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As a War Mage, defend fantasy fortresses from orc waves by building trap corridors and joining the fight with weapons and spells.
Released 11 Oct 2011
Build Trap Corridors
Redirect Orc Waves
Fight Alongside Traps
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
Developed by Robot Entertainment · Published by Robot Entertainment









You play as a War Mage defending 24 fortresses from waves of orcs and other creatures. A light story unfolds across three acts as you protect the portals the invaders are trying to reach.
Before each assault, choose weapons, spells, traps, and minions, then arrange your defenses around the level’s paths and chokepoints. During each wave, fight in third person with weapons and magic while your traps slow, damage, or redirect enemies.
The campaign gradually unlocks equipment and persistent upgrades. Multiple difficulty levels, skull-based rankings, and score leaderboards offer additional challenges for replaying missions.
Players often enjoy how the game combines planning defenses with personally fighting enemies, and many praise the freedom to experiment with trap setups and strategies. Reviews also highlight the humorous tone and cartoon style. Some players find levels repetitive or the combat and technical experience dated, and several note that the game has no co-op.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 27 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1 |
| Other modes |
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| Multiplayer | The store features list only single-player. The campaign is described as story-based, with difficulty modes, persistent upgrades, scoring, and Steam leaderboards. The text supports asynchronous competition through leaderboards, but does not support direct multiplayer play in this game. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No modding or multiplayer mod support is mentioned. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 83/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |