Choose Orcs Must Die! 2
Choose Orcs Must Die! 2 if you want an Action game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 6,027 Steam reviews back the pick.
Orcs Must Die! 2 vs Plague Road
Orcs Must Die! 2 and Plague Road both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Orcs Must Die! 2 (2012) is 5 years older than Plague Road (2017). Orcs Must Die! 2 is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Plague Road (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Plague Road
Choose Plague Road if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Plague Road launched in 2017.
Both Orcs Must Die! 2 and Plague Road sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Orcs Must Die! 2 |  Plague Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.4% positive (6,027 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Robot Entertainment | Arcade Distillery |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Orcs Must Die! 2 (2012) is 5 years older than Plague Road (2017).
- Orcs Must Die! 2 is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Plague Road (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Orcs Must Die! 2 has co-op; Plague Road does not.
- Orcs Must Die! 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Plague Road has no Deck rating yet.
Orcs Must Die! 2 vs Plague Road — FAQ
- Should I play Orcs Must Die! 2 or Plague Road first?
- If you want chronology, Orcs Must Die! 2 (2012) came out before Plague Road (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Orcs Must Die! 2 and Plague Road similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Plague Road have multiplayer like Orcs Must Die! 2?
- No. Orcs Must Die! 2 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Plague Road is listed as single-player only.
- Does Orcs Must Die! 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Orcs Must Die! 2 is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Plague Road doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.