Choose Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Choose Orcs Must Die! Unchained if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. Orcs Must Die! Unchained launched in 2017.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained vs Battle of Heroes 3
Orcs Must Die! Unchained and Battle of Heroes 3 both land in 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Orcs Must Die! Unchained (2017) is 5 years older than Battle of Heroes 3 (2022). Both support cooperative play. 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 Battle of Heroes 3
Choose Battle of Heroes 3 if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Battle of Heroes 3 launched in 2022.
Both Orcs Must Die! Unchained and Battle of Heroes 3 sit in 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 |  Battle of Heroes 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.9% positive (97 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Robot Entertainment | Astafiev Egor |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Orcs Must Die! Unchained (2017) is 5 years older than Battle of Heroes 3 (2022).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Orcs Must Die! Unchained is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Battle of Heroes 3 has no Deck rating yet.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained vs Battle of Heroes 3 — FAQ
- Should I play Orcs Must Die! Unchained or Battle of Heroes 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Orcs Must Die! Unchained (2017) came out before Battle of Heroes 3 (2022). 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 Battle of Heroes 3 similar?
- They overlap on 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 Battle of Heroes 3 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Orcs Must Die! Unchained ships Co-op; Battle of Heroes 3 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.