Choose Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Choose Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.2% positive across 1,648 reviews.
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense vs Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense and Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense 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 Origins - Tower Defense (2018) is 2 years older than Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense (2020). Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense scores higher on Steam reviews (94.2% positive) than Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense (91% positive). 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 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
Choose Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,025 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense and Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense 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 Origins - Tower Defense |  Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 8.24 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.2% positive (1,648 reviews) | 91% positive (2,025 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ironhide Game Studio | Ironhide Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense (2018) is 2 years older than Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense (2020).
- Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense scores higher on Steam reviews (94.2% positive) than Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense (91% positive).
- Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense is currently ~3% cheaper on Steam than Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense (7.99 USD vs. 8.24 USD).
- Steam Deck: Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense is Deck Playable, Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense is Deck Verified.
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense vs Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense — FAQ
- Which is better, Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense or Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense?
- On Steam reviews Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense scores higher (94.2% positive) than Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense (91% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense or Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense first?
- If you want chronology, Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense (2018) came out before Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense (2020). 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 Origins - Tower Defense and Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense 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.