Orcs Must Die! 2
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (20%); after 10h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 33% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Halfway There” (Complete campaign, Act 1): only 64% of starters get there.
- 90% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 19,739 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 16.3h for positive, 9.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (89.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Halfway There Complete campaign, Act 1 Most players quit here 64% −36
- Restoring Order Complete campaign, Act 2 33% −31
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (27)
story milestone ending side
- Ten at Once Get a 10 kill streak 100%
- Droppin' Hamiltons Spend 10 skulls in the tome 94%
- Halfway There Complete campaign, Act 1 64%
- Big Spender Spend 100 skulls in the tome 58%
- Queen of the Orcs Charm 100 orcs as the Sorceress 54%
- Indecisive Respec your character 48%
- Thanks Bro Heal an ally in co-op 43%
- MMMMONSTER KILL! Get a 25 kill streak 41%
- Restoring Order Complete campaign, Act 2 33%
- They Just Keep Coming Reach wave 25 in an endless mode level 27%
- Friends 'Till the End Complete Twisted Halls in co-op 25%
- Cash Money Skulls Spend 1000 skulls in the tome 22%
- Predator Collect 30 dropped skulls 17%
- I Could Do This All Day Kill 25,000 Orcs 16%
- Tough Going Complete campaign, Act 1 Nightmare 9.0%
- BFFs Reach wave 40 in a co-op endless mode level 8.6%
- May I Have Some More? Kill 50,000 Orcs 6.2%
- Stay Classy Complete all classic levels 6.0%
- Kingdom Rush Beat a nightmare level using only weapons, trinkets, and the dwarf, archer, and paladin minions 5.8%
- Perfectionist Earn 5 (base) skulls on every campaign level on War Mage difficulty 5.2%
- I'm So Awesome Complete campaign, Act 2 Nightmare 5.1%
- Impossible! Reach wave 50 in an endless mode level 5.0%
- All Aboard Kill 1,000 orcs with minecarts 4.8%
- Pot of Gold Get a 10x or higher combo 3.3%
- Six Degrees Catch the Robot disease 3.3%
- What is Best in Life? Use the berserker trinket to reduce your health below 15% 3.1%
- Freedom! Use the freedom trinket to break a co-op partner out of a stun 2.7%