Orcs Must Die! Unchained

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 7 out of 43
  3. Negative: 14 out of 43

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  1. Flemat
    Jun 7, 2017
    0
    This is my first game to jump into the Franchise. Avrage graphs(4/10), avrage sounds(6/10). Funfactor: the game mechanic is very good, and it quite a good mix of tower defence and tps genres(8/10), BUT if you ever play this game alone without 2 more firneds, it is a living hell, especially on sabotage ("ranked") games. The matchmaking system is SO broken, its beyond Chuck Norris! (-20/10)This is my first game to jump into the Franchise. Avrage graphs(4/10), avrage sounds(6/10). Funfactor: the game mechanic is very good, and it quite a good mix of tower defence and tps genres(8/10), BUT if you ever play this game alone without 2 more firneds, it is a living hell, especially on sabotage ("ranked") games. The matchmaking system is SO broken, its beyond Chuck Norris! (-20/10)
    If you are a masochist, I can recomend it, or just play vs AI solo, if thats fun for you!
    Imagine your high rank (lets say plat/diamond), and you get 2 freshly out of the tutorial teammates if you solo queue, while the enemy team is a premade 3 from the same guild, possibly communicating with eachother (ie: skype)...repeat this 3/5 times, and you will understand what im talking about ^^
    PS: They should REALY limit who and when can start sabotage gamemode, OR make a separeta non ranked, just casual one beside it!    … Expand
  2. Exhayle
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    I've been playing OMDU for about two and a half years. It has really developed into a fun, challenging tower defense game. You can play it solo or with up to two friends. It has a version of endless, it has challenges, achievements, and a star system. A lot of people worry about free-to-play games and I did as well - but I've found that you don't have to spend a dime to play it well. YouI've been playing OMDU for about two and a half years. It has really developed into a fun, challenging tower defense game. You can play it solo or with up to two friends. It has a version of endless, it has challenges, achievements, and a star system. A lot of people worry about free-to-play games and I did as well - but I've found that you don't have to spend a dime to play it well. You can purchase everything with the in-game acquired currency at a nice rate. I have spent money on it because I wanted the funny character skins and because I'm impatient and wanted all the heroes. :) It is NOT pay-to-win. In fact, the consumables can only be purchased with the earned in-game currency and you can earn everything other than vanity.
    The game is beautiful, polished, funny, and can be very challenging if you are looking for that. They give you can gain ample traps and gear just by playing the different heroes for every map.
    I think some of the negative reviews I've seen are because some people expect it to be the exact same game as OMD1 and 2. It has a lot of that feel but it is not the same game. The differences to me are that you have more choice such as tons of trait cards (plus in-game weaver options), more traps, different guardian types, many different mobs and bosses, more heroes, 3-player, and a new head to head mode. The meta is different but it has proven to be well-developed and feels comfortable for this game. I do feel it is more challenging than OMD1 and OMD2 but it also allows for great strategy building.    … Expand
  3. deanparkr
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    OMDU takes the original gameplay formula from OMD 1 and 2 and expands on it with more maps, traps and heroes. Diverse maps and heroes with different mechanics keeps things interesting.
  4. juicearific
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    Fantastic game. Takes the best parts of the previous games (OMD and OMD2) and mixes them together with some upgrades, like 3-person coop (that doesn't suck like OMD2's did), cooler traps, more heroes, etc.
  5. McBoss
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    Been a player since the early alpha. The game has transitioned from a decent MOBA that had difficulty becoming popular to its current state: A great co-op tower defense game.

    This is probably one of the best examples of Free to Play done right.
  6. RoyalFino
    Apr 19, 2017
    10
    A deep and content-filled expansion of the Orcs Must Die Franchise. You can sink hours into this and only scratch the surface of the content. There are 16 playable heroes. Over 25 battlegrounds. 3 game modes. There is an insane amount of stuff to do and fun to be had.
  7. Daeforce
    Apr 7, 2016
    10
    I absolutely love this game, how it brought OMD 1&2 into the world of Online gaming instead of plain solo or 2 person co-op. Now that the game is in Open beta, bug's are less and less, and the player-base is steadily growing, All kinds of matches, be it 5vAI in Siege Co-op, 5v5 PvP Standard Siege or Survival, the standard OMD 1&2 game mode we all know, defend till you win. This stillI absolutely love this game, how it brought OMD 1&2 into the world of Online gaming instead of plain solo or 2 person co-op. Now that the game is in Open beta, bug's are less and less, and the player-base is steadily growing, All kinds of matches, be it 5vAI in Siege Co-op, 5v5 PvP Standard Siege or Survival, the standard OMD 1&2 game mode we all know, defend till you win. This still includes Endless modes for those demanding it. Nothing beats the feeling going high in waves with a great setup, I know.

