Orcs Must Die! 3

Orcs Must Die! 3

July 14, 2020

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Orcs Must Die! 3 ushers orc-slaying mayhem to a previously unimaginable scale. All new War Scenarios pit players and their friends against the largest orc armies ever assembled. Mountable War Machines give players the essential firepower to heave, stab, carbonize, and disarticulate the abominable intruders. Orcs Must Die! 3 is …

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Alex Legard Video Chums Jul 2020
80.0 /100

"Orcs Must Die 3 provides excellent orc-killing mayhem. With many imaginative traps and weapons, tower defense fans are sure to find something that catches their fancy. Plus, its gameplay is similar to the original so you enjoyed that, you&s;re sure …"

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Andrew Farrell SmashPad Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

30.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is a hectic, challenging hybrid of action and tower defense that is a lot of fun for anyone looking to kill a ton of orcs."

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Bahram Bigharaz BaziCenter Jul 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

68.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

45.0

"The third entry in Orcs Must Die! series is an incomplete sequel that lacks new, innovative content, but nevertheless it&s;s still entertaining and addictive.."

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Branislav Kohút SECTOR.sk Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Burn, toss, zap, stab - it still works and there are a lot of orcs which must die!"

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Bruno Henrique Vinhadel PSX Brasil Jul 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

60.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is excellent and delivers exactly what was expected. Even though it uses a lot of what was in Unchained and doesn&s;t bring much impactful innovation, showing even a great reuse of previous material, the game manages …"

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Chandler Wood PlayStation LifeStyle Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

45.0

"As far as co-op games go, into doesn&s;t get much more frantic or fun than Orcs Must Die! 3. It&s;s at time unintuitive and feels like it&s;s missing a few key quality of life features that could really help smooth …"

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Chris Carter Destructoid Jul 2020
75.0 /100

"Orcs Must Die 3, like its predecessors, will withstand the test of time for folks looking for a lighthearted strategic affair in the sadly-now-underrepresented trap genre."

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Dan Stapleton IGN Jul 2020
70.0 /100

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is very familiar to players of the second game but still a fun and goofy action/tower-defense challenge."

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Dewan Zawad GamesCreed Jul 2020
74.0 /100

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is decent if the long-past due follow-up to the amazing Orcs Must Die! 2, yet it feels increasingly like development to the 2012 game than a genuine recovery or continuation."

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Dominic Leighton TheSixthAxis Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

65.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is a great return for the series, giving you a near endless number of ways to bring down destruction on the Orc hordes, even if the larger War Scenarios lose some of the series&s; carefully weighted …"

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Donato Marchisiello Console-Tribe Jul 2020
86.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

75.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is an excellent action and tower defense game, with minor technical flaws. Recommended for its content and online co-op mode."

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Donovan Erskine Shacknews Jul 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

78.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is an excellent outing from Robot Entertainment, as it delivers exciting tower defense action along with some truly challenging sequences. The two new protagonists serve to usher the story in a new direction, while adding some …"

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Eric Hauter Gaming Nexus Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

65.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 contains a ton of the tower defense/shooting hybrid gameplay that fans love – all delivered in a very polished package. The new war-sized levels deliver a massive jolt of fun, and there is plenty of content …"

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Gabriele Barducci The Games Machine Jul 2020
78.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

60.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 does not innovate significantly – some might even call it lazy – but is an effective recollection of everything that made Robot Entertainment&s;s franchise so great in the past, turned up to eleven."

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Genghis Husameddin DayOne Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

20.0

"Xbox fans of strategic horde smashing will find a perfect home with Robot Entertainment’s latest game in the series. There are plenty of maps, challenges, and a variety of ways to defend your tower from the orcs. There are not …"

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James Ide Daily Mirror Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

55.0

"Orcs 3 doesn&s;t revolutionise the series, and while the story is a little light and the gameplay a tad repetitive, it&s;s so delightfully fun watching unsuspecting orcs haphazardly wander into your deadly machinations and be stabbed, skewered and smashed into …"

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Jason Stettner Gamerheadquarters Jul 2020
82.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

84.0

Story

86.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is a great continuation of the series, providing some epic large scale battles and being true to the foundations that made the previous games so delightful."

