - Aliens: Fireteam Elite 8.14 - 9 Kings Standard 8.6 - Citizen Sleeper 2 - MechWarrior 5: Clans - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders - Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap releases on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm going to start every work day from now on by going "Guys, play Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap." It's a good game and if you're into character design, it passes the lineup test. (You can tell everyone apart if you made them mere silhouettes.) It's such a visual treat for me!
positive · AI labelView post →One time I jokingly said that Orcs Must Die is a good game because it keeps you from masturbating. It was a stupid joke and made no sense. Someone responded "Um or you could just FUCK WOMEN?" and i told them to fuck off and they got all of their NFT buddies to harass me for a full day.
positive · AI labelView post →Game catch up time: I play Ritsuki in Gundam Breakers 4! I’m also Little Moneybags and a bunch of orcs in Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap! Both very fun and very different characters lol Many thanks to my agents Brittney and Erin! 🙏
positive · AI labelView post →Happy to work with studios that protect performers against AI so we can continue to partner with them! Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is out today and I got the privilege of voicing the bosses of the game, Jinfrum the Rejuvenator and Tudd the Reclaimer! Check it out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ia...
neutral · AI labelView post →Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →[Epic Games] Orcs Must Die! 3 | 100% Off/ Giveaway. Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series. Sale ends 5/9/2024 at 10:00 AM
neutral · AI labelView post →So anyway play Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap you guys. A free expansion is coming this week and I'm so hype. I fully endorsed it because I don't have time to video game so when I game a bit, it has to be good! Get it and then play with your friends! It also has a bear. Mark of a good game.
positive · AI labelView post →Orcs Must Die! 3 - Epic Games.
neutral · AI labelView post →Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap launches January 28, 2025 Action tower defense game Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap will launch for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on January 28, 2025, developer Robot Entertainment announced. www.gematsu.com/2024/12/orcs...
neutral · AI labelView post →My friend Beffrey introduced me to this game in college, during an extremely stressful time. He only stated, "You look like a man who needs to kill some orcs." There was no other context. He just motioned me to follow him and showed me this game on steam, just setting up traps and sniping orcs with weapons and magic. And you know what? I needed to kill some Orcs. Man did I need to kills some Orcs. So I went back to my dorm room and started to kill some Orcs. And you know what? That really…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did an update the the earth elemental character design in Orcs Must Die Deathtrap. Reduced detail, added a central "heart" and eyes. Also added some vfxs updates. The game just came out yesterday on steam. Check it out!
positive · AI labelView post →Thank you everyone who has played Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap today! We've been listening closely to your feedback and the patch notes for Hotfix 1.0.7 are now live. Please use the link below to read every detail. 📌 lite.spr.ly/60071KyL
neutral · AI labelView post →Timesplitters is coming back. Orcs Must Die releases a new game that's 4 player and has clear inspiration and content from Unchained. Jason is in the fortnite store. Melodyburst is finally being pandered too. It's finally happening.
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Releases January 22: - Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist January 23: - Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Remastered January 28 - Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter - Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap January 30: - Sniper Elite: Resistance January 31: - Citizen Sleeper 2 #Gaming #Gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Fourteenth: Orcs Must Die! 3 🏹 Developed by Robot Entertainment, this is one of my personal favourite games in the collection. I highly recommend you grab a friend and experience this game together, there's nothing better then setting up a corridor of death with a friend!
