Orcs Must Die!

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  1. AbaddonMason
    Jun 19, 2023
    7
    Интересный тауэр дефенс на пару вечеров, наблюдать как крошаться орки приятно.
  2. Heraldrick
    Apr 22, 2023
    7
    Orcs Must Die! 1 is the peak of the series for me. There is a wonderful "crunch" that comes from the traps slaying the orcs in larger and larger quantities. You feel the "crunch" with the power you hold as an individual agent and can burn/zap/pierce the skulls of orcs. You also feel that "crunch" with every gold coin/dollar earned for each Orc killed. This game can be tough as nails to getOrcs Must Die! 1 is the peak of the series for me. There is a wonderful "crunch" that comes from the traps slaying the orcs in larger and larger quantities. You feel the "crunch" with the power you hold as an individual agent and can burn/zap/pierce the skulls of orcs. You also feel that "crunch" with every gold coin/dollar earned for each Orc killed. This game can be tough as nails to get 5 skulls on but it feels rewarding while you make those attempts. It is also the most fun trap-wise in my opinion since there are so many more ways to effectively kill enemies than just damaging them that the following games didn't build on.… Expand
  3. aecsuter
    Apr 3, 2023
    7
    Orcs Must Die é um jogo divertido dentro da sua proposta de tower defense.

    Ele traz graficos e detalhamento dos modelos, armadilhas, magias bem ok. Nada que faça encher os olhos, mas que funciona e deixa o jogo agradável de jogar. O jogo possue uma variedade até grande de inimigos, dentro do mesmo tipo existe uma variação de modelo também o que da uma sensação de sempre inimigos novos    Orcs Must Die é um jogo divertido dentro da sua proposta de tower defense.

    Ele traz graficos e detalhamento dos modelos, armadilhas, magias bem ok. Nada que faça encher os olhos, mas que funciona e deixa o jogo agradável de jogar.
    O jogo possue uma variedade até grande de inimigos, dentro do mesmo tipo existe uma variação de modelo também o que da uma sensação de sempre inimigos novos chegando.

    Os dialogos em cada fase são engraçadinhos e um toque a mais na jogabilidade.

    A gameplay é razoavelmente simples mas funciona muito bem, colocar as armadilhas e utiizar o personagem principal e controlavel com suas armas e magias para impedir que o orcs passem pelos portais.
    São muitos niveis diferentes com propostas completamente diferentes, sendo que é necessario utilizar armadilhas diferentes em cada fase se quiser ter sucesso.
    O jogo na dificuldade Nightmare faz jus ao nome, pois passar as fases nessa dificuldade é muito dificil, mas vale muito a pena.
    A expansão tras algumas fases a mais que também são divertidas.

    A história é praticamente inexistente, tendo um conceito de pano de fundo para justificar tudo que acontece no jogo, mas nada que prejudique o todo.

    Por fim queria dizer que é um jogo muito divertido na medida certa, quando eu estava pra ocmeçar a enjoar ele acabou.
    Recomendo muito, especialmente dentro das promoções. Sei que ja é um jogo antigo mas que vale muito a pena ser jogado por quem gosta do genero.    … Expand
  4. Pmstz
    Jan 25, 2023
    7
    Very nice tower def !
    Play it with friends, it will be better !
    ++++++++++++++
  5. Beeshu
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    Great tower-defense game for completionists and achievement hunters who like to optimize their strategies and perfect all the levels. It's a somewhat repetitive game and some levels can get quite frustrating (specially at the higher difficulties), but it's still one of the best specimens of the genre.
  6. LT_Gruber
    Dec 11, 2022
    9
    So much fun!

    Orcs Must Die! is a fun game full of action, tension, a great soundtrack, and a good sense of humor. On its own it is just a tower defense game with twenty-four levels where you fight off waves of bloodthirsty orcs and ogres. What makes it unique for me at least, is the real time action in which you can place your traps at any time, upgrade your skills, fight off orcs hand    So much fun!

    Orcs Must Die! is a fun game full of action, tension, a great soundtrack, and a good sense of humor. On its own it is just a tower defense game with twenty-four levels where you fight off waves of bloodthirsty orcs and ogres. What makes it unique for me at least, is the real time action in which you can place your traps at any time, upgrade your skills, fight off orcs hand to hand and quickly navigating through the map all at once, unlike other tower defense games.

    Orcs Must Die! has a little story which is good enough for such a simple game and is filled with lots of jokes and dry humor. It does not take itself too seriously and I like that.

