Orcs Must Die!

Oct 5, 2011
Developer: Robot Entertainment
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox 360
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About Orcs Must Die!

Orcs Must Die! is a strategy video game developed by Robot Entertainment. It is a Tower defense game that eschews the traditional top-down view of similar games, instead using a third-person action-oriented viewpoint.

Released: Oct 5, 2011
Developer: Robot Entertainment
Publisher: Microsoft Studios

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Can my PC run Orcs Must Die!?

Orcs Must Die! needs at least NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM and 2 GB RAM.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
Processor: 2GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM

Is Orcs Must Die! worth buying?

Steam

95% positive

'Overwhelmingly Positive', 6,649 reviews

Metacritic

Critics (IGDB)

86/100

4 critics

What Steam players say about Orcs Must Die!75/100

Steam community summary by CriticalPixel

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What is Orcs Must Die! about?

Tower DefenseActionStrategyThird PersonFantasyIndieSingleplayerComedy

Game modes: Single player

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What is the cheapest place to buy Orcs Must Die!?

Right now the lowest price for Orcs Must Die! we're tracking is $0.79 at Kinguin — 92% below Steam's $9.99. We compare 9 stores and prices refresh every few minutes.

What is the lowest price Orcs Must Die! has ever been?

The lowest price we've recorded for Orcs Must Die! is $0.79 at Kinguin on October 11, 2026. The current best price matches that all-time low — historically a good time to buy.

Is Orcs Must Die! worth buying?

95% of 6,649 Steam user reviews for Orcs Must Die! are positive ("Overwhelmingly Positive"). It also holds a Metacritic score of 83. The Steam community summary on this page sums up what those players say.

Can my PC run Orcs Must Die!?

The minimum system requirements for Orcs Must Die! are — OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7; CPU: 2GHz Dual Core; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM; RAM: 2 GB RAM. See the full minimum and recommended specs in the system requirements section on this page.

When was Orcs Must Die! released?

Orcs Must Die! released on October 5, 2011, developed by Robot Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios.

What platforms is Orcs Must Die! available on?

Orcs Must Die! is available on PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360. It supports single player.

Where's the cheapest place to buy Orcs Must Die!?

The cheapest Orcs Must Die! price right now is $0.79 at Kinguin, 92% below the Steam price.

Orcs Must Die! price comparison across stores
Store	Edition / Region	Discount	Price	Buy link
KinguinBest priceAll-time low	Steam · Global	—	$0.79	Buy Orcs Must Die! at Kinguin
Driffle	Steam · Global	—	$0.88	Buy Orcs Must Die! at Driffle
YuPlay	Steam · Global	-89%	$0.99-89%	Buy Orcs Must Die! at YuPlay
Loaded	Steam · Worldwide	-89%	$1.09-89%	Buy Orcs Must Die! at Loaded
Instant Gaming	Steam · Global	-88%	$1.11-88%	Buy Orcs Must Die! at Instant Gaming
Gamivo	Steam · Global	—	$1.14	Buy Orcs Must Die! at Gamivo

All-time low: $0.79 at Kinguin on Oct 11, 2026 — the current best price matches it, a good time to buy.

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