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Games like Orcs Must Die! 2

If Orcs Must Die! 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Orcs Must Die!, Orcs Must Die! 3 and Freedome Farmers — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its endless mode rewards experimentation, humorous dialogue elevates replayability and challenging. 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.

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About Orcs Must Die! 2: 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.

2012ActionStrategyIndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 83Windowsby Robot Entertainment
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Players who liked Orcs Must Die! 2 also play

Steam players who put hours into Orcs Must Die! 2 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Orcs Must Die!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Top pick for Orcs Must Die! 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Orcs Must Die! 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Second-strongest match for Orcs Must Die! 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Freedome Farmers

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Orcs Must Die! 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Freedome Farmers is a third person coop horde defense game with up to 4 players. You use the resources you have harvested to build defenses and weapons. At night, you defend against waves of alien possessed farm animals. Will you make it through 10 days ?

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Puropu Defense Squad

    WHY THIS

    Shares trap placement and a funny mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Ranked #4 for Orcs Must Die! 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Myth Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Orcs Must Die! 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. BunkerZ

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Orcs Must Die! 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Claymation-inspired WWI trenches meet explosive co-op mayhem. Hold the bunker as a Rifleman, Medic, Engineer, or Machine Gunner. Fight back with WWI-inspired weapons, shovels, and flamethrowers, then launch undead sky-high with explosives. Survive solo or squad up with friends.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. nanos world™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Orcs Must Die! 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    The next-generation open-world multiplayer sandbox. Play community-made game modes, create addons with Lua scripting, import custom assets from Unreal Engine 5, and host your own dedicated servers for hundreds of players!

    ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  8. Furry Defenders​​

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Orcs Must Die! 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    In Furry Defenders, where the Demon Clan covets the Dragon Veins and incites war among all races, you will play as Cynton, the Dragon Bloodline Warrior. Rally your allies and set masterful traps at crucial passes to outsmart the looming threat of the Demon Army.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Orcs Must Die! 2

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Orcs Must Die!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dungeon Defenders

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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!

    2011ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sanctum 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Orcs Must Die! Unchained

    WHY THIS

    Shares trap placement and an intense mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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!

    2017ActionStrategyFree To PlaySteam ↗
  5. Orcs Must Die! 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dungeon Defenders II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.

    2017ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. Deep Rock Galactic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fortified

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Reviewers of Orcs Must Die! 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Orcs Must Die! 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orcs Must Die! 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Orcs Must Die! 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Orcs Must Die! 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Orcs Must Die! 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Orcs Must Die! 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orcs Must Die! 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Orcs Must Die! 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Orcs Must Die! 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Robot Entertainment

Other recommendable Steam games by Robot Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Orcs Must Die! 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die! 2. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Orcs Must Die!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die! 2. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die! 2. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Hero Academy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die! 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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?

    2011StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Orcs Must Die! Unchained

    WHY THIS

    Shares trap placement and an intense mood with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Another title from Robot Entertainment, the studio behind Orcs Must Die! 2. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    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!

    2017ActionStrategyFree To PlaySteam ↗

Frequently asked about Orcs Must Die! 2

Does Orcs Must Die! 2 run on Steam Deck?
Orcs Must Die! 2 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! 2 cost?
Orcs Must Die! 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Orcs Must Die! 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Orcs Must Die! 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
What games are most similar to Orcs Must Die! 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Orcs Must Die! 2 are Orcs Must Die!, Orcs Must Die! 3, Freedome Farmers.
Who developed Orcs Must Die! 2?
Orcs Must Die! 2 was developed by Robot Entertainment.

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