    Graphically this game is not that amazing, but it does not need to. Like I mentioned before, the soundtrack is great. It really helps when playing and does add that glorious feeling to the battles. It is one of the better soundtracks I heard in a while.

    The controls and mechanics for placing traps are smooth and work perfectly, this might be expected but there are lots of games where the controls ruin the game for you, luckily this is not the case here.

    As much fun as this game was, the only problem I had with it, was that it was too easy. Once you master a specific strategy (like placing tar pits, grinders, and barricades) you can practically beat any level without many problems using this same strategy.

    Overall, I would recommend Orcs Must Die! It is certainly worth a try.    … Expand
  7. Tokson83sky
    Jun 29, 2022
    9
    The gameplay is simple ad addictive, plot is maybe even too simple but its not a drawback, and visuals
    fit perfectly with the whole. Probaby the best Tower Defense game ever made.
  8. Dco326
    Jul 11, 2021
    8
    Moze da bude mnogo bolja, ali realno i ovo je pogotovo za to doba top igrica, ne bih je igrao opet, ume da bude previse repetativna ali sve u svemu je gotiva jakol. I bilo mi je fun dok sam je igrao
  9. Siralfon
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    Gran videojuego , las mecánicas son muy interesantes y están muy bien llevadas , el gameplay es muy divertido , muy estrátegico puesto que debes controlar cuando hay mas de una puerta y debes conocerte el escenario para optimizar tu movimiento , con una gran variedad de trampas y de armas , aparte de que los escenarios están muy bien hechos puesto que se puede combinar con trampasGran videojuego , las mecánicas son muy interesantes y están muy bien llevadas , el gameplay es muy divertido , muy estrátegico puesto que debes controlar cuando hay mas de una puerta y debes conocerte el escenario para optimizar tu movimiento , con una gran variedad de trampas y de armas , aparte de que los escenarios están muy bien hechos puesto que se puede combinar con trampas específicas y aprovechar al máximo estas . Los enemigos son muy variados y cada uno puede ser countereado con trampas específicas . es rejugable pero de forma limitada , puedes jugar en modo mas dificil para conseguir mas cráneos que te permiten mejorar las armas pero nada mas . Me pareció un juego muy divertido pero no le pongo mas nota porque al fin y al cabo es un juego de hordas .… Expand
  10. dldnwjd
    May 2, 2020
    4
    게임 초반은 신선하지만, 지루한 패턴의 반복, 업드레이드를 자주할 수 없고, 스테이지마다 몬스터 개체수만 늘어나는것은 심각하게 지루함을 유발한다.
  11. firespawnie
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    This game is a pure diamond!One of the best gameplays out there. Music is very good, optimization is very good. 10/10
  12. Genek13
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    Tower defense kind of game with unique mechanics, story and funny dialogues.
    Worth to play !!
  13. Captain_Chaos
    Jun 22, 2016
    8
    2/13/2012: I have played relatively few Tower Defense games, it being a genre that does not generally appeal to me. Orcs Must Die essentially said to me, "Okay, so you don't like sitting around watching towers kill things. How about if YOU get to kill things too?" And I was like "Okay OMD, I'm listening." And what fun I had. Orcs Must Die strikes an amazing blend of frantic third-person2/13/2012: I have played relatively few Tower Defense games, it being a genre that does not generally appeal to me. Orcs Must Die essentially said to me, "Okay, so you don't like sitting around watching towers kill things. How about if YOU get to kill things too?" And I was like "Okay OMD, I'm listening." And what fun I had. Orcs Must Die strikes an amazing blend of frantic third-person combat with the strategy of Tower Defense, creating a game that forces you to think and react with equal speed. It is challenging, occasionally frustrating but ultimately very rewarding, not every game leaves me feeling so satisfied when the credits finally roll. It's damn funny too, with its idiotic but endearingly determined protagonist and an Ork horde that's quite disenchanted with the whole marauding business and would rather not die horrible deaths in the service of their whiny sorceress.… Expand
  14. Matseb2611
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    Some games you can tell are going to be good from the first 10 minutes of playing them. Orcs Must Die is one of those games. From the moment you start playing, its slick presentation becomes very apparent, ranging from a charming artstyle, to nice fast-paced music, and a comedic tone.

    But presentation is not the only thing where the game shines. As a tower defence game it has some    Some games you can tell are going to be good from the first 10 minutes of playing them. Orcs Must Die is one of those games. From the moment you start playing, its slick presentation becomes very apparent, ranging from a charming artstyle, to nice fast-paced music, and a comedic tone.

