Orcs Must Die! 2 (Steam Game) Steam logo

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You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Release DateJul 30, 2012
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.2% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.5%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.7% Top 3% / 91.2%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)12.3K  Top 3% / 18.8K  Top 2%
Curators397 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time19 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.3 hour  Top 20%
Followers40.1K  Top 3%
Owners± 3.2M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 1.8M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 10.6M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Orcs Must Die! 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Orcs Must Die! 2's Steam rating and reviews from July 2012 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (July 2012) to 93.4% (December 2023).

With its 18.8K reviews Top 2%, Orcs Must Die! 2 is indisputably a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Orcs Must Die! 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Orcs Must Die! 2's review languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is translated in 9 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Orcs Must Die! 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Orcs Must Die! 2, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 51 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 7 hours), it can be a sign that Orcs Must Die! 2 crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Co-operative play
  • Upgrades
  • Variety of traps
  • Weapons and trinkets
  • 'Endless mode'
  • Range markers
  • Polished mechanics
  • Audio design
  • Cool level up system
  • Different modes and difficulties
  • No match-making
  • Plot is barebones
  • Only 2 playable characters
  • Coop-centric levels
  • Cartoony visual style
  • Encounters get repetitive
  • Crashes and lost progress
  • No option to upgrade before battle
  • Difficulty playing solo on some levels
  • Unimpressive graphics

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 93.2% rating  Top 15% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Orcs Must Die! 2's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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