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Of Orcs And Men

Cyanide Studio · 2012-10-11

SteamGOG

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 11, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 12, 2012 (Xbox 360), Oct 12, 2012 (PlayStation 3)

You have been appointed to fulfill an extremely dangerous mission, deep in enemy territory: to kill one man... the Emperor himself. Lead the revolution of the Orcs and Goblins!

Of Orcs And Men is a 2012 Action and RPG game priced at $1.49, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (74% of 2195 reviews).

5
playing now
74%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (422 downloads)
9h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.49
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Of Orcs and Men is a fantasy action role-playing game developed by Cyanide and Spiders for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The Empire of Men's oppressive threat looms over the territories of the Orcs and the Goblins. Goblins are systematically persecuted and slaughtered, while Orcs not killed in battle are captured and enslaved.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 102 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 88k–177k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,210 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$1.29-91%
GameBillet$1.30-91%
GOG$1.49-90%
Humble Store$1.49-90%
IndieGala$1.49-90%
Steam$1.49-90%
WinGameStore$1.49-90%
GOG$1.49-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-11-19) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 203 of 208 observed days · $0.29 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-14 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$32.48$0.952015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $4.912015-04-21 — best price $27.952015-12-04 — best price $29.992016-07-07 — best price $25.772017-03-27 — best price $4.142017-11-28 — best price $14.992018-08-02 — best price $14.992020-01-28 — best price $2.992020-04-10 — best price $2.742020-07-01 — best price $2.992020-08-25 — best price $14.992020-10-25 — best price $14.992021-01-03 — best price $14.992021-03-07 — best price $12.632021-05-01 — best price $14.992021-07-30 — best price $1.002021-11-22 — best price $1.192022-02-19 — best price $14.992022-05-26 — best price $11.802022-08-29 — best price $13.022022-11-24 — best price $14.992023-02-16 — best price $14.992023-05-24 — best price $1.492023-08-16 — best price $1.142023-11-15 — best price $14.992024-01-14 — best price $1.252024-03-27 — best price $1.502024-06-04 — best price $1.492024-08-22 — best price $14.992024-11-22 — best price $1.192025-03-17 — best price $12.632025-06-16 — best price $0.952025-09-22 — best price $0.952025-12-04 — best price $1.482026-03-05 — best price $1.502026-05-11 — best price $1.192026-07-23 — best price $1.182026-09-01 — best price $1.062026-10-06 — best price $1.332026-10-14 — best price $1.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

95322026-05-30 — 55 pageviews2026-06-03 — 77 pageviews2026-06-07 — 72 pageviews2026-06-11 — 54 pageviews2026-06-15 — 64 pageviews2026-06-19 — 66 pageviews2026-06-23 — 44 pageviews2026-06-27 — 51 pageviews2026-07-01 — 58 pageviews2026-07-05 — 68 pageviews2026-07-09 — 52 pageviews2026-07-13 — 60 pageviews2026-07-17 — 73 pageviews2026-07-21 — 61 pageviews2026-07-25 — 55 pageviews2026-07-29 — 65 pageviews2026-08-02 — 48 pageviews2026-08-06 — 60 pageviews2026-08-10 — 61 pageviews2026-08-14 — 57 pageviews2026-08-18 — 59 pageviews2026-08-22 — 62 pageviews2026-08-26 — 66 pageviews2026-08-30 — 61 pageviews2026-09-03 — 45 pageviews2026-09-07 — 56 pageviews2026-09-11 — 56 pageviews2026-09-15 — 73 pageviews2026-09-19 — 82 pageviews2026-09-23 — 51 pageviews2026-09-27 — 54 pageviews2026-10-01 — 32 pageviews2026-10-05 — 66 pageviews2026-10-09 — 52 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
47.5%
earned "Smart and smarter"
18.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,9488%45
PS3 (PlayStation)2,18226%46
Xbox 360 (Xbox)1,01413%45

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionFantasyStealthStrategyAdventureDifficultAction RPGControllerStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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