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Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is a tower defense, strategy and singleplayer game developed and published by Ironhide Game Studio.
Released on January 06th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 14,832 reviews of which 14,430 were positive and 402 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense into these genres:

Tower Defense Strategy Singleplayer 2D Tactical Fantasy Casual Action Funny Adventure Medieval Cartoon Cartoony Action-Adventure Indie Difficult Touch-Friendly Comedy RPG Colorful

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3
  • Processor: Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
  • Storage: 1500 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OS X Lion 10.7.5
  • Processor: Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
  • Storage: 1500 MB available space
Linux
  • Processor: Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
  • Storage: 1500 MB available space

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April 2025
I first played this here in early 2025. I want to try and convince you why you should as well. There's a ton of tower defense games on the market, almost all of which are newer than this one. There's even like 4 more Kingdom Rush titles, and there's Bloons, and then even new things like Emberward and Nordhold. There's a lot going on in the tower defense market. I chose to start here because I wanted to play a Kingdom Rush game, and after all the research I could do on which one to start with, I came up with no real good answer. When I saw the sale recently, I kind of just decided to try it out as a package purchase. I'm so glad I did, because this game lays the groundwork for all of the other Kingdom Rush games, and actually provides a baseline for nearly all other modern tower defense games. You get to play with towers, control heroes, and go through a colorful campaign with tons of activity and abilities. You are unlocking tech tree upgrades and new heroes. And all the while, you are just having fun. Each mission is super unique, and offers you the chance to try all kinds of different tower strategies. The main campaign offered me about 4 hours of gameplay time. Once you beat the campaign, a few other solo missions unlock (maybe about 6 of them) that probably will offer you another hour or two. After that, you really only continue if you plan to do heroic modes where you do all the scenarios again in harder and harder difficulties. I don't actually plan to do that, I think I will likely stop after I finish all the unique scenarios. At that point, I'll move on to the next game in the series, Kingdom Rush Frontiers. But I'm really glad I played this because it's a view into how the whole system was designed and built up from the beginning, and I had a blast for the 4 hours I played through the campaign. Additionally, I feel like I will have a leg up when starting out in Frontiers because I understand how the system functions... how towers typically work together and create synergies, and how specific enemy types can be problematic. And that's not difficult to believe, because this game is where it all started. Was it worth it for 5 or 6 hours total of content? I mean.... with the sale and the package deal, I think I got this for somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 to $3. You make the call, but to me it was a steal. Not to mention that part of the reason why sometimes people don't want to start with older games is that they don't want to sink hours into older titles that use less modern tech. But in this case, it's barely an investment. I think this is a great way to break into the tower defense game experience. If you are planning to start a Kingdom Rush experience for yourself, I heartily recommend starting here. It is a great game, and it only gets better from this point.
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March 2025
One of the best classic tower defense games! I've played many tower defense games over the years, but Kingdom Rush remains one of the best and most memorable. The challenging yet rewarding gameplay, creative enemy designs, and strategic depth make it a must-play for any fan of the genre. Even after all these years, it still holds up as a timeless classic. The unique hero system, hilarious voice lines, and well-balanced towers keep every level fun and engaging. If you're looking for an old-school tower defense game that perfectly blends strategy, difficulty, and charm, Kingdom Rush is an absolute gem!
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Dec. 2024
Been playing this since the old days when it was on Newgrounds. It was great then, and it's great now. Pretty sure you can play this for free on mobile, but have to pay to unlock heroes. Heroes are free with the steam purchase, but have to progress through the game to unlock them. If you like this one, give Origins/Frontiers a go. Equal if not better quality
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Nov. 2024
One of the best tower defense games of all time. An incredbily charming game with very satisfying gameplay that gets you thinking. You get bonus points if you played this on Armor Games like I did in 2012.
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Aug. 2024
Playing Kingdom Rush on PC after more than 10 years was a pleasant experience. The game retains its original charm with its addictive and challenging tower defense gameplay, vibrant graphics, and witty humor. I had forgotten how difficult the veteran mode was, as well as the variety of heroes and towers. Nostalgia meets fun, reminding me why it remains a timeless classic in its genre.
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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense received 14,430 positive votes out of a total of 14,832 achieving an impressive rating of 9.47.
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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense was developed and published by Ironhide Game Studio.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is a single-player game.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense does not currently offer any DLC.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense does not support Steam Remote Play.

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
9.99€
9.5
14,430
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Ironhide Game Studio
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Release 06 Jan 2014
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