Xbox Game Studios

Orcs Must Die!

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2011

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Localized titles

  • Orcs Must Die!

Steam version platforms

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

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • 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
    503*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    303*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    261*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    208*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    182*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    170*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    169*
  • Comedy*
    Votes · historical
    134*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    103*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    98*
  • Cartoony*
    Votes · historical
    73*
  • Magic*
    Votes · historical
    65*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    55*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    50*
  • Score Attack*
    Votes · historical
    49*
  • Addictive*
    Votes · historical
    48*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    47*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    32*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    30*
  • Arcade*
    Votes · historical
    28*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP, Windows Vista or 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®: dx90c*
    Storage
    5 GB HD space*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    43*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Robot Entertainment

Publishers

  • Xbox Game Studios
  • Robot Entertainment*

Release history

  • 2011-10-05
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2011-10-12 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2011-10-12*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Oct 11, 2011*

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!*
Release year
2,011*
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
adventure game
adventure game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2011-10-12 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2011-10-12*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
27*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
200* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
383* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Robot Entertainment*
DLC count · historical
2*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
200* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
164* min
Metacritic score
83*
Name
Orcs Must Die!*
Negative reviews · historical
333*
Peak ccu
20*
Positive reviews · historical
7,856*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
2.49*
Publishers
  • Robot Entertainment*
Recommendations
6,501*
Store release date · historical
Oct 11, 2011*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Game website · historical
https://robotentertainment.com/omd-details*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Stats
Stats*
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*
Indie
Indie*
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
Oct 11, 2011*
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)
410* min
Ccu
20*
Developer
Robot Entertainment*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
999* 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)
201* min
Name
Orcs Must Die!*
Negative reviews · historical
333*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
7,856*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
Robot Entertainment*
Community tags · historical
  • Tower Defense*
  • Action*
  • Strategy*
  • Third Person*
  • Fantasy*
  • Indie*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Comedy*
  • Funny*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
  • Cartoony*
  • Magic*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Score Attack*
  • Addictive*
  • Shooter*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*
  • Arcade*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Community tags · historical
Tower Defense
Tower Defense*
Action
Action*
Strategy
Strategy*
Third Person
Third Person*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Indie
Indie*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Comedy
Comedy*
Funny
Funny*
Third-Person Shooter
Third-Person Shooter*
Cartoony
Cartoony*
Magic
Magic*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Score Attack
Score Attack*
Addictive
Addictive*
Shooter
Shooter*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Arcade
Arcade*
Tags votes
Tower Defense
Votes · historical
503*
Action
Votes · historical
303*
Strategy
Votes · historical
261*
Third Person
Votes · historical
208*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
182*
Indie
Votes · historical
170*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
169*
Comedy
Votes · historical
134*
Funny
Votes · historical
103*
Third-Person Shooter
Votes · historical
98*
Cartoony
Votes · historical
73*
Magic
Votes · historical
65*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
55*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
50*
Score Attack
Votes · historical
49*
Addictive
Votes · historical
48*
Shooter
Votes · historical
47*
Adventure
Votes · historical
32*
RPG
Votes · historical
30*
Arcade
Votes · historical
28*
Specifications 6 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Robot Entertainment*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
83*
Name
Orcs Must Die!*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *:Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Processor:2GHz Dual Core Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM DirectX®:dx90c Hard Drive:5 GB HD space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$9.99*
Publishers
  • Robot Entertainment*
Recommendations total
6,489*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Oct 11, 2011*
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*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Stats
Stats*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP, Windows Vista or 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®: dx90c*
Storage
5 GB HD space*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 11, 2011*
Interface languages
*
Specifications 7 · 17 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
partial*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Indie|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
157*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
43*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,011*
Title
Orcs Must Die!*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Partial*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
43*
Community confidence
strong*

* Provisional data