# Games like Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense

> The closest matches to Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense: Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense, Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense, Dungeon Defenders: Awakened, Nordhold, and Bloons TD 6. 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 Vengeance - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/1367550/kingdom-rush-vengeance-tower-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 2,025 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1367550/)
2. [Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/246420/kingdom-rush-tower-defense) — A frequent pick in Kingdom Rush Origins players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,506 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/246420/)
3. [Dungeon Defenders: Awakened](https://imho.run/games/1101190/dungeon-defenders-awakened) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 2,272 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101190/)
4. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
5. [Bloons TD 6](https://imho.run/games/960090/bloons-td-6) — Shares difficulty modes with Kingdom Rush Origins. 224,729 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960090/)
6. [Relic Guardian - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2064610/relic-guardian-tower-defense) — A frequent pick in Kingdom Rush Origins players' libraries, and another RPG. 248 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2064610/)
7. [Thronefall](https://imho.run/games/2239150/thronefall) — A frequent pick in Kingdom Rush Origins players' libraries, and another Action. 10,683 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/)
8. [Age of Defense](https://imho.run/games/603320/age-of-defense) — Also Tower Defense, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 274 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/603320/)
9. [GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath](https://imho.run/games/1106530/gemcraft-frostborn-wrath) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 1,983 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106530/)
10. [Dwarf Tower](https://imho.run/games/335100/dwarf-tower) — Shares spell casting with Kingdom Rush Origins. 122 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/335100/)
11. [Orcs Must Die!](https://imho.run/games/102600/orcs-must-die) — Also Tower Defense, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 3,603 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/)
12. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)
13. [Kingdom Two Crowns](https://imho.run/games/701160/kingdom-two-crowns) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 9,775 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/)
14. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
15. [Ezaron Defense](https://imho.run/games/1097750/ezaron-defense) — Shares spell casting with Kingdom Rush Origins. 76 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097750/)
16. [Isle of Arrows](https://imho.run/games/1946970/isle-of-arrows) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 668 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946970/)
17. [Prime World: Defenders](https://imho.run/games/235360/prime-world-defenders) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 374 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235360/)
18. [Dungeon Warfare 3](https://imho.run/games/3419220/dungeon-warfare-3) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 302 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3419220/)
19. [Hold The Mine](https://imho.run/games/3164960/hold-the-mine) — Shares difficulty modes with Kingdom Rush Origins. 108 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/)
20. [Spirits of the Hellements - TD](https://imho.run/games/1742610/spirits-of-the-hellements-td) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 251 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1742610/)
21. [Revenge of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/93200/revenge-of-the-titans) — Also Tower Defense, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 452 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/93200/)
22. [Stronghold: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2140020/stronghold-definitive-edition) — Also Tower Defense and Medieval, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 3,039 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140020/)
23. [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 Origins. 187 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368850/)
24. [Legends of Eisenwald](https://imho.run/games/246760/legends-of-eisenwald) — Also Medieval and Tactical, like Kingdom Rush Origins. 464 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/246760/)

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## About Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 816340
- **Developer:** Ironhide Game Studio
- **Publisher:** Ironhide Game Studio
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 17, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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