Robot Entertainment

Orcs Must Die! 2

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2012

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • co-op mode
  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Engines

  • Trinigy

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Polish*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*

Community tags · historical

  • Tower Defense*
    Votes · historical
    854*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    575*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    527*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    459*
  • Online Co-Op*
    Votes · historical
    352*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    289*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    280*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    278*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    277*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    274*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    273*
  • Comedy*
    Votes · historical
    269*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    268*
  • Cartoony*
    Votes · historical
    261*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    258*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    256*
  • Female Protagonist*
    Votes · historical
    252*
  • Controller*
    Votes · historical
    248*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    206*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    67*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7*
    Processor alternatives
    2GHz Dual Core*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM DirectX®: 9.0c*
    Storage
    9 GB HD space Additional: Broadband Internet connection recommended for co-op play.*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    105*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Robot Entertainment

Publishers

  • Robot Entertainment

Release history

  • 2012-07-30
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2012-07-30 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2012-07-30*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Jul 30, 2012*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Playable*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Playable*
Specifications 2 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
2GHz Dual Core*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
2* GB
Name
Orcs Must Die! 2*
Release year
2,012*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
2GHz Dual Core*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 3 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2012-07-30 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2012-07-30*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
27*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
686* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Robot Entertainment*
DLC count · historical
4*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2000000 - 5000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
293* min
Metacritic score
83*
Name
Orcs Must Die! 2*
Negative reviews · historical
1,371*
Peak ccu
34*
Positive reviews · historical
17,917*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
3.74*
Publishers
  • Robot Entertainment*
Recommendations
12,774*
Store release date · historical
Jul 30, 2012*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Game website · historical
https://robotentertainment.com/omd2-details*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
LAN Co-op
LAN Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jul 30, 2012*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
699* min
Ccu
34*
Developer
Robot Entertainment*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
1,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
288* min
Name
Orcs Must Die! 2*
Negative reviews · historical
1,371*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2,000,000 .. 5,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
17,917*
Historical US price
1,499* US cents
Publisher
Robot Entertainment*
Community tags · historical
  • Tower Defense*
  • Co-op*
  • Action*
  • Strategy*
  • Online Co-Op*
  • Indie*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Third Person*
  • RPG*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
  • Adventure*
  • Comedy*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Cartoony*
  • Shooter*
  • Fantasy*
  • Female Protagonist*
  • Controller*
  • Funny*
  • Great Soundtrack*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Community tags · historical
Tower Defense
Tower Defense*
Co-op
Co-op*
Action
Action*
Strategy
Strategy*
Online Co-Op
Online Co-Op*
Indie
Indie*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Third Person
Third Person*
RPG
RPG*
Third-Person Shooter
Third-Person Shooter*
Adventure
Adventure*
Comedy
Comedy*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Cartoony
Cartoony*
Shooter
Shooter*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Female Protagonist
Female Protagonist*
Controller
Controller*
Funny
Funny*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Tags votes
Tower Defense
Votes · historical
854*
Co-op
Votes · historical
575*
Action
Votes · historical
527*
Strategy
Votes · historical
459*
Online Co-Op
Votes · historical
352*
Indie
Votes · historical
289*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
280*
Third Person
Votes · historical
278*
RPG
Votes · historical
277*
Third-Person Shooter
Votes · historical
274*
Adventure
Votes · historical
273*
Comedy
Votes · historical
269*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
268*
Cartoony
Votes · historical
261*
Shooter
Votes · historical
258*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
256*
Female Protagonist
Votes · historical
252*
Controller
Votes · historical
248*
Funny
Votes · historical
206*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
67*
Specifications 6 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Robot Entertainment*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
83*
Name
Orcs Must Die! 2*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *:Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Processor:2GHz Dual Core Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:9 GB HD space Additional:Broadband Internet connection recommended for co-op play. *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$14.99*
Publishers
  • Robot Entertainment*
Recommendations total
12,757*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Jul 30, 2012*
Interface languages
English (full audio), German (full audio), French (full audio), Italian (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Russian (full audio), Japanese (full audio), Polish (full audio), Portuguese - Brazil (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
LAN Co-op
LAN Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Strategy
Strategy*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7*
Processor alternatives
2GHz Dual Core*
Memory
2 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM DirectX®: 9.0c*
Storage
9 GB HD space Additional: Broadband Internet connection recommended for co-op play.*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jul 30, 2012*
Interface languages
*
Specifications 7 · 18 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Adventure|Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
176*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
105*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,012*
Title
Orcs Must Die! 2*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
105*
Community confidence
strong*

* Provisional data