    But presentation is not the only thing where the game shines. As a tower defence game it has some pretty ingenious trap ideas, such as trapdoors that release scorching flames, spring pads that launch orcs into the air, as well as acid bombs and even knights and archers. The level designs are also very well made, at times providing very obvious spots for where traps are ideal. And in addition to traps, you also unlock weavers, which are sorceresses that provide you with passive skills for the duration of the level. Upgrading these skills makes either your abilities or your traps/guardians more effective at what they do.

    At the end of each level, you get a score (which is shown against scores of people on your friends list) and a rating out of 5 skulls. You can then use the skulls to upgrade some of your traps.

    Overall the game was loads of fun. I've had a blast. Perhaps the only minor criticism I have is that when starting a new level that has more than 1 enemy entrances, it's often impossible to tell where the enemy is going to come through first. But it's a very small nitpick. The game is fun. If you like tower defence genre, get it now.    … Expand
  15. Claytality
    May 29, 2015
    8
    Great 3rd person TD game. One thing I really enjoy is that you have a major effect on the outcome of the level. You can't just set traps and go afk. Great levels, enemies, traps, and spells. It was fun to try to get all the skulls on every level. (skulls are currency used to improve traps) Moderate length campaign, but you can replay it on hard difficulty, which is fun.

    My only    Great 3rd person TD game. One thing I really enjoy is that you have a major effect on the outcome of the level. You can't just set traps and go afk. Great levels, enemies, traps, and spells. It was fun to try to get all the skulls on every level. (skulls are currency used to improve traps) Moderate length campaign, but you can replay it on hard difficulty, which is fun.

    My only complaint is you can't lower the texture settings for the graphics, so it was hard for my computer to run.

    Great game, gave me 50 hours on normal + hard mode, replaying a few levels for fun.    … Expand
  16. ccam
    Aug 31, 2014
    8
    This game brings an 'original' and well designed concept. It is a bit short game but you really have fun in all levels, plus it makes you think as they are not so easy.
    Recommended.
  17. Solsgon
    Aug 5, 2014
    3
    This game started out okay, quite fun, the mechanics felt good etc... But as you got to the later levels you realize that there is really only one defense setup that works. And that is disgusting. I get stuck on some levels for hours simply because there is no way to deal with the waves of different enemies. There is no defense that is "guaranteed" or more likely to deal with a certainThis game started out okay, quite fun, the mechanics felt good etc... But as you got to the later levels you realize that there is really only one defense setup that works. And that is disgusting. I get stuck on some levels for hours simply because there is no way to deal with the waves of different enemies. There is no defense that is "guaranteed" or more likely to deal with a certain type of enemy. I'm stuck on the last 3-4 levels, having tried dozens upon dozens of setups, and nothing is working. Basically most of this game is "put down some traps to see the orcs get hurt, laugh a little and then spray them with a crossbow and pray they don't get through". I really liked this game when I started it, but now it just plain disgusts me. I'm sorry to say I regret buying it.… Expand
  18. ted88pd
    Jan 23, 2014
    8
    A title that would re-play endlessly, there have been few games that have been able satisfy me so much even after having finished in nightmare mode. Appears to be a simple game, but in the more advanced levels if you don't have a good strategy you're bound to succumb to the innumerable waves of hordes of orcs
  19. DonCanardo
    Dec 24, 2013
    9
    I tried to play dungeon defender and sanctum but somehow I got really bored in the first hour of playing it. So OMD was a big surprise for me Fun game, with a perfect learning curve.It combined with perfection FPS & Tower defense. Clear and harmonious graphics, great music. It took me a good 35 hours to completely finished the game. Still after that there is a bit of replayability tryingI tried to play dungeon defender and sanctum but somehow I got really bored in the first hour of playing it. So OMD was a big surprise for me Fun game, with a perfect learning curve.It combined with perfection FPS & Tower defense. Clear and harmonious graphics, great music. It took me a good 35 hours to completely finished the game. Still after that there is a bit of replayability trying to beat your score. Apart from a very few overpowered trap/spell, the main flaw is that there is no level editor, which is a big shame.… Expand
  20. tapittuco
    Nov 5, 2013
    6
    All I can truly say about this game, is its mediocrity at its best.

    However I listened to several people rave over its simple mechanics and repetitive dungeon-based 3rd-person tower defense action...and my wallet payed for it. Is the game simple and fun (if you enjoy repetition), absolutely. No story really, or maybe I was too busy falling asleep, pacing is best described as the    All I can truly say about this game, is its mediocrity at its best.

    However I listened to several people rave over its simple mechanics and repetitive dungeon-based 3rd-person tower defense action...and my wallet payed for it.

