Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an engaging strategy roguelike that challenges players to construct elaborate defenses against relentless orc invasions. Dive into the latest updates and developments in this thrilling game!
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Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap News
2025
May 3
⚫︎ Robot Entertainment has launched the exciting "Gnomecoming" update for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, introducing the Gnome Balloonist to enhance your ceiling trap strategies, Rift Surges to amplify trap damage, and Kobold Mounds that unleash waves of foes. The update also features the new organic Orc Eater trap and a fresh map, Resort Canal.
Read more: Gnomecoming Update (LIVE NOW) - New Content & More! (Steam)
April 19
⚫︎ Robot Entertainment teased a new content update for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap via a vibrant, vacation-themed social media post with the caption, "SOUND THE SIRENS!" This "all-inclusive orc-slaughtering vacation package" is set to hit the game in early May 2025.
Read more: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Teases New Upcoming Content for Early May (Official Orcs Must Die! X Page)
March 26
⚫︎ The Arcane Update has been released for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, infusing the game with magical new content. Players can now enjoy a new War Mage character, remixed maps, innovative traps, and a formidable new enemy to challenge your defenses.
Read more: Arcane Update (LIVE NOW) - New War Mage, Traps, Maps, & More! (Steam)
March 5
⚫︎ Robot Entertainment released Patch 1.0.12 for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, focusing on crash fixes, gameplay adjustments, and quality-of-life enhancements. This patch resolves various crash scenarios, including issues with trap placement, game startup, multiplayer disconnections, and Xbox-specific problems.
Notable gameplay fixes include adjustments to trap behavior for the Swinging Mace and Molten Gold, proper stacking for Threads like Giant Morningstar, and enhanced visual and status effects for elements like poison clouds and Freeze Death. Balance tweaks were also applied to enemy behaviors, including Ghostfang, Kobold Sappers, and AI pathing.
Read more: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Patch 1.0.12 - Bug Fix and Gameplay Mega-Update (Official Orcs Must Die! Website)
February 7
⚫︎ Patch 1.0.9 for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap introduced gameplay enhancements, new mechanics, and bug fixes. A new Rift Barricade trap was added, offering high durability and the ability to boost adjacent traps at the cost of rune coins.
The Thread mechanics were overhauled, allowing players to reroll or skip Thread choices using rune coins, with costs that scale and reset each mission. The Thread system saw a rebalance, with many Threads combined and buffed, mutual exclusivity removed from several, and "Double Wide" reclassified as a Cursed Thread.
Read more: Rift Barricades and Thread Rerolls are Coming to Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap's Patch 1.0.9 (Official Orcs Must Die! Website)
February 1
⚫︎ Patch 1.0.8 for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap rolled out, bringing bug fixes, balance adjustments, and quality-of-life improvements based on community feedback.
Key updates include crash resolutions, lobby visibility fixes, and corrections to ability descriptions. Quality-of-life enhancements allow players to increase difficulty without defeating the final boss, hide damage numbers, and benefit from new onboarding experiences for new profiles. Additional features include improved HUD elements, NPC notifications, and social menu access in mission select.
Read more: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Gets a New Update Addressing Major Player Feedback, Including Barricade Buffs (Official Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap Twitter)
January 28
⚫︎ After the launch of Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, the developers unveiled a roadmap of upcoming free content updates, promising new characters, maps, enemies, features, and game systems.
Read more: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is Getting New Maps, Orcs, and War Mages, as Revealed in Latest Post-Launch Snapshot (Steam)
2024
July 17
⚫︎ Robot Entertainment announced Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, a new installment in the beloved tower defense series, slated for release in 2025. Deathtrap enhances the franchise's mix of humor and chaotic trap-based combat with four-player co-op and roguelite mechanics.
The game introduces randomized buffs and debuffs for heroes, traps, weapons, stats, and levels, along with dynamic conditions such as changing weather and time of day. Players can choose to keep battling orc waves to accumulate stacking bonuses or retreat to a central hub for permanent upgrades.
Read more: Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap to continue killing Orcs in 2025 with new co-op thrills and roguelite progression (Rock Paper Shotgun)
