Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-11-09
  • Fun core gameplay loop
  • Excellent co-op experience
  • Variety of traps enjoyable
  • Roguelike elements enhance replayability
  • Insufficient content and maps
  • Downgrade from previous titles
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 12-15GB VRAMmixedWindows 16GB+ VRAMnegative
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
4,757
Positive
3,35270.5%
Negative
1,40529.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
385,946
Estimated revenue
$11,574,521
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
3627.61%
Estimated copies lost
29,370
Estimated revenue lost
$880,806
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
3627.6%
Avg playtime 0.9h
430.9%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
1,04321.9%
Avg playtime 50.8h
3,30969.6%
Avg playtime 86.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day7.3 rev/day
Last 30d0.8 rev/day
Quarterly745 rev/qtr
Days covered649.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,757 total
Organic purchasers4,08785.9%
Voted up: 70%
Key activations67014.1%
Voted up: 74%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,757 total
First impression0-2h62213.1%
Voted up: 33%
Mid game2-10h1,48031.1%
Voted up: 71%
Late game10-20h79716.8%
Voted up: 75%
Endgame20h+1,85839.1%
Voted up: 81%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.80% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
78.9%
Global baseline 70.5%
38 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 4,757 total.