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If Orcs Must Die! 2 left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, melee combat and fantasy world — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 15 attributes. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 comes closest (74/100).

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Year 2012Dev Robot Entertainment
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The closest game to Orcs Must Die! 2 is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Red Dead Redemption 2 and Mass Effect 3 follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Orcs Must Die! 2

50 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Orcs Must Die! 2. 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.

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedFantasyThird Person
Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentPlaytime ~11hOn PC

Shelved next to Orcs Must Die! 2 for good reason: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a sci-fi setting and 3D presentation.

Genre100Game mode85Combat70Visuals67Setting33
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Red Dead Redemption 2

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Red Dead Redemption 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedThird Person
Year 2018Dev Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~21hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Orcs Must Die! 2 and shares melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings historical setting and a first-person view.

Released 6 years after Orcs Must Die! 2.

Genre100Game mode85Combat79Visuals62Setting0
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Mass Effect 3

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Mass Effect 3
Closest on game mode
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeThird Person
Year 2012Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

The genre is the same as Orcs Must Die! 2’s, and with it melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat55Setting0
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Once Human

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Once Human
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineThird Person
Year 2024Dev Starry StudioOn Xbox · Android · PC

Held in common with Orcs Must Die! 2: single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: deep simulation and a sandbox world.

Released 12 years after Orcs Must Die! 2.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode91
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Closest on combat
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMagicMeleeRangedFantasyThird Person
Year 2009Dev LEVEL-5 · Nintendo

Its point of contact with Orcs Must Die! 2 is magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode85Visuals64
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Bayonetta 2

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Bayonetta 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerFantasyThird Person
Year 2014Dev PlatinumGames · Nintendo

Its point of contact with Orcs Must Die! 2 is fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is action RPG combat.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode57
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Dead Rising 4

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Dead Rising 4
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeThird Person
Year 2016Dev Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc. · CapcomOn PC · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Orcs Must Die! 2, and so does melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: horror setting.

Released 4 years after Orcs Must Die! 2.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat52Setting0
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMagicMeleeRangedFantasyThird Person
Year 2003Dev EA Redwood Shores · Aspyr MediaOn PC · Mac

If Orcs Must Die! 2 worked for you because of magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It predates Orcs Must Die! 2 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode85
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Demigod

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Demigod
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person
Year 2009Dev Gas Powered Games · Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

Shelved next to Orcs Must Die! 2 for good reason: magic-based combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: tactical combat and a mythological setting.

Genre100Game mode81Combat68Visuals55Setting32
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LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes

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LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeMagicRangedFantasyThird Person
Year 2013Dev Feral InteractivePlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The genre is the same as Orcs Must Die! 2’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a mythological setting and offline play.

Genre100Combat100Game mode68Visuals67Setting60
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Overlord II

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Overlord II
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person
Year 2009Dev Triumph Studios · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · PC

The thread back to Orcs Must Die! 2 runs through melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode85Combat84
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Lord of the Rings: War in the North

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Lord of the Rings: War in the North
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedFantasyThird Person
Year 2011Dev Feral Interactive · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The thread back to Orcs Must Die! 2 runs through melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: a medieval setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat78Setting66
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The Haunted: Hells Reach

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The Haunted: Hells Reach
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
Co-opMultiplayerSoloOnlineMeleeRangedThird Person
Year 2011Dev KTX Software · ValuSoftPlaytime ~2hOn PC

On paper it is what Orcs Must Die! 2 is — melee combat, co-op play and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and 3D presentation.

Genre100Game mode100Combat84Visuals52Setting0
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Mass Effect: Andromeda

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Mass Effect: Andromeda
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonSci-Fi
Year 2017Dev BioWare Montréal · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Its point of contact with Orcs Must Die! 2 is single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

Released 5 years after Orcs Must Die! 2.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode85Setting0
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Enshrouded

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Enshrouded
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeFantasyThird Person
Year 2024Dev Keen GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Same family as Orcs Must Die! 2: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: 3D presentation.

Released 12 years after Orcs Must Die! 2.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals69Combat45

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