Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

Buy70%

Mostly Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Robot Entertainment · Tower Defense · Jan 28, 2025

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
15
Full audio1 of 15
Subtitles15 of 15

Should I buy Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k 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 praise300 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A remarkable fifth chapter for the series, which manages to stay fresh in the long run thanks to its light rogue-lite mechanics and excellent variety.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The co-op/multiplayer experience is a lot of fun and the maps are excellent.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Since they were focused on multiplayer with this title, this is a positive that they kept the sense of progression intact.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Unchained had a massive hero roster which made for really cool and unique team comps.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay89 reviews
Co-op68 reviews
Multiplayer31 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
55% still recommend
Combat
57% still recommend
Story
71% still recommend
Graphics
26% still recommend
Crashes
25% still recommend
Bugs
23% still recommend
Performance
55% still recommend
Interface
0% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$14.99$29.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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