There Are No Orcs news & patch notes

New Feature: Equipment Filtering

Added a new equipment filter interface. Players can now check specific attribute effects to filter and find equipment that contains those effects.

UI Improvements:

Added a dedicated info panel to clearly display your currently equipped items, making it easier to compare equipment.

"There Are No Orcs" Has Sold Over 50,000 Copies on Steam!

BaseTrade Studio and Gamirror Games sincerely thank every player for your incredible support!

To mark this milestone, we've compiled some fun stats from the game's first month after launch. Here's a peek at how we've all been playing

• 1,211,327 total games played

• 2,605,663,528 units have met their demise

• 163,528 units taken down by ducks

• Gustav's skill failed 2,382 times

• 2,168 Ninjas died without ever attacking

• 1,144 Treants stayed as Saplings till the very end

• The Luggage has put in 7,125 hours of work

• 3,312 Wizard Kindergartens turned buildings into Black Markets

• Chompy has been hit by enemy towers 615,324 times

• The perfect 999 souls were siphoned from 10,447 Vaults of Greed

• 362 players asked in community groups what the Philosopher's Guild actually does

• 3,725 players thought about another certain game while playing this one

• 761 players would love to see alternate skins for Perlin

• 2 players requested a gacha system as paid microtransactions.

Disclaimer: All these numbers are completely made up by the dev. The game doesn't collect or send any player data.

We'll keep polishing the game, fixing bugs, and cooking up new content. Thanks for playing, and here's to many more hours of fun!

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the camera would continuously move automatically for some players.

• Added customizable hotkey support.

• Added hotkeys for purchasing cards from the shop (Default: 1, 2, 3, 4).

• Added a hotkey to claim free buildings (Default: 5).

• Default hotkeys for adjusting game speed have been changed to F1 and F2.

Bug Fixes

• Increased the maximum projectile range of \ Mira's turrets to prevent them from failing to damage targets within range.

• Improved the targeting logic of \ Mira's turrets.

• Fixed an issue where the \ Surprise Box could repeatedly reward additional Surprise Boxes.

• Fixed an issue where Parts and Parts Capacity could sometimes become negative values.

• Fixed an issue where the halt effect of \ Fuel Refinery, \ Airship Dock, and \ Assembly Workshop would occasionally fail to activate.

• \ Chompy will now correctly revive even when the unit limit has been reached!

• Under the \ Blood Thirst, \ Chompy will now consistently possess Lifesteal.

Features:

• New: A progress bar will now appear on the player's UI when the enemy Core starts taking damage, displaying its Durability in real time.

• New: Upon victory, the camera will automatically move to the enemy Core over a 3-second duration.

• \ Well of Molten Gold now displays the exact amount of Gold it will provide when being sold.

Text:

• Updated the description of \ Barn to more clearly explain its functionality.

Art:

• Updated the explosion effects when the enemy Core is destroyed.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where purchasing the \ Sunken Treasure would reset the appearance probability of the \ Legendary Treasure.

Fixed an issue where certain Demon Commander-exclusive units were not receiving bonuses from the \ Circle of Torment and \ Circle of Fury.

Fixed a game freeze issue when the \ Mimic transformed into the \ Chompy.

Fixed incorrect numerical values displayed in the trait description of the \ 6W-4LF.

Fixed an issue where the effect of the \ System Error was not affected by the \ Live Support.

Fixed an issue where the effect of the \ System Error could prevent the \ Metaverse Generator from taking effect.

Balance Changes

\ Echo Cavern: Sacrifice (10) → Sacrifice (8)

Text Adjustments

Updated the following text to more clearly describe their actual effects:

\ Magic Mirror

\ Dynamic Balance

\ Tower of Blessings

Unlock condition for the \ Orson

Art

Adjusted the color scheme of the snowy mountain environment.

Achievements

The requirement for the achievement "The Dev Actually Got This Far, Right?" has been lowered to: Complete Chaos +60.

Players who have already completed this difficulty will unlock the achievement upon winning any subsequent game.

Everyone, the wait is over! There Are No Orcs is finally released! The game is priced at $8.99, with a 20 % launch-week discount.

Assemble your army and take to the battlefield !

Sorry for the wait, everyone! The full version of There Are No Orcs is finally ready to serve!

Mark your calendars: There Are No Orcs will be released on November 6, 2025, on Steam!

The price will be $8.99, and to celebrate the launch, we'll have an 20% discount for the first week!

November 6—assemble your troops and see you on the battlefield!

A free demo is available right now on Steam. Feel free to try it out and don't forget to add the game to your wishlist!

Two new commanders have arrived in the demo version!ːsteamhappyː

Here's a quick overview of them:

Give them a try and share your thoughts! Feedback is always welcome.

If you're enjoying the game, don't forget to share it with your friends!✨

(If you don’t see the update, try restarting your Steam client.)

Full Version Under Active Development!

I’m working hard on the full version of the game! Here's what you can expect:

Key Features:

4 Unique Battlefields – Each with its own mechanics

4 Enemy Factions – Face off against diverse foes with different strategies.

3 Playable Factions – Each with distinct buildings, units, and relics:

• Humans: Optimize building placement to boost production, generating a steady income of gold and troops.

• Demons: Summon all units from one portal—buildings harvest and sacrifice souls to fuel your army.

• Dwarves: Juggle building overload and downtime while managing dual resources: gold and parts.

30 Commanders (10 per faction) – Lead your forces with unique heroes.

200+ Relics – Discover powerful artifacts to customize your playstyle.

100+ Equipment Relic Effects – Enhance your units with game-changing bonuses.

Brutal +1000 Difficulty (or maybe higher?) – Ready for the ultimate challenge?

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The full version shall not be our final destination!

Free Post-Launch Updates Planned:

• More relics

• More commanders

• More universal buildings for each faction

• More Whims (because why not?)

• Survival Mode

Your Ideas Matter! I’d love to hear your thoughts—join me in the Steam Discussions or Discord to help shape the game’s future!

❤️ Special Thanks To every player and friend who’s contributed ideas or support during development!