    The fact you now have more heroes to play, several skins to get and a deeper upgrade system are all a big plus to me. Getting new heroes is not that hard, and you have a weekly 5 heroes to use.

    Sure, there are still minor flaws, but I could not ask more of an Open Beta game than OMDU delivers.

    As one who's been there since OMDU's beginning, if I had done this review 2 years ago, it would-of been close to 5 or 6, truth be told.    … Expand
  8. Lahuzer
    May 5, 2016
    9
    This game deserves ALOT more credit then it has gotten. Its a rly nice and unique take on the MOBA genre. With both the crafting of equipment, traps and minions to the use of it all in matches. So far I've moslty played PVP and it's faced paced and fun and addictive. I rly hope this game gets on to the e-sport scene cause it has some awesome elements that would make for a great watch. BeenThis game deserves ALOT more credit then it has gotten. Its a rly nice and unique take on the MOBA genre. With both the crafting of equipment, traps and minions to the use of it all in matches. So far I've moslty played PVP and it's faced paced and fun and addictive. I rly hope this game gets on to the e-sport scene cause it has some awesome elements that would make for a great watch. Been a while since I've had this much fun with a game. Have not put down a single penny so far on the game, but I will now, cause I want the developers to feel my love, and continue to expand this little gem of a game. Every1 that a tired of the usuall MOBAs and want something new and fresh. Should most def. give this game a shot.… Expand
  9. GypsyTwoShoes
    Apr 25, 2017
    10
    This is an amazing sequel to the previous games. I've played a bunch in beta and am really enjoying the new Sabotage mode. This is not a tower defense game for amateurs...you've really gotta know your stuff. Don't expect a lot of hand holding. Love the game's sense of humor.
  10. Clarion
    May 23, 2016
    4
    A very sad ending for a very promising franchise.

    The first two Orcs Must Die games were great and full of charisma and identity, and had the potential to be a very sucessful franchise. Somehow, Robot Enterteinment thought it would be a good idea to turn it into some generic Free To Play MOBA and throw away almost everything that was good about. Traps are almost useless. Plannig is    A very sad ending for a very promising franchise.

    The first two Orcs Must Die games were great and full of charisma and identity, and had the potential to be a very sucessful franchise. Somehow, Robot Enterteinment thought it would be a good idea to turn it into some generic Free To Play MOBA and throw away almost everything that was good about.

    Traps are almost useless. Plannig is much less relevant. All the focus was shifted to online multiplayer PvP. A ton of new characters were created and they all feel empty.    … Expand
  11. Claytality
    Mar 31, 2016
    3
    The game brings back some classic aspects of the OMD franchise, namely, killing orcs, but there is much to be desired when:

    Free-to-play = Pay-to-win
  12. yosa1
    Jul 7, 2016
    0
    My god this game pushes all the wrong buttons, just tried it again after an "update", the ui was worse, and the single player anything was either warped into who cares or deleted; they have pushed this into a multiplayer game in every way, with in game store hounding you ala apple; I only wrote this because I retried it and because I kept the file on my system due to hope, reminds me ofMy god this game pushes all the wrong buttons, just tried it again after an "update", the ui was worse, and the single player anything was either warped into who cares or deleted; they have pushed this into a multiplayer game in every way, with in game store hounding you ala apple; I only wrote this because I retried it and because I kept the file on my system due to hope, reminds me of the robins Williams joke on golf.… Expand
  13. hmongcuzzo
    Jul 20, 2016
    4
    Here are the problems. When I click on survival matchmaking. What does it say on the description: Click on matchmaker to find a TEAM. Notice it says TEAM. Then after waiting about 10 minutes, about 70 percent of the time it'll start a game by yourself. WTF. If I wanted to play by myself I'll go start a custom game. I didn't wait **** 10 minutes so that it'll startup a single player game.Here are the problems. When I click on survival matchmaking. What does it say on the description: Click on matchmaker to find a TEAM. Notice it says TEAM. Then after waiting about 10 minutes, about 70 percent of the time it'll start a game by yourself. WTF. If I wanted to play by myself I'll go start a custom game. I didn't wait **** 10 minutes so that it'll startup a single player game. Then here's the part I hate the most, After Hitting decline because they matched you with nobody. You get banned for 5 minutes, Same **** happens. it starts a single player game again You hit decline again and youre banned for 30 minues LMFAO. Other than that when the game does pair you with other players it is a fun and addicting game. If they can fix the matchmaking then this game might be 7.… Expand
  14. jcasetnl
    Apr 4, 2016
    2
    I loved OMD 1 and 2, bought all the DLC, even bought copies for friends. I also paid $30 to be in the closed beta of Orcs Must Die Unchained. All of that is why this game is such an unmitigated disappointment for me.

