Strategy · January 6, 2014

Kingdom Rush – Tower Defense (2014)

trophy74 achievementslocal_offer-45% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up214 peak concurrentrecommend13.3k recommendations
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! Rain fire upon your enemies, summon reinforcements, command your troops, recruit elven warriors and face legendary monsters on a quest to save the Kingdom from the forces of darkness! Key Features Epic defense battles that will hook you for hours! Command your soldiers and see them engage in hand to hand cartoon battles! Full-screen High definition awesome illustrated cartoon art! 8 specialized tower upgrades to customize your strategy! Mighty Barbarians, Arcane Wizards, Forest Rangers to name a few. 18 tower abilities! Have your Sorcerers summon earth elementals and polymorph your enemies! Over 61 different enemies, from Goblins to Demons each with their own skills! (Beware of the mountain Trolls!) Intense boss fights never seen on a defense game! 13 Legendary Heroes! (All unlocked with no additional cost!) Bring them to battle to face the hordes of evil! The classic 12 stage core campaign: Defend the Kingdom from the forces of Vez'nan! The Winter Storm 2 stage mini-campaign. The Rise of the Bandits 2 stage mini-campaign. The Curse of Castle Blackburn 4 stage campaign. 4 Bonus stages: The Ruins of Acaroth, The Rotten Forest, The Lair of Sarelgaz and The Fungal Forest! Hours of gameplay with over 50 achievements Extra game modes that will challenge your tactical skills to the limit. In-game encyclopedia with information from your towers and enemies.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Tower Defense · 683
  • Strategy · 431
  • Singleplayer · 303
  • 2D · 298
  • Tactical · 284
  • Fantasy · 282
  • Casual · 268
  • Action · 267
  • Funny · 263
  • Adventure · 262
  • Medieval · 261
  • Cartoon · 253
  • Cartoony · 252
  • Action-Adventure · 246
  • Indie · 243

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume14.8k Steam reviewsTop 30% in Strategy
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 7%
Concurrent peak214 playersTop 43% in Strategy by live player count
Engagement hours17 h averageTop 50% for session depth among Strategy

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese

Peer Strategy titles

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 14.8k reviews

14.4k positive · 445 negative

Curator recommendations

13.3k

Peak concurrent players

214

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

17h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

74

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 6, 2014
DeveloperIronhide Game Studio
Base price$5.49 -45%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

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Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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