Of Orcs And Men

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Cyanide Studio · RPG · Oct 11, 2012

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio3 of 8
Subtitles0 of 8

Should I buy Of Orcs And Men?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 201 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 172 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Gameplay: 132 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
201 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story was captivating, the music gave me chills, the combat, well, I would describe it as the thinking mans dragon age.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Other than the sound of the voices, the voice-acting is generally good.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are very decent, though maybe not as sharp as they could be, but the character models of the two mains are fantastic, Styx especially.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The character design and environments contribute to a distinctive atmosphere, but the overall graphics may appear dated compared to contemporary titles.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story201 reviews
Audio63 reviews
Graphics60 reviews
Characters22 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
63% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
71% still recommend
Gameplay
75% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Bugs
71% still recommend
Controls
77% still recommend
Interface
54% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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