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Orcs Must Die!

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App ID 102600
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Robot Entertainment
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Vision Engine
Last Changenumber 31282767
Last Record Update 24 September 2025 – 11:16:37 UTC ()
Release Date 12 October 2011 – 19:00:00 UTC ()
😍 92.87%
8k reviews
6
In-Game
🏰 Tower Defense 💥 Action 💡 Strategy 👤 Third Person 🎭 Fantasy

Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.

Additional Information

Developer Robot Entertainment
gamedir Orcs Must Die!
metacritic_name Orcs Must Die!
icon empty string
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 83
NoServers Yes
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primarycache 102601
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community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript installscript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
SDK_NotOwnedByDefault Yes
DLCPurchaseFromInGame No
Publisher Robot Entertainment
Store Release Date 11 October 2011 – 16:30:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/orcsmustdie
https://x.com/OrcsMustDie
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCin4D3wcqqbEH0zfwqjTtGw/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 12 October 2011 – 19:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 March 2025 – 19:58:17 UTC () (1743191897)
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review_score 9
review_percentage 95
Detected Technologies (?) Vision Engine, FMOD SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 4 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 16691
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:43:11 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🏰 Tower Defense 💥 Action 💡 Strategy 👤 Third Person 🎭 Fantasy 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 🤡 Comedy 😃 Funny 🔫 Third-Person Shooter 🐰 Cartoony 🪄 Magic 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🕹️ Multiplayer 🏅 Score Attack 🔫 Shooter 🫦 Addictive 🗺️ Adventure 🎲 RPG 🕹 Arcade

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp31 March 2025 – 18:04:27 UTC

Trailer 186171 ↴

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timestamp 20 September 2018 – 22:56:32 UTC

Trailer 5859 ↴

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 18:58:43 UTC

Steam charts

  • 6 players right now
  • 25 24-hour peak
  • 6,000 all-time peak 19 December 2011
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  • 7 24-hour peak
  • 5,662 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 92.87% SteamDB Rating
  • 7,974 95.9% positive reviews
  • 341 4.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
12 October 2011 Steam Release -
3 December 2013 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle -

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How many players are playing Orcs Must Die! right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 6 players live playing Orcs Must Die! on Steam.

Orcs Must Die! had an all-time peak of 6000 concurrent players on 19 December 2011.

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