Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game (RTS) developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment, and published by Interplay Productions in Europe. It was released for MS-DOS in North America on November 15, 1994, and for Mac OS in early 1996. The MS-DOS version was re-released by Sold-Out Software in 2002. It is the first game in the Warcraft fantasy game franchise.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1994
- Developer
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 15 November 1994 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Publisher | Interplay Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Strategy |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q207885, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Warcraft: Orcs & Humans? How long to beat it
Total play time for Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is about 17.9 hours to do everything, and around 13.7 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 13.7h | 74 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 17.2h | 15 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 17.9h | 31 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Warcraft: Orcs & Humans sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Warcraft: Orcs & Humans lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 50ahead of 7% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 62ahead of 96% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
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Common questions about Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
What platforms is Warcraft: Orcs & Humans on?
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is available on PC. It first released in 1994.
Who made Warcraft: Orcs & Humans?
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Interplay Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Warcraft: Orcs & Humans?
about 13.7 hours for the main story, 17.2 hours with the main extras, 17.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.