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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 20 that fit the “Melee” category. Crab Champions, Armored Warfare and Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is Crab Champions — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Armored Warfare and Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command follow close behind.

#1Crab Champions70 #2Armored Warfare62 #3Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command 61 #4Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction61 #5Halo: Spartan Assault57

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The best melee games like Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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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Crab Champions

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.

Genre100World100Game mode63Combat61Visuals54

#2Armored WarfareClosest on visuals

62

Armored Warfare

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.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode87Combat57Setting0

#3Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command Closest on game mode

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Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command

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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat63Setting0Visuals0

#4Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

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.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode78Combat60

#5Halo: Spartan Assault

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Halo: Spartan Assault

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 4.9KRAWG👍 34%· 216MC70IGDB66· 10OC61· 37

Year 2013Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, setting scifi and visual isometric, while skipping tower defense planning

Halo is a franchise of first-person shooters that is set in the far future, on the frontiers of colonized planets, in a war with the Covenant. But Halo: Spartan Assault takes the formula and changes one element of the setting.

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

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode77Combat61Visuals41Setting0

#6Orcs Must Die!

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Orcs Must Die!

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.

Genre100Combat74Visuals66Setting48Game mode22

#7Army of Two: The 40th Day

55

Army of Two: The 40th Day

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.

Genre100Visuals100Combat71Game mode58

#8Battlefield Heroes

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Battlefield Heroes

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeFantasyThird Person

IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Easy Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, historical setting and free to play, while skipping tower defense planning

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

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

Genre100Visuals100Combat56Setting41Game mode34

#9Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara CroftClosest on combat

48

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

Genre100Visuals100Combat81Game mode22

#10Risk of Rain 2

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Risk of Rain 2

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

Genre100World100Visuals100Game mode85Combat30Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

#11Iron Brigade

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Iron Brigade

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Setting41Combat39

#12Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

59

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat42Setting0

#13Century: Age of Ashes

56

Century: Age of Ashes

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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!

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

Genre100Visuals100Game mode79Setting38Combat35

#14Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel

55

Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeThird Person

IGDB56· 12

Year 2013Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Missing: tower defense planning.

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

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Combat37

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Inversion

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7

Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi, while skipping tower defense planning

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

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

It predates Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Combat46Setting0

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