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Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense

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.

Released Oct 17, 2018 Developer Ironhide Game Studio Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Tower DefenseStrategy2DSingleplayerDifficult
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

95.9%positive7,084 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“[h1][b] 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. [/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Good classic TD gameplay [h1]CONS: [/h1] ➖Lacks…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

331playing at last check
33024-hour peak
2,000all-time peak
0 500 1k 2019 2021 2023 2025 799 avg · Oct 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

83achievements
39.5%median completion
6.0%rarest: Wildfire harvest
91.1% of players 84.2% of players 84.1% of players 83.3% of players 80.8% of players 79.5% of players 78.4% of players 76.1% of players 75.5% of players 75.1% of players 74.5% of players 73.7% of players 72.9% of players 72.2% of players 70.8% of players 69.7% of players 67.7% of players 67.5% of players 62.8% of players 59.3% of players 59.3% of players 59.0% of players 57.3% of players 53.6% of players 52.1% of players 51.8% of players 51.8% of players 51.4% of players 51.0% of players 50.9% of players 50.1% of players 49.0% of players 45.0% of players 44.3% of players 43.8% of players 43.7% of players 41.7% of players 40.5% of players 40.3% of players 40.3% of players 40.0% of players 39.5% of players 38.8% of players 38.6% of players 37.1% of players 36.7% of players 36.6% of players 35.9% of players 35.2% of players 34.7% of players 33.8% of players 32.1% of players 31.2% of players 30.5% of players 30.3% of players 29.9% of players 26.0% of players 25.4% of players 24.1% of players 22.6% of players 91.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.1%Get the party started — Win stage 1 with 3 stars.
84.2%Only counts as one — Defeat 10 enemies with a single thunderbolt power.
84.1%Gnollbuster — Defeat 900 gnolls.
Rarest badges of honor
6.0%Wildfire harvest — Throw 1,000 burning nuts.
6.3%No Pain, No Gain — Deal over 100,000 damage with Sylvan Curses.
6.6%Pest Control — Kill 100 Mounted Avengers.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU12.49 EUR
UK11.39 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.7 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2026
Ironhide Games Summer Sale Is Here

Happy summer, Generals!It's that time of year again. Our Summer Sale is live, with up to 65% off across our games!And there's even more surprises waiting in the sun. If you haven't tried Kingdom Rush

Jun 16, 2026
Make the First Kingdom Rush Vinyl Real

Hello, Generals! Kingdom Rush 6 is coming soon on September 24th, and there's no better way to mark it than with the first official vinyl in Kingdom Rush history. Of course it had to be Vez'nan, the o

Jun 16, 2026
Release Date Revealed + Demo Available Now!

Dear Generals, We have A LOT to talk about today.First things first we have just released Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis Trailer! 🥳And we have a release date: September 24th, 2026! And that's not all.The dem

Jun 04, 2026
WDC World Ocean Day Charity Sale

We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Ocean Day, for the third year in a row! The WDC World Ocean Day Sale starts today and runs until 11th Ju

Jun 03, 2026
World Ocean Day Charity Fundraiser with Prahant Gaming

Join us for a Charity Stream in support of WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, for World Ocean Day! Prahant Gaming will be going live playing Kingdom Rush Origins, raising donations for WDC and suppo

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsTower Defense · Strategy · 2D · Singleplayer · Difficult · Casual · Building · Tactical · Medieval · Cartoony · Action-Adventure · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain *
Achievements83
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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