    Is the game simple and fun (if you enjoy repetition), absolutely. No story really, or maybe I was too busy falling asleep, pacing is best described as the sound or phrase "Meh." which isn't necessarily a bad thing but I was never motivated to continue on killing these Orcs who I rather felt sorry for after a while. The sound/music was one good thing it had going for it and so was the UI, but other than that I'm thoroughly disappointed.

    So pick it up, but its not worth the full retail price. Hell from my understanding Orcs Must Die 2 is the equivalent of Borderlands 2 (that being an excellent sequel in every way, for example story, sound/music score, graphics, pacing, UI, expansion, presentation, accessibility, etc.), but I'm not taking that risk when I know i could have a better experience with a different game.    … Expand
  21. 1771174
    Aug 30, 2013
    8
    This game is an hilarious mixture of action and tower defence, it's very funny sending your enemies fly all across the place. Sadly there aren't a lot of synergies between traps, and some of them are quite situational, so you find yourself using the same traps most of the time, while there are levels that require a quite specific set up to be beaten. Beside that, it's a great game.
  22. Basem101
    Aug 20, 2013
    8
    here's a game that came out and was overlooked although it is really good and super addictive graphics are good nor bad but the game play is what shines in this game simply you'll love it and be addictive with it
  23. gerszom
    May 23, 2013
    8
    Nice game but too short. I had a lot of fun but after I finished it, there was nothing more to do. Beside that, humor is quite nice and graphics are nice for the eye.
  24. drSpockwa
    Feb 17, 2013
    9
    It took me about 12 hours to get through the 18 map campaign, and I've spent at least another 12 going back and replaying the levels to try to get more achievements and better level scores. Each map probably takes 10 minutes to play. You run around setting up traps (kind of tower defense-like) to kill the orcs, kobolds and ogres as they try to make their way through the map from the gateIt took me about 12 hours to get through the 18 map campaign, and I've spent at least another 12 going back and replaying the levels to try to get more achievements and better level scores. Each map probably takes 10 minutes to play. You run around setting up traps (kind of tower defense-like) to kill the orcs, kobolds and ogres as they try to make their way through the map from the gate to your rift. You have weapons as spells for direct combat. It's fun to see if you can build the best configuration of traps to stop all the monsters. Single player only. Very stable, I only noticed one very minor bug with a monster getting stuck in lava and not dying, but I was able to work around it. The character you play is very humorous in the things he says and does, as are the orcs.… Expand
  25. grazr
    Jan 5, 2013
    3
    The narrative is funny, modern and liberal which is refreshing. Unfortunately the gameplay does not support the good writing. Much of the game is spent levelling in order to unlock additional traps to make more fool proof kill systems, but surprisingly re-playability is ZERO. I anticipated being able to go back and improve upon my old scores using higher tier/alternative traps, but this isThe narrative is funny, modern and liberal which is refreshing. Unfortunately the gameplay does not support the good writing. Much of the game is spent levelling in order to unlock additional traps to make more fool proof kill systems, but surprisingly re-playability is ZERO. I anticipated being able to go back and improve upon my old scores using higher tier/alternative traps, but this is impossible as the lower level dungeons do not support the higher tier traps.

    The foundations of a really great game are here, but the levels weren't built with any kind of hindsight to completion. This could have been redeemed by a level editor feature, even if the levels were tile based like the original Timesplitter's. With community support the game could have lived up to its hype, but it did not.

    The balance is also a little off, the magic items reward less for kills and are harder to tech and mana heavy making it more of a liability; and the unlocks you can purchase through steam are clear "pay to win" elements as they are more powerful/useful than the base items.

