Games like Orcs Must Die!
If Orcs Must Die! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Orcs Must Die! 2, Puropu Defense Squad and Stick Infinite Kingdom — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its build absurd kill boxes, humor is endearing and maps are wonderfully distinct. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Orcs Must Die! is a fantasy action-strategy game released in 2011 by Robot Entertainment. Players control a hero who can move freely around the battlefield while placing an arsenal of traps to eliminate waves of incoming enemies. The game blends tower defense mechanics with third-person action combat, tasking players with designing effective kill zones through loadout customization. Players switch between different heroes known as Weavers to access varied trap combinations and strategic options. Reviewers highlight that the maps are wonderfully distinct, encouraging players to build absurd kill boxes through tactical trap placement. Players describe the tone as funny and lighthearted. It received a 96% positive rating from over 3600 Steam reviews, is priced at $9.99, and runs on Steam Deck.
About 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.
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Orcs Must Die! 2
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Shares a funny mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Top pick for Orcs Must Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
Puropu Defense Squad
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Shares a funny mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Second-strongest match for Orcs Must Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Defend your world as sentient Props in Puropu Defense Squad! Build, upgrade, and evolve your heroes to crush waves of filthy humans worldwide. Dive into a unique mix of third-person action and tower defense—solo or with friends—in an endlessly replayable co-op campaign!
Stick Infinite Kingdom
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Shares an epic mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Third-strongest match for Orcs Must Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Master strategic gameplay as you build, train, and upgrade units to protect your base. With an immersive storyline, stunning visuals, and easy controls, it's an epic battle for survival!
Time Dungeons
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Ranked #5 for Orcs Must Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Team up in 1-4 player co-op to defend relics across shattered timelines. Build deadly towers, unleash hero abilities, grab run changing upgrades, or dive into endless arcade survival and chase the leaderboards before reality collapses.
All Noobs must die
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Ranked #6 for Orcs Must Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
A place where wishes come true! You just need to protect the obsidian portal from zombies. Mine resources with your pickaxe, build traps, and put them to use — let them grind the zombies into a juicy green porridge! Funny meme endings!
McDROID
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Shares a lighthearted mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Ranked #7 for Orcs Must Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.
Monday Night Combat
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Shares loadout customization and a funny mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Ranked #8 for Orcs Must Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future!
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Sanctum
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Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Dungeon Defenders
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Shares an epic mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
Sanctum 2
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Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Dungeon Defenders II
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Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Fortified
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Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.
Deathtrap
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Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.
Save The World
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Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
The story is a young man summoned to another world is suffered from the scourge of aggression by monsters,and save the world with the native heroes. Game mode is rogue,you only release your kill desire to kill the monsters all! Special Zhen Fa System,allow you active powerful Zhen Fa to bombing!
GROSS
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Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Orcs Must Die! at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~50% under Orcs Must Die! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Orcs Must Die! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~55% under Orcs Must Die! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die!.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under Orcs Must Die! on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~50% under Orcs Must Die! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under Orcs Must Die! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~50% under Orcs Must Die! on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under Orcs Must Die! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die!.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Robot Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Orcs Must Die! 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die!. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
Orcs Must Die! 3
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die!. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
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.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die!. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
Hero Academy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die!. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Test your skills in this light-hearted battle between friends! Heroic teams have gathered to engage in friendly contests on the Academy playfields. Will your team emerge triumphant?
Orcs Must Die! Unchained
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Orcs Must Die!.
Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die!. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained takes the award-winning Orcs Must Die! action tower defense game to a whole new level with team-based gameplay! Bust skulls with your best pals in PvE co-op Survival, or put your teamwork to the real test in Sabotage Mode!
Frequently asked about Orcs Must Die!
- Does Orcs Must Die! run on Steam Deck?
- Orcs Must Die! is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Orcs Must Die! cost?
- Orcs Must Die! is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Orcs Must Die!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Orcs Must Die! are Orcs Must Die! 2, Puropu Defense Squad, Stick Infinite Kingdom.
- Who developed Orcs Must Die!?
- Orcs Must Die! was developed by Robot Entertainment.
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