# Games like Orcs Must Die! 3

> The closest matches to Orcs Must Die! 3: Orcs Must Die! 2, Orcs Must Die!, Dungeon Defenders, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and REMNANT II®. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Orcs Must Die! 2](https://imho.run/games/201790/orcs-must-die-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Tower Defense, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 6,027 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/)
2. [Orcs Must Die!](https://imho.run/games/102600/orcs-must-die) — A frequent pick in Orcs Must Die! 3 players' libraries, and another Action. 3,603 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/)
3. [Dungeon Defenders](https://imho.run/games/65800/dungeon-defenders) — Also Tower Defense, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 8,635 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65800/)
4. [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2](https://imho.run/games/2183900/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 90,341 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2183900/)
5. [REMNANT II®](https://imho.run/games/1282100/remnant-ii) — Shares co op synergy with Orcs Must Die! 3. 26,528 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282100/)
6. [Zombie Army 4: Dead War](https://imho.run/games/694280/zombie-army-4-dead-war) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 2,778 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/694280/)
7. [ArcRunner](https://imho.run/games/1575830/arcrunner) — Shares co op synergy with Orcs Must Die! 3. 149 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575830/)
8. [Strange Brigade](https://imho.run/games/312670/strange-brigade) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 3,503 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312670/)
9. [Risk of Rain 2](https://imho.run/games/632360/risk-of-rain-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 160,098 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632360/)
10. [Timemelters](https://imho.run/games/1096140/timemelters) — Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 123 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096140/)
11. [Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™](https://imho.run/games/1262240/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Tower Defense, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 3,447 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262240/)
12. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6](https://imho.run/games/2291060/earth-defense-force-6) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 3,919 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291060/)
13. [Lost Planet® 2](https://imho.run/games/45750/lost-planet-2) — Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 1,580 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45750/)
14. [Saints Row: The Third](https://imho.run/games/55230/saints-row-the-third) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 18,932 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55230/)
15. [Iron Brigade](https://imho.run/games/115120/iron-brigade) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Tower Defense, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 688 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115120/)
16. [HELLDIVERS™ 2](https://imho.run/games/553850/helldivers-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 622,369 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553850/)
17. [Thunder Wolves](https://imho.run/games/232970/thunder-wolves) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 218 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232970/)
18. [Deathtrap](https://imho.run/games/310510/deathtrap) — Also Tower Defense, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 1,006 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310510/)
19. [Resident Evil 5](https://imho.run/games/21690/resident-evil-5) — Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 17,132 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21690/)
20. [HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed](https://imho.run/games/523660/hypercharge-unboxed) — Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 3,036 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523660/)
21. [The Haunted: Hells Reach](https://imho.run/games/43190/the-haunted-hells-reach) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 266 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/43190/)
22. [Ravenswatch](https://imho.run/games/2071280/ravenswatch) — Shares co op synergy with Orcs Must Die! 3. 7,728 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071280/)
23. [Dungeons 3](https://imho.run/games/493900/dungeons-3) — Same funny mood as Orcs Must Die! 3. 4,938 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493900/)
24. [Monday Night Combat](https://imho.run/games/63200/monday-night-combat) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Tower Defense, like Orcs Must Die! 3. 704 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/63200/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1522820
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## About Orcs Must Die! 3

Orcs Must Die! 3 is a tower defense shooter from Robot Entertainment released in 2021. Players defend war rooms against waves of orcs using traps and weapons, with a focus on co-op-synergy where teamwork amplifies strategic options. The game emphasizes elemental-weakness-exploitation and trap-route-design as core mechanics, requiring players to think carefully about where and how they place defenses. Players describe the experience as challenging, epic, funny, and intense, with loadout-spaghetti-code providing varied equipment choices. Scramble-mode rewards high scores on the leaderboards. Reviewers note that elemental weaknesses dictate strategy throughout each level. The game supports local co-op for two players and runs verified on Steam Deck, with sessions designed for short_bursts play. It holds an 86% positive rating from over 4,900 Steam reviews and is priced at $29.99.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1522820
- **Developer:** Robot Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Robot Entertainment
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online Co-op, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jul 23, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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