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GAME RATING

PERFORMANCE

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DIFFICULTY

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Robust Entertainment is a gaming developer with 15 years of experience in the gaming industry has began its franchise in 2011 and the new launch of of the Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap was announced. The legacy still remains hot, with more than 12 million loyal fans, building a strong community.

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is a third-person tower defense game, filled with adrenaline and hype. Keep an eye on the map.

The game is designed so that you have to choose your hero and protect the rift. A magical portal that you must protect using traps and weapons,
and how you position them. The unique feature
of this game is the indecisiveness involved in
trap placement since the maps always change.

You must learn how to adapt to new strategies that can be used to beat the Orcs. You have to think outside the box.

PUBLISHED BY: ANAS & LYN

PUBLISHED ON: 13/2/2026

ATTACK DAMAGE CARRY (ADC)

The maps you play are not identical in terms of size, pathways, and the distance to the rift.
For a small map, it is easier to eliminate them. Since you can place complicated weapons via walls, ceilings, and floor. For a narrow passage,
a Morningstar Shooter (wall),a Brimstone (floor), and an Auto crossbow (ceiling) would be my type of build for an easy win. On the contrary,
bigger maps are much more difficult since
you have limited Barricade and Coins.

You do not have enough to block every exit, allowing the Orcs to get to the rift faster.
Hence, resulting in loss of map control which can get very stressful. Thus, take your time when exploring the given map and mark your area of interest. What I like about this game is how it shows the ghost of the Orcs moving towards the rift during the planning stage.

My personal favorite is Vaan, acting like an ADC, i get to control my environment. I like to place my traps near the Orcs as they come out I will
be waiting to shoot them using my Crossbow.
My trap allows me to teleport to the Rift, or i can use my ultimate (Overdrive) to make the Rift invulnerable, buying me time to defend it.

GUARDIANS OF THE RIFT

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an interesting way to kill Orc. You can choose from a variety of mages to take on the Orcs including humans,
a cat, a cyborg, and a bear each offering unique ways to win. Vaan loves to defend his Rift by destroying the Orcs from a distance using his Crossbow and Beam. Wren loves magic and she is powerless without her magic wand.

Making her capable of summoning clones that duplicate her move, dealing high damage. Harlow is similar to Vaan; a bit mischievous sometimes with her shotgun and explosive barrels. She is never alone and is always accompanied by her cute pet “Henry” who could turn into a dragon at any moment
once he receives his treat.

Mac uses his engineering to gain an advantage, turning crowd control into a shooting range. Sophie is cute but dangerous due to her double dagger skills while Gabriella likes to use mind manipulation in order to win the fight.

Kalos the bear is aggressive and prefers frontline battles. With his strong hammer
and his healing plant, nothing can stop
him from defending his territory.

SKULL: THE GAME CURRENCY

You will not win easily if you do not plan your weaponry system. The match consists of 6 waves when defending the Rift. This will allow you to choose 3 options where you have to pick 1. The options are buffs towards your weapons, your abilities, or for your traps by increasing their damage or reduce cost.
Not forgetting upgrading the selected traps that you think can stop them.

Here is a small hint for you; every map you face, look for a chest hidden somewhere in
the map. This chest will consist of coins that will be added to your balance to spend more on traps. Added to that, you might also find skulls that can be collected and used after your battles.

So pay attention to the the cost of each trap and their damage. You might think you can handle it until they start coming from all direction. Also, you can add traps during
the game but you have to act quick.

Once you finish the game, head to Gus for some quick purchases. I mainly use Ceiling traps such as Poison Gas Emitter or Auto Crossbow for a 360 degree. You pay Hugo
a visit afterwards to upgrade them.

POWER GROWS OVER TIME

Overall, this game is addictive unlike the others where you expect to finish your game 1 hour.
The game compounds the longer you spend
time on it. Eventually, you will get strong soon !

Instead of securing your wins classified as skulls, the game offers you the temptation with greater rewards by going to the next round. Do not worry, we all fall for it but do not get too greedy with it.

Enemies will get stronger and it makes it harder to kill. Deathtrap is emphasized on long-term win instead of immediate victory. Do not look for small wins, aim to win the war, and not the battle.

One of the key factors to your victory is the ability to choose your map strategically. You should have a plan based on the map you pick.

If you have enough confidence and have what it takes to take down these Orcs. Then this game is for you. Do not expect to survive the missions without dying.

The more missions you accomplish,
the harder it gets, as the maps will
give buffs to Monsters and Orcs.
The map can also de-buff your traps.

Soon, you have to figure out how to reduce space and increase trap combinations.
You will be defending two Rifts instead of one. So load up the ammo!

You will get hooked to this game very easily because it requires more critical than standard gameplay.