# Games like Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense

> The closest matches to Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense: Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense, Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense, Orcs Must Die!, Age of Defense: Prehistory, and Prime World: Defenders. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/458710/kingdom-rush-frontiers-tower-defense) — Shares hero system and level design with Kingdom Rush. 2,446 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/458710/)
2. [Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/816340/kingdom-rush-origins-tower-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush. 1,648 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/816340/)
3. [Orcs Must Die!](https://imho.run/games/102600/orcs-must-die) — Also Tower Defense, like Kingdom Rush. 3,603 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/)
4. [Age of Defense: Prehistory](https://imho.run/games/3042480/age-of-defense-prehistory) — Shares tower upgrading with Kingdom Rush. 73 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3042480/)
5. [Prime World: Defenders](https://imho.run/games/235360/prime-world-defenders) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Kingdom Rush. 374 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235360/)
6. [Relic Guardian - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2064610/relic-guardian-tower-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Cartoon, like Kingdom Rush. 248 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2064610/)
7. [Dungeon Defenders](https://imho.run/games/65800/dungeon-defenders) — A frequent pick in Kingdom Rush players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,635 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65800/)
8. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — A frequent pick in Kingdom Rush players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
9. [Countless Army](https://imho.run/games/2413640/countless-army) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush. 65 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2413640/)
10. [CastleStorm](https://imho.run/games/241410/castlestorm) — A frequent pick in Kingdom Rush players' libraries, and another Action. 706 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241410/)
11. [Mushroom Wars 2](https://imho.run/games/457730/mushroom-wars-2) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Kingdom Rush. 252 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457730/)
12. [Castle Doombad Classic](https://imho.run/games/2888470/castle-doombad-classic) — Also Tower Defense and Cartoon, like Kingdom Rush. 61 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2888470/)
13. [Thronefall](https://imho.run/games/2239150/thronefall) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush. 10,683 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/)
14. [Defend Your Life: TD](https://imho.run/games/357780/defend-your-life-td) — Also Tower Defense and Cartoon, like Kingdom Rush. 241 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357780/)
15. [Stronghold: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2140020/stronghold-definitive-edition) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush. 3,039 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140020/)
16. [Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/1368850/cursed-treasure-2-ultimate-edition-tower-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush. 187 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368850/)
17. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
18. [Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition](https://imho.run/games/3590/plants-vs-zombies-goty-edition) — Also Tower Defense, like Kingdom Rush. 41,655 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590/)
19. [Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin](https://imho.run/games/252190/defender-s-quest-2-mists-of-ruin) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Kingdom Rush. 199 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252190/)
20. [Royal Defense](https://imho.run/games/291170/royal-defense) — Shares tower upgrading with Kingdom Rush. 84 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291170/)
21. [King's Bounty: The Legend](https://imho.run/games/25900/king-s-bounty-the-legend) — Also Tactical, like Kingdom Rush. 951 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25900/)
22. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Kingdom Rush. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)
23. [Rock of Ages](https://imho.run/games/22230/rock-of-ages) — Also Tower Defense, like Kingdom Rush. 1,789 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22230/)
24. [Revenge of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/93200/revenge-of-the-titans) — Also Tower Defense, like Kingdom Rush. 452 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/93200/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense

Kingdom Rush is a tower defense strategy game released in 2014 by Ironhide Game Studio, priced at $9.99. Players defend their kingdom against waves of orcs, trolls, and evil wizards across varied landscapes. The game features a hero system, diverse tower types with specialization and upgrade paths, and challenging wave-based combat. Reviewers highlight the strategic depth of tower placement, and players describe the experience as both epic and whimsical, with witty voice lines adding humor. The colorful art style and addictive gameplay loop keep players engaged through its medium-length campaign. The game runs in a playable state on Steam Deck and holds a 96% positive rating from over 4500 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 246420
- **Developer:** Ironhide Game Studio
- **Publisher:** Ironhide Game Studio
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 6, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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