8 Games with a fantasy setting like Orcs Must Die! 3 that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Orcs Must Die! 3 down to the 8 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Iron Brigade, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Orcs Must Die! 3.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Orcs Must Die! 3

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Orcs Must Die! 3. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Iron BrigadeClosest overall match

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 1.2KRAWG👍 34%· 98MC75

Year 2010Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and tower defense planning

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

Iron Brigade (formerly Trenched) is a third-person tower defense in the setting of the World War I.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyThird Person

IGDB95· 8

Year 2009Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, historical setting and loot and gear systems, while skipping tower defense planning

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyThird Person

IGDB93· 8

Year 2011Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, historical setting and loot and gear systems, while skipping tower defense planning

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Conker's Bad Fur DayClosest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerFantasyThird PersonOffline

Year 2001Dev Rare · THQ

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: game mode.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 3 by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5The Order: 1886

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SoloMultiplayerFantasyThird PersonDark

IGDB63· 10OC62· 90

Year 2015Dev Ready At Dawn · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and historical setting, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! 3: setting.

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#6Century: Age of Ashes

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MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 18KRAWG👍 36%· 63OC73· 17

Year 2021Dev Playwing · PLAYWINGPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping tower defense planning

Century: Age of Ashes, the multiplayer dragon battle game is now available for free! Customize your dragon, dive into the arena and compete to become a legendary Dragoneer. Burn your enemies and rule the skies!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Orcs Must Die! 3.

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