Orcs Must Die! 2

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Release status, Platforms, Genres, About, Kind of game, Sessions, Story, Laughter and chaos, Fighting, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, Free base co-op.

• Steam app ID: The opened page is app 201790, titled Orcs Must Die! 2.
• Online co-op: Key features list Online Co-op, the text invites you to play co-op with a friend, and the requirements recommend broadband for co-op.
• Release status: The page has a Buy section, so the game is on sale.
• Platforms: Lists Windows only. No macOS or Linux build.
• Genres: The maker's text presents the game as the sequel to an award-winning strategy game.
• About: The text has a War Mage and a Sorceress defending fortresses and dwarven mines against orcs and other monsters. User tags include Fantasy and Cartoony.
• Kind of game: The text sells co-op defense of shared levels, with the War Mage and the Sorceress as the two heroes.
• Sessions: The text lists a campaign, Endless Mode, classic levels and skull ranks that reward replaying levels.
• Story: Lists a story-based campaign.
• Laughter and chaos: User tags include Comedy and Funny.
• Fighting: User tags include Third-Person Shooter and Shooter, and the text promises weapons, spells and traps.
• Getting better: Lists a Nightmare difficulty and a skull ranking system.
• Unlocks and progress: Lists more than 225 upgrades that persist between levels.
• Planning ahead: User tags include Strategy and Tower Defense.
• Free base co-op: The page sells the base game with an Add to Cart button.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Free base co-op.

• Steam app ID: Steam identifies the game as app 201790.
• Online co-op: Categories include Online Co-op. A LAN Co-op category is also listed, which is not local co-op.
• Platforms: Windows is true. Mac and Linux are false.
• Release status: The game is not marked as coming soon.
• Release date: Steam shows Jul 30, 2012.
• Free base co-op: The game is not marked as free.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Wikidata item: The item lists Steam app 201790 as its Steam application ID.
• Genres: P136 lists action game. Tower defense has no id in our genre list.
• Release date: P577 is 2012-07-30.

robotentertainment.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Platforms, Genres, About, Kind of game.

• Online co-op: Lists co-op as a key feature and says the campaign can be played alone or in co-op.
• Platforms: The platform line says PC.
• Genres: Quotes a review about mixing tower defense and third-person action.
• About: Describes a War Mage and a Sorceress fighting an orc mob and other monsters.
• Kind of game: Presents co-op as a friend joining the War Mage or the Sorceress to defend together.

gameinformer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Genres, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Sessions, Fighting, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.

• Most players online: Game Informer, 2012-07-30, describes co-op for two players and says any level can be played with a friend. No maker sentence with the number was found.
• Genres: Says planning is the core of the game, with the action of a third-person brawler.
• Laughter and chaos: The reviewer laughed out loud at a trap combo.
• Physical comedy: Describes orcs tossed around by a chain of traps.
• Tension and danger: Praises tension without too much difficulty, and notes that co-op makes normal and hard modes much easier.
• Working in sync: Says many levels send monsters down several paths at once, so a partner helps cover them.
• Sessions: Says normal difficulty takes about a day, with hard, classic and endless modes for replay.
• Fighting: Says the direct combat feels like a third-person brawler.
• Getting better: Says hard mode is a real challenge and rankings reward better play.
• Unlocks and progress: Says replaying levels earns skulls that buy upgrades.
• Planning ahead: Says you struggle to finish normal mode without thoughtful trap placement.

pcworld.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Only one of you needs to buy it, Tension and danger, Building and creating, Story, Release date, Platforms.

• Most players online: PC World, 2012-08-08, says two players can play the whole campaign or Endless Mode together.
• Only one of you needs to buy it: Says there is no matchmaking and a friend must own the game too. A discounted 2-pack was sold then. No maker statement found.
• Tension and danger: Says some levels cause panic.
• Building and creating: Says you save money to build barricades that make a choke point.
• Story: Says the dialogue is quirky but repeats itself.
• Release date: Gives July 30, 2012 as the release date.
• Platforms: Says the game is only for PC.

expertreviews.co.ukPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Friends can join mid-game, Working in sync, Sessions, Getting better.

• Online co-op: Expert Reviews, 2012-08-23, describes online co-op where a friend joins through Steam.
• Friends can join mid-game: This 2012 review says you cannot drop into each other's campaign games. No maker statement found.
• Working in sync: Says each player gets six traps and less money, so you lock down sections together and help each other.
• Sessions: Counts 15 main levels and ten classic levels, plus Endless Mode.
• Getting better: Says the later levels are very hard until you have upgraded your traps.

gamecritics.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Working in sync, Time to hang out.

• Most players online: Gamecritics, 2012-08-23, describes two friends taking on the hordes together.
• Working in sync: Says a partner covering other entrances helped with perfect runs.
• Time to hang out: Says typed chat is off during play, so players without a mic plan before a level.