Issue 041 — July 2026
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About Orcs Must Die! 3

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Orcs Must Die! 3 pushes the series' signature orc-slaying carnage to a scale the franchise had never attempted before. Alone or with a friend, you arm yourself with a huge arsenal of traps and weapons to slice, burn, toss, and zap wave after wave of repugnant orcs, continuing the award-winning action-strategy series. It's described as more of everything: more orcs, more traps, more weapons, more upgrades, and a better look overall.

The big new addition is War Scenarios, which throw players against the largest orc armies the series has ever assembled. These battles spill out onto the fields surrounding the castles, forcing you to thin out hundreds of orcs before they can breach the walls and reach your rift. Backing you up are Mountable War Machines, oversized traps that let you heave, stab, and carbonize the intruders, launching dozens of ragdolling orcs at a time.

A brand-new story picks up more than 20 years after Orcs Must Die! 2, with the War Mage and Sorceress having rebuilt their order and taken on young apprentices. Blending action, adventure, indie, and strategy on PC, this third entry delivers everything fans loved about the first two games cranked up well past eleven.