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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! Deathtrap down to the 4 that fit the “Magic” category. Crab Champions, Orcs Must Die! and Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap.

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The best magic games like 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

iRank98

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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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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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#3Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara CroftClosest on visuals

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SoloMeleeMagicThird PersonHardcore

Steam👍 84%· 1.5K

Year 1998Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping tower defense planning

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

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#4James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

iRank80

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SoloMultiplayerMagicThird PersonOffline

IGDB80· 4

Year 2004Dev EA Redwood Shores · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics, while skipping tower defense planning

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

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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