positive · AI labelView post →www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIH... THIS LOOKS FUCKING RAD?!?!? IS THIS JUST HOCKEY ORCS MUST DIE omg i may have to grab this game
positive · AI labelView post →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.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With big thanks to @guillotine.agency I'm live with an early look at Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, with 3 copies to give away! I love these games, they are wonderful, silly, nonsensical, 3D tower defence and a lot of fun with chums. Come see if the orcs do, in fact, die - twithch.tv/jaybritton
positive · AI labelView post →I'm so in love with Orcs Must Die Deathtrap. It's rogue like mechanics, interesting characters and combat, very pretty graphics, and easy co-op make this the best OMD yet. Go watch me and @prootzel.bsky.social do a full run of it before it releases TOMORROW! youtu.be/HKA2heAcfHM
positive · AI labelView post →Cyclops Guardian concept art I did for Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap. It is an updated version of the Cyclops from previous games. The game is coming out in 2 days on Steam!! store.steampowered.com/app/2273980/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Orcs Must Die! Must be the hardest fandom to be in man. Your game gets turned into a moba, then fixed, then dies, then a sequel comes out on STADIA, then gets released on PC finally but gets reviewbombed for being "woke" then the title gets turned into slang for hating russians. What the hell man
neutral · AI labelView post →I honestly hate doing this as a fan of the franchise as a whole, with hours in the 2nd and 3rd games in the series, but as of right now I cannot recommend this game to buy or play based on the fact that my game seems to be broken. No idea what is wrong or going on but I can shoot my weapon and run and that is literally it. I cannot "press B to open spell book" at all which makes the game entirely unplayable. As of right now until this gets fixed, the game is unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saw a trailer for a game that is just a more colourful version of Orcs Must Die and I cannot imagine having the balls to rip off a fairly well known game like that and submit your trailer for a massive showcase. I must have asked "is this Orcs Must Die" at least 3 times in a 60 second trailer
neutral · AI labelView post →Dont miss this. Even if you have no idea what "orcs" are, just hit a quick Google search. "A savage, bestial race known for their brutal raids and adherence to a strict, often violent, code of survival...." Matter of fact there's a video game called "Orcs Must Die. the language is right there
neutral · AI labelView post →Thank you all for stopping by! Orcs Must Die was a ton of fun! Huge thank you to @writesout.bsky.social for showing me the game and always being a pleasure to collaborate with! 🧡 We raided out to the amazing @markichin.bsky.social who was hunting for that last Super Meat Boy achievement!
positive · AI labelView post →I can finally talk about what I’ve been playing lately. Have been having a blast playing Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap which comes up #Xbox game pass tomorrow. Check out my review! gamersocialclub.ca/2025/01/27/o...
positive · AI labelView post →This is how I learned that we are getting a new Orcs Must Die game. Always a solid series. I would say it's smart to drop it before February but it looks like every other upcoming AA type title had the same idea!
positive · AI labelView post →Our first cosplay together. Orcs Must Die 2! We spent a few months building and putting this together. We love playing this game on Steam! #orcsmustdie #cosplay #Steamgames #cosplaycouple #nerdtrapcosplay
neutral · AI labelView post →💥ATTN!💥 Our dev playthrough of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: featuring our Game Director and Design Team, is live now! Get your best orc-hating face ready for some all out mayhem! 📺Twitch: lite.spr.ly/6000ESFK 📺YouTube: lite.spr.ly/6002ESFM
neutral · AI labelView post →Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Announced as Next Game in Series - FullCleared.
neutral · AI labelView post →Played Orcs Must Die 3 this morning. Was a fun first person Tower Defence kinda game but not sure I'm cut out for it - played 15 mins and got neck ache from being so tense. Turn-based is defo more my bag
neutral · AI labelView post →Orcs Must Die! I'm addicted. I was just randomly installing game from my (massive) library and this one is so much fun. 1. Setup kill zones with Arrow Wall + Tar Trap 2. Send orcs back to kill zone with Spring Traps 3. Endless fun There are a few traps seems pretty much useless tho (what's the point of Steam Trap?). Also I hate the maps that you can't focus on building 1 single kill zone. Just let me kill the orcs!
positive · AI labelView post →Doesn't work in proton in linux - Keys aren't functional and game needs to be restarted every level.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Orcs Must Die - the best tower defense game you never heard of with three installations - actually does turn out to be remarkably good, and well worth checking out if you're a fan of the genre. Or if you really hate orcs for some reason.
