Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Revealed At PC Gaming Show

Robot Entertainment, the indie developer and publishing studio behind the beloved franchise Orcs Must Die!, announced their new title during the PC Gaming Show, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. This title is set for launch on January 23, 2025, for Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox Series X|S. Below, you can see a gameplay trailer of the upcoming game and what you can expect. While the trailer is short, it shows off some of the more unique features, environments, and progression systems of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y720yo-w24Y

The latest game in the franchise allows players to fight solo or with up to four players in an intense action-packed third-person perspective, as War Mages. In this game, you’ll get to experience rogue-lite progression, allowing you to become stronger and better at the game as you progress, find loot, and come up against strong enemies. Of course, because it’s a rogue-lite, it means that you won’t be punished as severely as you would be if you were playing a full roguelike.

In this game, you get to evolve your abilities and become stronger over time, causing destruction as you take out massive hordes of orcs. There are adaptive difficulties based on the number of players, meaning you’re bound to have an easier time if you were flying solo compared to if you were playing as a full group of four. There are six different War Mages to choose from, all offering their own playstyles, traps, and abilities, allowing you to create great synergies if you are playing in a group.

Each wave of enemies will have randomized buffs and debuffs, keeping you on your toes as you wreak havoc while fighting them off. You can utilize the environment to your advantage. While you do this, though, you will also have to consider the weather and the time of day, as this will be beneficial in helping you push back the endless waves of enemies.

You have the choice to continue to fight on as the number of buffs and debuffs grow, or you can choose to return back to your castle hub, where you will be given the option to power up your hero, weapons, and traps, which will make the fight against the hordes easier. However, you will then have to face off against an Orc General in a difficult boss fight, which may be the end of your run.

You can learn more about Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap on their official website, which goes into even more detail about the features of the game.