    I really wanted to like this game, the narrative was great and the traps and levels started off fun, but i had hoped to keep playing this game after completion, only to find you can't mix and utilise the new traps in old dungeons in any meaningful way. You can place them because there's enough room, but not in any areas where they'll actually kill anything.    … Expand
  26. cdr_virus
    Dec 23, 2012
    8
    The initial start is a simple complex of mechanisms, such as spikes on a floor, tar pits or a wall of arrows, all aimed at killing orcs. Yet as the game continues to elevate in laugh out humorous remarks, so does the difficulty. In most levels it was a breeze, a few did give me hiccups and made me think quite strategically on each placement of defense. In all, the game is quite short, itThe initial start is a simple complex of mechanisms, such as spikes on a floor, tar pits or a wall of arrows, all aimed at killing orcs. Yet as the game continues to elevate in laugh out humorous remarks, so does the difficulty. In most levels it was a breeze, a few did give me hiccups and made me think quite strategically on each placement of defense. In all, the game is quite short, it can easily be finished in 2 to 4 hours. The difficulty is fair and stubborn. A few glitches in the walking system, the animations are fair, but jaggy in some aspects. The voice over acting is excellent and made me laugh. For $5 this game is an absolute steal. 8.2 out of 11 is the final score..... review by CD0… Expand
  27. Ohams
    Dec 15, 2012
    10
    The most important thing in a game is to be FUN! And Orcs must die! really delivers in this respect. It's not particularly long nor complex but it is very well executed. The gameplay is basically tower defense with (major) action elements played from first person perspective. And it works great! The main character speaks and acts like a brat, and believe it or not, it goes perfectly wellThe most important thing in a game is to be FUN! And Orcs must die! really delivers in this respect. It's not particularly long nor complex but it is very well executed. The gameplay is basically tower defense with (major) action elements played from first person perspective. And it works great! The main character speaks and acts like a brat, and believe it or not, it goes perfectly well with the whole idea of merciless orcs carnage. This is one is a must.… Expand
  28. suneater
    Dec 13, 2012
    6
    A variation of tower defense where you have to place traps to defend cores from invading monsters. While there's lots of toys (with new ones being thrown at you every level), some get left in the dust/unused (boom barrel, steam trap), while others get progressively more broken as the game goes on (archers, paladins, decoys). My biggest complaint is it's missing the stat tracking most towerA variation of tower defense where you have to place traps to defend cores from invading monsters. While there's lots of toys (with new ones being thrown at you every level), some get left in the dust/unused (boom barrel, steam trap), while others get progressively more broken as the game goes on (archers, paladins, decoys). My biggest complaint is it's missing the stat tracking most tower defenses have to help you maximize your gold usage, leaving you to guesswork if your traps are laid out properly. The maps are uniquely constructed, often requiring specific tactics to clear effectively, making each map tense and engaging. About a third of your arsenal are weapons for your character which keeps you in the action most of the time, unlike most games in this genre. With 24 maps you're looking at a sizable tower defense game with plenty of crossbow-twitching, fireball-slinging, ice-shattering orc carnage.… Expand
  29. OGRichie
    Dec 5, 2012
    9
    What do you get when you combine A Tower Defense game, a FPS, and mix it up with some RPG elements, then set it all in Comical Med-evil era, This game. This is probably one of the best Casual games I have seen in a while. The Story line in this game is actually pretty funny, since you take on the role of the... Umm you should play the game don't want to ruin it.

    The graphics are    What do you get when you combine A Tower Defense game, a FPS, and mix it up with some RPG elements, then set it all in Comical Med-evil era, This game. This is probably one of the best Casual games I have seen in a while. The Story line in this game is actually pretty funny, since you take on the role of the... Umm you should play the game don't want to ruin it.

    The graphics are cartoon-ish Kind of like WoW, but really does work well in this game, the controls are extremely good.

    There are several levels of difficulty, so even the most skilled players can find a challenge here. The fact that you can upgrade your traps is very handy especially as you move through the levels and there are several DLC for this game as well expanding this game even more. This is a need to have solo game, while it may not take long to beat the game on easy mode it will drive you crazy in the nightmare mode of the game.

    Also i thought it was quite funny that periodically the hero spouts of random things, making a fun game even more interesting. A couple things that was disappointment was there is no multi-player or vs mode, or even a map creation option though I do Know in the sequel they do have multi player, it would been nice to see it in this one as well.    … Expand
  30. No1livesforever
    Nov 30, 2012
    8
    A fun tower defense mixed with FPS. It is a cakewalk on the normal difficulty, which will then unlock the nightmare difficulty. Action then get much interestedly fun and intense. The game has great music and occasionally funny catch phrases.
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. JeuxActu
    May 4, 2012
    80
    Setting traps to kill thousands and thousands of Orcs has always been a dream for you. Then here is what you were looking for ! Renewing the Tower Defense gameplay, Orcs Must Die is full of good and fun ideas. Despite its lack of ambition regarding the absence of a multiplayer mode and a story not so interesting to follow, players will surely spend some good times thinking about the different and effcient ways they can use to kill Orcs with style!
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 20, 2012
    80
    Action packed tower defense game surprises with humor and irony. Variability of traps and action combined with strategy guarantee long term fun. [Dec 2011]
  3. Absolute Games
    Dec 16, 2011
    84
    A rare tower defense game is addictive enough to suck you into playing it for days on end. Orcs Must Die is one of them.
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