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Jeremy Peel Eurogamer Jul 2020
81.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

50.0

"A conservative but confident return to form from the masters of a much-loved genre."

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Joseph Pugh GideonsGaming Jul 2020
100.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

40.0

"For me, many tower defense games feel like DPS checks against each wave, while Orcs Must Die feels active and engaging. Maybe it’s because it’s less about towers and more about traps, or perhaps it’s because of the physical nature …"

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Josh Starr DualShockers Jul 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

40.0

"Robot Entertainment&s;s return with Orcs Must Die! 3 is good, but doesn&s;t feel like a step forward from OMD2, and is hurt by playing on Stadia."

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Mark Delaney GameSpot Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

30.0

"Though its name offers no way around it, the creative ways you dispatching foes makes Orcs Must Die 3 perhaps the most addictive Stadia exclusive to date."

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Mark Steighner Hardcore Gamer Jul 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

30.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 isn’t much of a step (let alone, a leap) forward from the last installment, but after eight years maybe it’s just enough to remind people that hey, this fun fantasy franchise is still alive and kicking. …"

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Matt Bianucci GamingBolt Jul 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

30.0

"Despite some hitches in its structure and similar levels, new additions to the orc killing formula make Orcs Must Die! 3 as fun as the series has ever been."

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Matyáš Macek Gaming Professors Jul 2020
75.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

80.0

"It&s;s different, it&s;s better, it&s;s more orcish. If you&s;re a fan of the tower defense genre or you just like orc slaughter, Orcs Must Die! 3 is a great game for you. It will entertain both fans of games where …"

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Michael Sharpington Sirus Gaming Jul 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

88.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

30.0

"All-in-all, I had a great time with Orcs Must Die 3, and a lot of time spent in it to boot. If you have any passing interest in those old tower offensive games on those free game websites, check this …"

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Mick Fraser God is a Geek Jul 2020
80.0 /100

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is a solid tower defence game with great humour and a nice aesthetic, but the Stadia exclusivity will do it more harm than good"

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Miles Thompson FingerGuns Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

60.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is an intrinsically enjoyable and fun game. With deep mechanics, a wealth of content offerings, rewarding progression and impressive level of scale, it’ll delight those of the strategy and action background. It’s narrative is harmless and …"

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Nick Herber Chalgyr&s;s Game Room Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is a welcome addition to consoles. Tower defense is one of my favorite genres, and there are not a lot of great games representing the genre on consoles. Orcs Must Die! 3 is a pretty great …"

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Oliver East Just Push Start Jul 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

90.0

"Returning the franchise to the original style seems to have paid off. With brilliant, fast paced, tower defence gameplay on offer it will keep two cooping players thoroughly entertained and wanting to play just that one more level. There&s;s a …"

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Panagiotis Mitrakis RageQuit.GR Jul 2020
83.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

50.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is a highly entertaining blend of action and tower defense. Although the formula hasn&s;t changed substantially from the previous installments in the series, the game promises unadulterated fun, especially in co-op play, and slaying orcs in …"

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Rosh Kelly Wccftech Jul 2020
77.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

65.0

"Orcs Must Die 3 is a captivating, funny, and varied tower defense/action game hybrid best suited to those that don&s;t want to just be armchair generals. But with a massive difficulty spike halfway through the campaign, it doesn&s;t quite find …"

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Terrence Johnson ZTGD Jul 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

65.0

"As tower defense games go, this should be the new gold standard as it’s chock full of strategy but levels that with being able to actually control your hero and let you go hands on with the action. Hopefully this …"

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Tomas Franzese DualShockers Jul 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

40.0

"Even with its rough edges, this is a very important game for the platform and sets a standard Stadia needs to follow with its exclusives going forward."

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Tom Quirk Checkpoint Gaming Jul 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

60.0

"Orcs Must Die! 3 is definitely a case of “another verse, same as the first”, but fortunately the formula still holds up. The changes to gameplay balance mostly work, as does the implementation of the new Scramble game mode. However, …"

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William Worrall TechRaptor Jul 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

25.0

"A co-op focus, and complicated difficulty curve can make the game stressful at times, but in the end it&s;s worth the pain."

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60.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

20.0

Story

20.0

"A couple of notable modes and a few of new traps could not hold the wave of disenchantment with Orcs Must Die! 3."

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