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Defend a rift from orc hordes by laying traps, fighting in third person, and teaming up with a friend in two-player co-op.
Released 23 Jul 2021
Set Trap Combos
Fight Alongside Traps
Defend Giant Sieges
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Developed by Robot Entertainment · Published by Robot Entertainment









Set more than 20 years after Orcs Must Die! 2, the story follows a rebuilt order of defenders facing orc attacks. Play alone or with one other player to protect forts and keep enemies from reaching the rift.
Plan defenses by placing traps along enemy routes, then join the fight with weapons and character abilities. Trap placement, timing, and combinations shape each defense, while upgrades let you develop your equipment.
War Scenarios bring larger armies and oversized traps to open battlefields. After the story, you can take on Weekly Challenges, try to survive in Endless Mode, or play Scramble, where missions add changing modifiers.
Players often praise the mix of planning trap defenses and personally fighting the orcs, with co-op frequently described as especially enjoyable. Trap variety, experimenting with combinations, physics-driven chaos, and large War Scenarios also stand out in positive reviews. Some players find trap balance uneven, solo defense demanding on multi-route maps, or the game less engaging than earlier entries; others report co-op connection problems or crashes.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 38 |
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| Players | 1–2 |
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| Multiplayer | Orcs Must Die! 3 supports single-player and 2-player online co-op. The campaign can be played solo or with one co-op partner, and other mentioned modes include Endless Mode, Weekly Challenges, and Scramble Mode. No PvP support is stated. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No modding or multiplayer mod support is mentioned in the provided information. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |