Choose Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Choose Orcs Must Die! Unchained if you want a Free To Play experience. Orcs Must Die! Unchained launched in 2017.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained vs Orcs Must Die! 3
Orcs Must Die! Unchained and Orcs Must Die! 3 both land in Action, Strategy 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 Action, Strategy on Steam. Orcs Must Die! Unchained (2017) is 4 years older than Orcs Must Die! 3 (2021). Orcs Must Die! 3 scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Orcs Must Die! Unchained (62.9% positive). 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 Orcs Must Die! 3
Choose Orcs Must Die! 3 if you want an Indie and Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,902 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Orcs Must Die! Unchained and Orcs Must Die! 3 sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, 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! Unchained |  Orcs Must Die! 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.9% positive (97 reviews) | 85.7% positive (4,902 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Robot Entertainment | Robot Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Orcs Must Die! Unchained (2017) is 4 years older than Orcs Must Die! 3 (2021).
- Orcs Must Die! 3 scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Orcs Must Die! Unchained (62.9% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Orcs Must Die! Unchained is Deck Unsupported, Orcs Must Die! 3 is Deck Verified.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained vs Orcs Must Die! 3 — FAQ
- Should I play Orcs Must Die! Unchained or Orcs Must Die! 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Orcs Must Die! Unchained (2017) came out before Orcs Must Die! 3 (2021). 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! Unchained and Orcs Must Die! 3 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy 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.
- Do both Orcs Must Die! Unchained and Orcs Must Die! 3 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Orcs Must Die! Unchained ships Co-op; Orcs Must Die! 3 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.