Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 8k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Ironhide Game Studio · Tower Defense · Oct 17, 2018

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
83
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles0 of 11

Should I buy Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 8k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is great from start to finish, with a lot of strategic depth and fun tower combinations.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although as a tower defense game the balance of towers should be prioritized, a diverse hero pool means more after-campaign fun to try.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story and art style are good, the most liked and used character was Veznan — he’s such a powerful and mage and after story campgain he become a main villian!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Kingdom rush’s art style always makes it recognizable as a game from Ironhide.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack fits the fantasy setting perfectly despite becoming a tad repetitive after countless hours.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The interplay between hero abilities and tower placements adds a dynamic layer to combat, ensuring that no two playthroughs feel exactly the same.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay66 reviews
Characters31 reviews
Story30 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Combat8 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
84% still recommend
Monetization
71% still recommend
Crashes
25% still recommend
Accessibility
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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