positive · AI labelView post →Co-Optimus - News - Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Announced for Xbox and PC. >Robot Entertainment's Orcs Must Die series of third-person shooter/tower defense games has been around since the Xbox 360 days. It has been three years since the third mainline game arrived, and now it's time for a new entry. Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap promises a more classic feel, plus plenty of epic combat, and 4-player online co-op (that's twice as many players as past games). It will be coming to Xbox and PC in early…
neutral · AI labelView post →[Rumor] Seems like some new infos about Valve's next game Deadlock/Neon Prime/Citadel leaked. - 6v6 hero shooter - mix between Dota 2, Overwatch, Orcs Must Die. - 4 lanes - Usabele abilities and items - tower defense mechanics - fantasty/steam punk setting
neutral · AI labelView post →This indie studio is making a tower defense game that looks like a first-person version of Orcs Must Die. Looks epic! - Set up traps and upgrade your weapons - Smash the front line with brutal melee attacks Game: Fangstorm #indiegame #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →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 amount for what was, basically, a test on a new type of tower defense genre. The traps feel very good in this one compared to the later entries. I wish 3 went further with making traps actually feel good to use like this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Egan @gabekunda.bsky.social Video Game: Orcs Must Die! 3 Year: 2021 Along with Gabe Kunda, the voice cast for the third iteration of Orcs Must Die included @colleenclink.bsky.social, @karaedwards.bsky.social, Robert McCollum, @damanmills.bsky.social, Ian Sinclair, and Chris Sabat. #OrcsMustDie
neutral · AI labelView post →Went through Campaign again years after I first played its a still a great time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite not posting as much as I would like, I've just hit 100,000 views across all Orcs Must Die Deathtrap videos over the past two months. Absolutely blown away by the reception, and will forever love this game for revitalising my passion for content creation. Thank you everyone for the support 💜
positive · AI labelView post →[Epic Games] Orcs Must Die! 3 | 100% off/Giveaway.
neutral · AI labelView post →**Unlock The King**: Cheap, simple puzzler that uses chess pieces and how they‘re allowed to move, but otherwise has nothing in common with actuall chess. Recommended. **Orcs Must Die! 3**: Comic-y 3rd person tower defense game (here: traps) that doesn’t take itself too seriously. I was a big fan of OMD2 and thought 3 was their weird pvp game called Unchained or whatever, so this one went completely past me and now I get to play a complete and new (to me) OMD for cheap! Recommended. **Potion…
positive · AI labelView post →Hey folks, come join me for a pre-wrestling fredostream as I check out ORCS MUST DIE: Deathtrap, the 4th game in this sorta tower defense hybrid series twitch.tv/fredofabrucci
neutral · AI labelView post →3, 2, ORC-SLICING FUN! Our Game Director is LIVE with his solo run of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. This is your chance to get a preview of it before our release in just under 2 weeks! YT: lite.spr.ly/6008ELYp Twitch: lite.spr.ly/6009ELYV
neutral · AI labelView post →Last week our dev livestream showcased how to play Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap with a squad! And starting tomorrow, Kyle (our game director), is going to show you all just how a solo run is really done. See you there! YT: lite.spr.ly/6008ELYp Twitch: lite.spr.ly/6009ELYV
neutral · AI labelView post →And today's freebie on the Epic store is Orcs Must Die 3 - one they've given away before, but still a very fun tower defense/shooter hybrid with online co-op. Once again it's just the base game with a bit of a discount on the DLC.
positive · AI labelView post →GFN Thursday: GeForce NOW on Steam Deck | NVIDIA Blog. Check out the list of new games this week: - Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Steam and Xbox, available on PC Game Pass) - Stormgate Closed Beta (New release on Steam, April 30, sign up for access) - Gray Zone Warfare (New release on Steam, April 30) - MotoGP24 (New release on Steam, May 2) - FOUNDRY (New release on Steam, May 2) - INDIKA (New release on Steam, May 2) - Orcs Must Die! 3 (New release on Epic Games Store, May 2) And members…
neutral · AI labelView post →Love this game. Still holds up great - the graphics style is timeless. Maps are simpler than the sequels but that honestly makes it funner in some ways. The maps are all wonderfully distinct. The music is perfect, and the humour is endearing. Would strongly recommend to anyone.
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