From the creators of Age of Empires Online comes Orcs Must Die, a new breed of strategy made for those who want some crazy carnage to go along with their cerebral challenge. A mix of third-person action, strategic planning and tower defense, Orcs Must Die is set in a goofy kind of high fantasy realm. You play as an armored knight capable of wielding bow, sword and magical attacks. The goal is simple. Kill orcs before they’re able to speed past you and cross the threshold of a glowing rift.
Portal 2, The Witcher 2, Deus Ex, Skyrim, and Orcs Must Die! Yes, the new standard in ACTION TOWER (all-caps yell mandatory), earned a spot on my personal Best of 2011 list. That's why I'm pleased to pass along Robot Entertainment's announcement this morning that Orcs Must Die 2, complete with a sassy Sorceress side-kick for co-op play, is coming this summer. Read More »
Are you getting a little tired of slaughtering wave after wave of orcs in Robot Entertainment's Orcs Must Die? Of course you're not! Killing orcs never gets old. Never. But maybe you're getting a little bit bored of the maps available in Orcs Must Die, and if that's the case, then read on to find out about the next DLC pack. Read More »
We love taking out waves of green skins in Robot Entertainment's stellar tower defense/action mash-up, Orcs Must Die!, and we're happy to see that the studio has added to the War Mage spellbook with new weapons and traps in the game's first DLC pack, Artifacts of Power. Read More »
We've seen a number of developers mash-up tower defense and action games over the past year, creating a new genre I like to call ACTION TOWER (patent pending, all-caps yell mandatory). But from Toy Soldiers: Cold War to Trenched to the forthcoming Dungeon Defenders, no one has quite been able to find that perfect balance between strategy and combat. That is, until Orcs Must Die! Packed with tons of classic tower defense variety and polished action fun, Robot Entertainment's latest stands atop the ACTION TOWER, ready to take on all comers with traps, weapons, and one-liners. Read More »
It's a hard knocks life for Orcs, and things won't get any easier for green skins when Robot Entertainment launches its new title, Orcs Must Die! The studio announced today that the indie action-strategy game will launch for Windows PCs and Xbox 360 on October 5. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: October 5, 2011
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: October 5, 2011
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Also available on: Xbox 360