Orcs Must Die! Unchained is set in the familiar world of its humorous fantasy predecessors, years after the finale of Orcs Must Die! 2. With the discovery of dozens of new rifts and magical worlds beyond them, heroes have come from far and wide to wage all-out war for control of these valuable gateways. In the years since Orcs Must Die! 2, the War Mage and Sorceress have rebuilt the once-mighty Order. Their new enemy, the Unchained, is not the mindless horde defeated twice before, but instead an organized army led by powerful heroes.

Orcs Must Die! Unchained finds players joining forces, charging in with teams of heroes that battle head-to-head to attack and defend ancient strongholds. For the first time in Orcs Must Die!, teams of players will be responsible for both sides of the battle, building traps to stop enemy assaults while summoning their own armies to lead in siege against the enemy defense.

White-knuckle Fortress Siege action puts you into the thick of competitive siege warfare. Unleash your minions and charge into the heart of the enemy stronghold and build an impenetrable gauntlet of traps to hack, grind, flatten, gibletize and incinerate your foes. Your team must master both tactics to triumph.

Dozens of unique and powerful heroes offer deep gameplay options at all skill levels. Old friends the War Mage and Sorceress return to face new enemy heroes like Blackpaw, Midnight, Stinkeye, and Bloodspike. Whether players prefer might and majesty or scum and villainy, there’s a hero for everyone.

Collect and upgrade powerful heroes, over-the-top weapons, devious traps and fiendish minions. Build an arsenal from an enormous variety of options, and customize a strategy for every match. New heroes, weapons, traps, and minions are continuously added, and your collection will never stop evolving!

A new PvE section will be coming to the closed beta of Orcs Must Die! Unchained as part of the update planned for 1st July. Endless mode represents the further development of the PvP mechanics that are already available and also a continuation of the game elements that made the franchise famous. In addition, the patch brings a new game mechanic to user defined, custom matches. This mechanic allows players to capture neutral points and then use them to send particularly powerful minions into battle.

The new update expands Orcs Must Die! Unchained’s content, building on the fan favourite PvP experience with additional PvE content. Hordes of ever-stronger orcs, bears, ogres and other, newer creatures such as the dwarf grenadiers, forest giants and Cyclops mages charge towards the players’ fortress. Just as in PvP, the heroes need to defend their own rift making use of their skills and traps. In addition to normal trap construction, during combat there is the chance for players to set up multiple traps before the game starts and the first wave of enemies comes. This then allows player teams to come up with the best possible agreement on placements and increases the tactical possibilities prior to the siege.

A well-organised team can now also profit from another new mechanic in PvE: the Unchained Meter. A barometer fills up as you eliminate enemies through combos, i.e. in a combination of traps and hero attack damage. Once charged, the group enters Unchained Mode and unleashes a greater level of destruction. All heroes get a health and mana bonus as well as reduced cooldowns for their skills. The difficulty rises in spite of all advantages however, rising from wave to wave and demanding the whole team’s attention during special boss waves. New bosses, such as Dread, a heavily armoured orc, or Sarge, a plate-armoured soldier, ensure that groups soon start to feel the heat.

Supreme performances will be rewarded with a high ranking in the leaderboards, on which players can compare their results with others.

The patch brings a new option to custom PvP matches: two additional, neutral targets. With set monster waves, these points will be made freely available to players and can be captured by one team. If a team manages to capture both points then a boss card can be placed in one of the opened camps, which will then head into battle in the next wave. This tactical feature gives matches a whole new feel as teams go head to head alongside the various attack lanes, providing a real challenge in the fight for supremacy on the battlefield.

More features at a glance

• New map ‘Unchained Fortress’ is now the default map in matchmaking
• Hero battle levels now increased to ten
• All war camps now have a standard wave should players not place any cards
• New three-level confirmation system for hero choice (select hero, confirm deck and set talents)
• Fire damage over time now stacks providing it comes from different sources (magic or different trap types)
• New bot: Hogarth
• New skins for Smolder and Hogarth
• Lots of small changes to heroes, minions, map dynamics as well as the user interface, performance and visual effects

Key Features

• Attack and Defend - White-knuckle Fortress Siege action puts you into the thick of competitive siege warfare. Unleash your minions and charge into the heart of the enemy stronghold and build an impenetrable gauntlet of traps to hack, grind, flatten, gibletize and incinerate your foes. Your team must master both tactics to triumph.
• Choose Your Hero - Dozens of unique and powerful heroes offer deep gameplayoptionsat all skill levels. Old friends the War Mage and Sorceress return to face new enemy heroes like Blackpaw, Midnight, Stinkeye, and Bloodspike. Whether players prefer might and majesty or scum and villainy, there’s a hero for everyone.
• Collect & Customize - Collect and upgrade powerful heroes, over-the-top weapons, devious traps and fiendish minions. Build an arsenal from an enormous variety of options, and customize a strategy for every match. New heroes, weapons, traps, and minions are continuously added, and your collection will never stop evolving!