Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Reviews
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap's roguelite spin on the action-tower defense series works pretty well, even if grinding up orcs eventually turns into a bit of a grind.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap has a few screws that could be tightened, but is overall a strong continuation of the series' action-strategy gameplay.
Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap retains the frenzied fun of its predecessors despite a mixed bag of format changes.
A typically snappy entry in the best series that action tower defence has to offer, held back by a repeating roguelite structure that's only partially successful.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is a thrilling rogue-like that gets continually better the more you play, whether alone or with friends.
Deathtrap is a return to form with much-appreciated new twists like 4-player co-op, upgradable traps, hero abilities, and much bigger maps. Although the barricade limit is a solid deal-breaker, Deathtrap feels and plays like a solid Orcs Must Die! game and finally feels like a proper step forward for a series that felt like it was doomed to be forever chasing past successes.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is a blast with friends, but returning fans may find that not enough has changed to warrant a return visit.
Simply put, the act of playing Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is not fun enough to abate that existential question from rattling around your head while you play.
But with brutal difficulty, playable War Mages whose albitites just feel lackluster and no real narrative to speak of this entry feels more like two steps back in the series rather than one step forward.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap takes a now-established idea and gives it new life via a roguelike progression system. Whilst the foundation of the idea is still solid and provides many an hour of fun, the implementation is needlessly grindy and imperfectly scaled. Deathtrap is not the evolution of the series we wanted it to be. It's still a good amount of fun but falls short of its ultimate potential.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap's new rogue-lite mechanics add some interesting twists to a classic formula, but the tower defense aspects are the true star of the show.
The newest entry in the Orcs Must Die! series, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines action and rouglike elements for a new take on tower defence!
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is a fun and engaging tower defence roguelike that features many choices that will have you using your brain to think of unique strategies to survive every wave. Although it has some quirks you will be guaranteed to have hours of fun solo or with others.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap has the makings of being the best game in the series, but for the time being, technical pains and some solutions make it better to wait for the developers to put more heart into the game.
Review in Polish | Read full review
The upgrades, the new orc species, and the controls and mechanics of the new character have added a lot of fun to a saga that at first seemed to have nothing new to offer. It's a good game, but I think it still needs more innovation in its main mechanics.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap challenges you and up to three other players to fend off relentless waves of orcs. With a variety of traps at your disposal, you can devise creative strategies and work together to take them down. While the cooperative gameplay is engaging, it can become repetitive over time and isn’t well-suited for solo play. To fully enjoy the experience, you’ll need friends who appreciate tower defense games.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap retains the franchise's signature fun, but its new features fall short. While the trap system remains its strongest aspect, the shallow roguelike mechanics and lackluster progression hold it back. It shines in co-op, but the solo experience feels underwhelming.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is a fun game with some serious looks and performance issues on Xbox Series consoles. If it’s cleaned up at all by a day one patch then it’s an easy recommendation. Available Day One on Game Pass it’s a solid solo title and one that’s a ton of fun with friends.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is a very fun game, which offers a good dose of chaos and chaos combined with the good old tower defense scheme.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
"Orcs Must Die! Deathrap" does a lot of things right, especially in its flagship discipline, a mixture of tower defense and action. Having an effective plan and implementing it with your traps and your own skills is brilliant. It looks beautiful and just feels good.
Review in German | Read full review