Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an action-packed third-person shooter and trap defense game. Evolve as an orc-slaying War Mage through rogue-lite choices and obliterate, eviscerate, and incinerate massive hordes…

76 28 January 2025

Indie Shooter Strategy Action Comedy Fantasy Warfare

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an indie developed by Robot Entertainment, released 28 January 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 8 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an indie game developed by Robot Entertainment and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an action-packed third-person shooter and trap defense game. Evolve as an orc-slaying War Mage through rogue-lite choices and obliterate, eviscerate, and incinerate massive hordes with up to four players.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 30 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 55% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 2 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5 6th Gen, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1080 / AMD Radeon RX 570 8 GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap launched on 28 January 2025, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, Sid Meier's Civilization VII and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap — frequently asked questions

When did Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap come out?

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap was released on 28 January 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

At minimum, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap needs Intel i5 6th Gen, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1080 / AMD Radeon RX 570 8 GB graphics, 15 GB available space of storage.

Does Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap have multiplayer?

Yes. Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

How many GB is Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap have crossplay?

Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. Steam's flag does not say which platforms play together, so check the publisher's notes for PlayStation, Xbox or Switch.

Does Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap have split screen?

Steam's store listing does not list split screen for the PC version of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. Console versions can differ.

Can you play Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap solo?

Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap as well as multiplayer.

Does Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap have controller support?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap.

Can you play Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap on Mac?

Steam does not sell a macOS version of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap; the Steam release is for Windows.

Is Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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