Choose Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Choose Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense if it's currently about 45% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,446 Steam reviews back the pick.
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense vs Eternal Elements
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense and Eternal Elements both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense (2016) is 3 years older than Eternal Elements (2019). Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense is currently ~45% cheaper on Steam than Eternal Elements (5.49 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Eternal Elements
Choose Eternal Elements if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Eternal Elements launched in 2019.
Both Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense and Eternal Elements sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense |  Eternal Elements | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.49 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (2,446 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ironhide Game Studio | NateT_Bird |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense (2016) is 3 years older than Eternal Elements (2019).
- Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense is currently ~45% cheaper on Steam than Eternal Elements (5.49 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Eternal Elements has no Deck rating yet.
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense vs Eternal Elements — FAQ
- Should I play Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense or Eternal Elements first?
- If you want chronology, Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense (2016) came out before Eternal Elements (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense and Eternal Elements similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Eternal Elements doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.