What is the best game similar to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

The closest game to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is Crab Champions, scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and roguelike runs. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

The three closest games to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap are: 1. Crab Champions (70/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Risk of Rain 2 (68/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Iron Brigade (64/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 15 dimensions.

Is Risk of Rain 2 similar to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

Yes — Risk of Rain 2 scores 68/100 similarity to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. They share 10 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Shooter games are similar to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

The best Shooter games similar to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap are Crab Champions, Risk of Rain 2, Iron Brigade and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and roguelike runs.

How is similarity to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap calculated?

We compare Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap?

Yes — Century: Age of Ashes is free and scores well on similarity to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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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.

Few titles capture what makes Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap unique: shooter, procedural generation and melee combat. After measuring 15 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 50 most faithful alternatives. Crab Champions, Risk of Rain 2 and Iron Brigade top the ranking, with Crab Champions at number one (70/100).

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Top games similar to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Crab ChampionsClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeMagicProceduralThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 30K

Year 2020Dev NoisestormPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and battle royale tension, while skipping tower defense planning

Crab Champions is a solo developed game from the creator of Crab Rave. Each of the 3 main modes offer a different playstyle.Survival (1-4 Players Co-Op PvE)Fight your way through increasingly difficult islands that are populated with hostile enemies.

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#2Risk of Rain 2Closest on visuals

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeProceduralThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 347KRAWG👍 85%· 696MC82IGDB87· 6OC86· 34

Year 2020Dev Hopoo Games · Gearbox PublishingPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and punishing difficulty, while skipping tower defense planning

Risk of Rain 2 is a 3D roguelite sci-fi third-person shooter developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. Hopoo Games is composed of Paul Morse, Duncan Drummond and Jeffrey Hunt. The game released in early access during March of 2019 after it was showcased at PAX East.

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: setting and combat.

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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 roguelike runs

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

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: combat and setting.

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping tower defense planning

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

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Warhammer 40,000: Space MarineClosest on game mode

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SoloMultiplayerOnlineCo-opMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 33KIGDB78· 6

Year 2011Dev Relic Entertainment · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, first-person shooting and action RPG combat, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: setting and combat.

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Uncharted 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 fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping tower defense planning

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

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalThird Person

Steam👍 72%· 5.0KIGDB85· 4

Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, while skipping tower defense planning

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 8.4KRAWG👍 72%· 434MC83IGDB86· 4

Year 2011Dev Robot Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and tower defense planning

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping roguelike runs

Orcs Must Die! is a tower-defense game where you, as the War Mage, need to protect the world from the hordes of evil creatures such as Orcs and Ogres. To complete your mission, you need to keep enemies out from magical Rifts that must not be destroyed.

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: game mode and setting.

Same studio: Robot Entertainment.

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#9Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMelee

Steam👍 64%· 297MC56IGDB50· 1

Year 2006Dev Strategy FirstPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, turn-based strategy and fighting mechanics, while skipping tower defense planning

The most devastating mechanized armor to ever roll onto a battlefield is brought to life in Iron Warriors: T72-Tank Command. This epic combat simulator allows the player to command an entire platoon of tanks and ALL associated support units, or assume the role of ANY member in a complete tank crew!

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: setting and visuals.

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

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonOffline

IGDB97· 4

Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and setting scifi, while skipping tower defense planning

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

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode63Setting0

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

Co-opOnlineSoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 64%· 5.3KRAWG👍 30%· 69IGDB65· 2

Year 2015Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Wishlist GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, racing gameplay and adventure storytelling, while skipping tower defense planning

In Armored Warfare, you become a mercenary commander expanding your private fleet of military vehicles, taking on deadly missions and dealing with opponents with a vast array of war machines at your disposal.

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

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

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 26KIGDB85· 1OC75· 17

Year 2020Dev First Watch Games · Hi-Rez StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: combat.

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#13Army of Two: The 40th Day

iRank78

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeThird Person

IGDB78· 3

Year 2010Dev Buzz Monkey Software · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: tower defense planning.

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

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SoloCo-opTacticalFantasyThird Person

IGDB93· 2

Year 2010Dev Kojima Productions · Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping tower defense planning

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: combat and setting.

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opTacticalThird PersonOffline

IGDB80· 19OC78· 68

Year 2014Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and tower defense planning

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and offline, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap: setting and combat.

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

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