Choose Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Choose Orcs Must Die! Unchained if you want a Free To Play game with Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Orcs Must Die! Unchained launched in 2017.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained vs Pandora
Orcs Must Die! Unchained and Pandora 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 6 years older than Pandora (2023). Orcs Must Die! Unchained has co-op; Pandora does not. 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 Pandora
Choose Pandora if you want an Indie, Adventure, and RPG game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pandora launched in 2023.
Both Orcs Must Die! Unchained and Pandora sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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 |  Pandora | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.9% positive (97 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Robot Entertainment | Sunset Script |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Orcs Must Die! Unchained (2017) is 6 years older than Pandora (2023).
- Orcs Must Die! Unchained has co-op; Pandora does not.
- Orcs Must Die! Unchained is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Pandora has no Deck rating yet.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained vs Pandora — FAQ
- Should I play Orcs Must Die! Unchained or Pandora first?
- If you want chronology, Orcs Must Die! Unchained (2017) came out before Pandora (2023). 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 Pandora 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.