Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Reviews
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap refines the series’ signature blend of tower defense and third-person combat with new traps, roguelike mechanics, and varied War Mages. The story provides context without overshadowing gameplay, while the cartoonish visuals, energetic soundtrack, and dynamic effects enhance the chaotic action. Fans of Orcs Must Die! 3 will appreciate the expanded mechanics and creative challenges. Though it doesn’t reinvent the genre, it offers a fun, strategic experience for single and co-op play.
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
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is a mixed bag with a high emphasis on third person multiplayer action that never quite reaches the heights of previous entries.
Review in Unknown | Read full review
Despite a few minor flaws and the potential repetitiveness, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is a great game. With it’s blend of tower defense, shooting and strategy it is a game worth playing with a lot of fun to be had, especially with friends. Finding the best way to tackle each mission and laying waste to the Orcs with traps and your Mage will provide you with plenty of entertainment. I can safely say after 20 plus hours of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, this Orcs Must Die noob won’t be skipping the series anymore.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an excellent addition to the franchise that elevates practically everything with new in-depth systems, superb map design, and almost endless replayability.
The roguelike spin on missions is refreshing for a series that have had static maps and predictable routes in prior games. It’s a well-made game, yet it still feels all too familiar to its predecessors in this tower defense strategy game. What really put me off was how much grinding there is to do with skill trees per character, traps, and threads to invest in. This is a game where you’re in it for the long haul. Though I can’t deny the fact that it is a visual spectacle with lots of gore and blood to spilled the moment a game starts, it’s the simple things that the game gets so right. The lack of a proper campaign will leave you wanting more, but Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is still a chaotic good time.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines tower defense, third-person action, and roguelike elements into a chaotic yet satisfying experience, offering fresh missions with unique War Mages and traps, an engaging Gamble Forward system, and standout multiplayer (with custom lobbies), though held back by a lack of tutorial, clunky navigation, and some quirks that fans of strategic chaos will need to embrace.
Review in Dutch | Read full review