Action · July 23, 2021

Orcs Must Die! 3 (2021)

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Orcs Must Die! 3 ushers orc-slaying mayhem to a previously unimaginable scale. Solo, or 2 player co-op, arm yourself with a massive arsenal of traps and weapons. Slice, burn, toss and zap hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning series. New to the series, War Scenarios pit players against the largest orc armies ever assembled. Mountable War Machines give players the essential firepower to heave, stab, carbonize, and disarticulate the abominable intruders. More of Everything - Orcs Must Die! 3 is everything fans loved about the first two games and more. More orcs, more traps, more weapons, more upgrades and even better looking. It’s cranked up to at least eleven. New Story - Play through a brand new story set more than 20 years after Orcs Must Die! 2, where the War Mage and Sorceress have rebuilt the order and trained new young apprentices. War Scenarios - All new War Scenarios deliver on the promise of massive scale first set out in Orcs Must Die! Confront overwhelming armies of orcs outside on the battlefields surrounding the castles. Thin out waves of orcs hundreds strong before they breach the walls and crash your rift. War Machines - You’re going to need new weapons of death and destruction to handle these hordes. War Machines are traps on an oversized scale. Lay down your mega flip trap and launch dozens of ragdolling orcs. Mount your mega boom barrel launcher and unleash pyrotechnic glory. It Never Stops - The legions of orcs keep coming long after the story is completed. Etch your name into the orc-slaying hall of fame through Weekly Challenges or see how long you can survive in Endless Mode. Take Drastic Steps - Orcs Must Die! 3 comes with the Drastic Steps campaign and content for free, including terrifying flying enemies, heroic war guardians and of course more tools for orc destruction! Scramble to Survive - The new Scramble Mode pits you against vile orcs who evolve with increasingly difficult and sinister tricks up their chunky sleeves. But each level you survive, you collect your own modifiers to fight back with!

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

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  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Arabic
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Japanese volume_up
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  • Norwegian

Full audio (9)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Russian
  • Turkish

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Tower Defense · 278
  • Co-op · 235
  • Strategy · 185
  • Third-Person Shooter · 179
  • PvE · 152
  • Action · 134
  • Multiplayer · 122
  • Third Person · 116
  • Online Co-Op · 115
  • 3D · 114
  • Funny · 107
  • Fantasy · 100
  • Co-op Campaign · 93
  • Adventure · 93
  • Combat · 88

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume14.1k Steam reviewsTop 32% in Action
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 53%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 56% of Action titles
Concurrent peak161 playersTop 28% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours13 h averageTop 39% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 14.1k reviews

12.1k positive · 2.0k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

6.5/10

Curator recommendations

10.6k

Peak concurrent players

161

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Orcs Must Die 3 is the game fans have been waiting for… it’s an immensely replayable, deeply rewarding experience both alone and with a friend.” The Escapist “Orcs Must Die! 3 is the best entry in the series.” 9/10 – Shacknews “As tower defense games go, this should be the new gold standard…” 9/10 – ZTGD

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

13h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

9h

Current engagement

Achievements

38

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJul 23, 2021
DeveloperRobot Entertainment
Base price$7.49 -75%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

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