Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

The Age of Men is over. The Time of the Orc has come! The long-lived and highly rated franchise of Orcs Must Die! comes to the rogue world for the first time with its 2025 release of Deathtrap. A game OMD players have waited 4 years to see a sequel finally arrives featuring 4-player co-op maze-building character-quipping action. Join the team of sassy teen #1, wrench arm boy, sassy teen #2, murderous cat, and big lovable bear man to stop the Orcs from getting into those precious portal for… reasons… Look, the special brownies are right over there, just one more mission and they’ll finally kick in, okay?

1:42 - Game stats
2:43 - One sentence description
4:08 - Game release history & series background discussion
9:27 - Tower defense meets action gameplay hybrid explanation
15:42 - Tutorial experience & new player onboarding critique
22:18 - Trap variety & strategic placement mechanics
28:35 - Hero abilities & character progression systems
35:47 - Multiplayer coordination & Co-op gameplay experiences
42:13 - Map design quality & replayability concerns
49:26 - Difficulty scaling & enemy variety analysis
1:03:18 - Comparison to previous Orcs Must Die games
1:09:36 - Rankings & final thoughts
1:24:40 - Similar games & show wind-down

Next episode: Caves of Qud part 1: soundtrack and story

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Intro music: Marcus Miller - Trip Trap

Outro music: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap OST - Order Wisdom