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Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fun tower-and-hero strategic gameplay” (69 of 94 reviews) and “Challenging yet well-balanced” (13); the most common complaint is “Tower balance broken, lacks innovation” (17). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
69 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Simple Yet Rewarding Gameplay A certified classic and a true staple of the tower defense genre. Kingdom Rush Origins, the third installment in the series, builds on its predecessors with noticeably improved visuals and…”
“well done game, similar to original game Kingdom Rush (you can play it for free on armorgames website) i like progression and some elements that elevate boring tower defense to new level Wait for sale , games is quite…”
13 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Simple Yet Rewarding Gameplay A certified classic and a true staple of the tower defense genre. Kingdom Rush Origins, the third installment in the series, builds on its predecessors with noticeably improved visuals and…”
“Impossible mode was a great addition. Barracks are way too op, i guess they were tired of everyone hating on them. 100% completed, absolutely worth it.”
“very good, you can make game very challenging but its optional which is nice”
12 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Simple Yet Rewarding Gameplay A certified classic and a true staple of the tower defense genre. Kingdom Rush Origins, the third installment in the series, builds on its predecessors with noticeably improved visuals and…”
“This is probably my 10th time playing through this (have it on mobile too), it's one of the best tower defense games out there. Excellent gameplay pacing, satisfying towers and powers, and good humor poking fun at the…”
“I got this game as part of a tower defense Humble Bundle, and this was my favorite out of all the games in the bundle! The artwork is charming, the heroes have a lot of personality, the gameplay is solid, and I…”
4 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“I got this game as part of a tower defense Humble Bundle, and this was my favorite out of all the games in the bundle! The artwork is charming, the heroes have a lot of personality, the gameplay is solid, and I…”
4 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“I have played all of the Kingdom Rush titles at least twice, this one three or more, all to completion. It is one of my favorites, though it is honestly difficult for me to say that any one of the games take the top…”
17 of the 94 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“I’m honestly pretty disappointed with Kingdom Rush Origins. In Kingdom Rush Frontiers, the game felt much more enjoyable for casual play because of the item shop. For someone like me who just wants to have fun, it…”
“If you've played any of the other Kingdom Rush games, you know what you're in for. Game plays well enough, though I think they nerfed artillery a little and infantry are more expensive in favor of giving them a better…”
“Impossible mode was a great addition. Barracks are way too op, i guess they were tired of everyone hating on them. 100% completed, absolutely worth it.”
7 of the 94 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I’m honestly pretty disappointed with Kingdom Rush Origins. In Kingdom Rush Frontiers, the game felt much more enjoyable for casual play because of the item shop. For someone like me who just wants to have fun, it…”
“If you've played any of the other Kingdom Rush games, you know what you're in for. Game plays well enough, though I think they nerfed artillery a little and infantry are more expensive in favor of giving them a better…”
“not as amazing, as the first two parts. still very very good. too much magic resistance :c”
4 of the 94 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“well done game, similar to original game Kingdom Rush (you can play it for free on armorgames website) i like progression and some elements that elevate boring tower defense to new level Wait for sale , games is quite…”
“goated game but please bring the endless mode here”
3 of the 94 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Do not take this game if you like previous 2 parts. 1) game menu seems was done by using some templates or made by student. Seems it is standart system button ower what was set a skin and in very bad way. 2) Color…”
Counted across 94 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“TLDR: The same reliable tower defense formula, now with less content than its predecessor. New maps are fun, but removing endless mode while adding nothing new makes this the weakest entry yet. PROS: ➕Good classic TD gameplay CONS: ➖Lacks any innovation from prior entries…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“After the first 2 this is going to blind side you like a train, it certainly feels like there has been a dip in quality when it comes to visuals and it's hard to tell if that's intentional or not. The first game in the series where you should give it 3 or 4 levels before you…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“The third installment in the Kingdom Rush series and what is considered by many to be their favorite game in the genre, Kingdom Rush returns better than ever. The gameplay is similar to the previous games with the difference that the towers are much more specialized and cover…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tower Defense · Strategy · 2D · Singleplayer · Difficult · Casual · Building · Tactical · Medieval · Cartoony · Action-Adventure · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain * |
| Achievements | 83 |
| Official site | https://www.kingdomrushorigins.com/home.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM. Storage: 500 MB available space