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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
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 special
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Strategic, engaging mechanics with depth” (64 of 103 reviews) and “Colorful, charming fantasy art design” (14). 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 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
64 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I remember these games from my Childhood and they still do not disappoint. The levels are fun, the art style is tops and there are plenty of funny easter eggs to go around. Truly a fantastic franchise cannot recommend…”
“TL;DR: Buy on sale, only 30% of the game is playable (4h gameplay) Why is the game so unforgivingly punishing? Like, yeah campaign is great... but it's 30/100 and something stars... so now what? I'm unable to play the…”
“Easily my second favorite tower defense game next to Bloons TD6. Very simple, satisfying, yet challenging. Of course, this is a steam version of the flash game, but it also includes all the premium content from the…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I remember these games from my Childhood and they still do not disappoint. The levels are fun, the art style is tops and there are plenty of funny easter eggs to go around. Truly a fantastic franchise cannot recommend…”
“Easily my second favorite tower defense game next to Bloons TD6. Very simple, satisfying, yet challenging. Of course, this is a steam version of the flash game, but it also includes all the premium content from the…”
“ꨄ My rating: 8/10 ꨄ Pros: - Really fun and nostalgic game that originated as a flash game initially, and eventually was brought to steam. This game features a 2D cartoon artstyle. Character designs are very colorful and…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Kingdom Rush is an absolute classic that every tower defense fan should have played at least once. Players from an older generation might also recognize a few references to classic internet memes, which adds a bit of…”
“TLDR: Classic tower defense done right. Good depth, engaging active abilities, and tons of content, even if one enemy slipping through after a 30-minute run will make you want to flip a table. PROS: ➕Good progression…”
“ꨄ My rating: 8/10 ꨄ Pros: - Really fun and nostalgic game that originated as a flash game initially, and eventually was brought to steam. This game features a 2D cartoon artstyle. Character designs are very colorful and…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Easily my second favorite tower defense game next to Bloons TD6. Very simple, satisfying, yet challenging. Of course, this is a steam version of the flash game, but it also includes all the premium content from the…”
“Was fun while it lasted. If a game under $20 can give you at least 10+ hours of enjoyment that is a win for me. Might play it from time to time but I'd say the game is just so-so.”
“Peak game, honestly reasonable price when you think about the fact that you can play all the maps and all heroes, unlike the mobile version where you have to pay for extra content. Goated. 100% done, absolutely worth.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Kingdom Rush is an absolute classic that every tower defense fan should have played at least once. Players from an older generation might also recognize a few references to classic internet memes, which adds a bit of…”
“Easily my second favorite tower defense game next to Bloons TD6. Very simple, satisfying, yet challenging. Of course, this is a steam version of the flash game, but it also includes all the premium content from the…”
“The OG TD game for me (Other than OMD) such a good game with a nice challenge and plenty of content.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“TL;DR: Buy on sale, only 30% of the game is playable (4h gameplay) Why is the game so unforgivingly punishing? Like, yeah campaign is great... but it's 30/100 and something stars... so now what? I'm unable to play the…”
“TLDR: Classic tower defense done right. Good depth, engaging active abilities, and tons of content, even if one enemy slipping through after a 30-minute run will make you want to flip a table. PROS: ➕Good progression…”
“Love the graphics and sound effects, I will say this game is bursting with charm. Game is unnecessarily difficult. If you mess up in an early wave, you're screwed until you die. No easy way to try different solutions or…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Love the graphics and sound effects, I will say this game is bursting with charm. Game is unnecessarily difficult. If you mess up in an early wave, you're screwed until you die. No easy way to try different solutions or…”
“Outside of the nostaglic/sentimental value this game has, it lowkey slaps and it's really fun to play around with the different towers and upgrades and see what works for each level. The enemy variety is also insane, it…”
“The timeless classic Tower Defence experience, a place of comfort to re-live the essence after all the modern variations in the genre. I made a mistake in trying it on my phone first a few years ago. That was not a…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“TL;DR: Buy on sale, only 30% of the game is playable (4h gameplay) Why is the game so unforgivingly punishing? Like, yeah campaign is great... but it's 30/100 and something stars... so now what? I'm unable to play the…”
“Love the graphics and sound effects, I will say this game is bursting with charm. Game is unnecessarily difficult. If you mess up in an early wave, you're screwed until you die. No easy way to try different solutions or…”
“When you get bonus content in a game, you’re usually happy—but in Kingdom Rush, the bonus stages feel like a nightmare. The developers must have been out of their minds, setting an extreme difficulty level even when you…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Possibly the best TD game ever, There's a reason this old simple game created its own franchise that is still going strong over a Decade later and the fact that there are people in their 30s' that remember playing this as kids and even THEN it is one of the highest rated games…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“absolutely life changing, I never experienced a game quite like this. the insanity, the brain melting strategy and so much more. I've lost loved ones and friends to the pain this game has inflicted... good game tho!”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Who will give this negative review? Are you kidding me? This is the 2nd best tower defense type game on steam(1st will always be PVZ) Compared with this, any other tower defense game is not interesting enough. Buy it, guys.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 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 2026-10-23.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Tower Defense · Strategy · Singleplayer · 2D · Tactical · Fantasy · Casual · Action · Funny · Adventure · Medieval · Cartoon (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 74 |
| Official site | http://www.kingdomrush.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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