Games like Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
If Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense, Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense and Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny little characters, heroes feel powerful and atmospheric. 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.
Get personalized picks →Kingdom Rush Origins is a fantasy tower defense game from Ironhide Game Studio released in 2018. Players command an elven army across interactive maps, deploying specialized towers with branching upgrade paths to hold back waves of enemies including sea serpents and gnoll tribesmen. The game offers difficulty modes and features hero micromanagement alongside tactical lightning-strike abilities. Reviewers describe the art style as clean and colorful, and players note that the towers feel more unique compared to the series' earlier entries. The strategic depth and whimsical tone are highlighted as key attractions. Priced at $8.24, it runs in a playable state on Steam Deck and spans a medium-length campaign designed for focused, sit-down sessions. It holds a 94% positive rating from 1,648 Steam reviews.
About 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.
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Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
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Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Top pick for Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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!
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Second-strongest match for Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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!
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Third-strongest match for Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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!
Queenchantment
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Ranked #4 for Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
The Lich Queen needs your help to achieve her ultimate goal. Ready your troops and set your traps to hold the incoming kingdom soldiers and their allies in a 2D tower defense game!
Unholy Alliance - Tower Defense
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Ranked #5 for Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Enemies from this world and the dark one fight together in an “Unholy Alliance” to destroy your Extractors. Get ready to face and defeat enemy hordes using a vast arsenal of towers and special powers at your command in a unique tower defense game that will push your tactical skills to the limit!
Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Ranked #6 for Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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.
FTD2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
A Fantasy based Tower Defence Game. Strategically construct different towers to direct monsters for most damage possible. Additional one shot skills might get you out of that sticky spot. Can you get on the global leaderboards ?
Goblin Assault: Tower Defense
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Ranked #8 for Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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!
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FRONTIERS
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Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
FRONTIERS blends the feel of first-person RPG classics like Daggerfall with the relaxing tempo and simplicity of a point-and-click adventure.
Vengeance
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Experience the thrill of classic arena shooters reborn. Vengeance delivers nonstop, skill-driven combat with fast respawns, chaotic maps, and authentic weapon recoil. Forget microtransactions—just pure, old-school shooting fun. Play fast. Play the past!
Kingdom Run VR
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Reviewers of Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Kingdom Run VR is an action-packed fitness game; explore trapped tombs, avoid dangers, collect gems and eliminate enemies!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~88% under Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~64% under Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
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Priced ~55% under Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~76% under Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~82% under Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~64% under Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
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Priced ~52% under Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~64% under Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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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.
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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!
Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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.
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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!
Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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!
Iron Marines
WHY THIS
Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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!
Legends of Kingdom Rush
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
RPG turn-based combat game with deep tactics and bad jokes! Do you have what it takes to save the kingdom?
Iron Marines Invasion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense.
Another title from Ironhide Game Studio, the studio behind Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Rush Origins - 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.
Frequently asked about Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
- Does Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense run on Steam Deck?
- Kingdom Rush Origins - 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 Origins - Tower Defense cost?
- Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense is listed on Steam at 8.24 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense are Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense, Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense, Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense.
- Who developed Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense?
- Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense was developed by Ironhide Game Studio.
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