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Games like Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense

If Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense, Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense and Eternal Elements — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its achievements are fun, level design is creative and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Kingdom Rush Frontiers is a fantasy strategy game from Ironhide Game Studio that released in 2016. Players place and upgrade towers along choke-points to defend against waves of fantastical enemies, with a hero system providing additional strategic options throughout its lengthy campaign. The game features an achievement system and creative level design that keeps the core tower defense loop feeling fresh. Players describe the experience as both challenging and epic, with reviewers highlighting that the hero system is well fleshed out, the achievement goals are satisfying to chase, and towers are well balanced against enemy variety. The game runs in a playable state on Steam Deck and holds a 95 percent positive rating from over 2,400 Steam reviews, priced at $5.49.

About Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense: Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!

2016Strategy5.49 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Ironhide Game Studio
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense — Steam game cover
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Achievements are funHero system is fleshed outLevel design is creativeChallengingEpicAchievement system

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Steam players who put hours into Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Top pick for Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - 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.

    2018StrategyIndie8.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Second-strongest match for Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!

    2020Strategy7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Eternal Elements

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Melt sand, shatter glass, and rust iron in this epic elemental tower defense game. Combine elemental effects to beat powerful materials. Use cunning strategy and wit to take on impossible challenges. Unlock new abilities and power as you embark on this difficult journey.

    2019StrategyIndieEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Ranked #4 for Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.

    2024StrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Age of Defense: Prehistory

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Ranked #5 for Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    The most addicting tower defense game, packed with monsters and tough defenders, all of which fit perfectly into the cartoonish environment. Prehistory is a prologue for the main story Age of Defense.

    2024StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Gunhouse

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Load your guns! Rain death from above! Protect your valuable orphans! Defeat giant, improbable bosses! Gunhouse is part puzzle, part active tower defense, as you make big combos to launch a hail of bullets and special attacks at the enemies who want to consume your delicious orphan friends!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares hero system, level design and an epic mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Ranked #7 for Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - 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 specializations!

    2014Strategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Goblin Assault: Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Goblin Assault is an epic tower defense adventure where you stand against relentless hordes of goblins, monsters, and powerful bosses. Forge your strategy and prepare for a legendary fight!

    2025StrategyIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗

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  1. DG2: Defense Grid 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.

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    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

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    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play.

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    2021IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. THE GAME

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play.

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    2022IndieRPGCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
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    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Kingdom Run VR is an action-packed fitness game; explore trapped tombs, avoid dangers, collect gems and eliminate enemies!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. GemCraft - Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Experience the original three GemCraft games in one collection. GemCraft 1, GemCraft 0, and GemCraft Labyrinth! Forge and combine magical gems, build deadly defenses, and survive relentless waves in one of the most beloved Flash-era tower defense series!

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. Anomaly

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Anomaly is a horror game inspired by Scanner Somber, the Garry's Mod game mode LiDAR, LiDAR.EXE, and The Backrooms. Try to escape from the level that you are in by finding keys and the exit, while not being killed by the Anomaly!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense at current Steam store prices.

  1. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hexcells

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hexcells Plus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lords of the Realm II

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.

    2015StrategyRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

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More from Ironhide Game Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Ironhide Game Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares hero system, level design and an epic mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - 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 specializations!

    2014Strategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.

    2024StrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!

    2020Strategy7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - 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.

    2018StrategyIndie8.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Iron Marines

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Legends of Kingdom Rush

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    RPG turn-based combat game with deep tactics and bad jokes! Do you have what it takes to save the kingdom?

    2022StrategyIndieRPG5.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Marines Invasion

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.

    Prepare to take off, soldier! The galaxy needs your strategy! Prove your RTS expertise, explore an entire galaxy and defend it from a threatening invasion.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense

Does Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense run on Steam Deck?
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cost?
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense is listed on Steam at 5.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense are Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense, Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense, Eternal Elements.
Who developed Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense?
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense was developed by Ironhide Game Studio.

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