    I already know what you're thinking, fanboy, so let me stop you right there. I'm not automatically against this game because it's F2P. I knew it was F2P going into the    I loved OMD 1 and 2, bought all the DLC, even bought copies for friends. I also paid $30 to be in the closed beta of Orcs Must Die Unchained. All of that is why this game is such an unmitigated disappointment for me.

    I already know what you're thinking, fanboy, so let me stop you right there. I'm not automatically against this game because it's F2P. I knew it was F2P going into the beta, after all. I'm dislike it because on nearly every level it's just a far weaker playing, dumbed down OMD game.

    Here's a partial list of what was made worse:

    1. No Single Player campaign*
    2. No Double-jumping
    3. No Head shots
    4. No Sprinting (yes, you cannot even sprint in this game!)
    5. Slow rate of fire
    6. Bad guys are bullet sponges, primary weapons are nearly useless (except to add a hit to your combo counter)
    7. No charge shots
    8. Traps do less damage and fire less often.

    9. Traps cost more and thus you place far fewer in the course of a match. (If you manage to lay down 10 traps in the course of a half hour match, that's about typical in this game)

    10. No trinkets

    11. Slow movement: as mentioned, no sprinting, but backing up or strafing are oddly far slower than moving forward.

    12. Character stops dead to cast magic or melee (again, adding to the SLOW feeling of this game)

    13. The excellent progression of unlocking traps each level in OMD 1 and 2 is replaced with a deliberately complicated crafting system that requires (literally) dozens of hours of grinding to make any real progress.

    14. Most levels limit trap placement to a single small hallway. The entire trap mechanic in the game is hugely downplayed.

    15. Guardians cannot be placed strategically, only on designated spots

    *As for single player, yes, technically you can play solo. Except all the maps were designed for PvP and PvE, and as single player maps they're not very good. Also, there's no story, no humor, you just start a level and that's it. If that's a worthwhile single player game to you, then have at it.

    Is it the worst game in the world? No, certainly not. But it's just really, really mediocre. It's trying to shoehorn their previous success into a new multiplayer game and making far too many compromises in the process. Now it's to the point the older games are recognizable mainly in appearance only.

    Such a wasted opportunity. OMD3 with one or two additional modes, a couple new characters and improvements to the old ones would have been a fantastic seller. In fact, they probably could have easily made it to OMD4 before the community was really hungry for "something different." OMDU is the game precisely zero players and fans wanted.    … Expand
  15. deathweeper
    May 9, 2017
    3
    I really enjoyed the first game the second was nice, more levels to play but now this.... ugh I cant believe how fast I got bored. I wont waste my time writing a long review so don't waste your time with this game.
  16. Nel
    Aug 7, 2017
    1
    From going to one of the more fun game to play (when you actually got the game after paying for it ) to a free to play game with impossible trophies, and promoting you to buy content in every corner. It's just nothing more than the average mobile game.

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87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Multiplayer.it
    May 5, 2017
    80
    Random drops and subsequent grinding could disappoint someone, but Orcs Must Die! Unchained is able to combine a balanced gameplay with a huge load of mechanics and it's a worthy free-to-play chapter of the Orcs Must Die franchise.
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  2. GamingTrend
    Apr 25, 2017
    85
    Free-to-play games often carry the stigma of being “pay-to-win” — a design philosophy that says if you want to win, buy in. Orcs Must Die! Unchained isn’t that. It’s a hoopla of co-op action that works whether or not you want to drop some dough. While the new Sabotage mode is a welcome, albeit lesser refined addition to the series, it’s in Battlegrounds that Robot Entertainment flexes its action gameplay muscles and it’s the game type that will keep me coming back for dozens more hours — or at the very least, to nab those daily login bonuses.
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  3. Gamers' Temple
    Apr 25, 2017
    84
    OMDU is an enjoyable game, with a nice combination of strategy and action gameplay with enough inherent randomness to keep the maps you've played a number of times before interesting. That being said, you should be aware that progression in the game comes in terms of access new traps, trap upgrades, and trap mods, as well as gear and perks, rather than in making your way through a campaign or a large number of levels. I found it odd and a little frustrating that trap upgrade points are awarded as random drops rather than through using the traps in the game, so it can take a while to upgrade the traps in your favorite loadouts while traps that you don't really use have reached higher upgrade levels. While there is variety in terms of enemy types at different difficulty levels and the number of heroes and traps you can use, the number of maps in the game is naturally limited. Achievement chasers will be in heaven, though, as the game features over 100 achievements to unlock.
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