Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
A beloved, charming classic tower defense with great art, heroes and replayability for a tiny price. Skip it if you dislike trial-and-error difficulty spikes in the post-campaign levels.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and tower defense lovers who enjoy challenge, achievement hunting and cheap sales
Main risk
Post-campaign and Iron/Heroic levels spike to trial-and-error difficulty with no fast-forward
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I remember when I first played Kingdom Rush it was a flash game that I played through Armor Games and it was instantly one of my favorite flash games ever”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The art style is cute, the music is enjoyable, and the story is simple but does its job.”
Steam review · 68.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“dangerously addictive once you start “just one more level.” The gameplay is simple on the surface, deep underneath, and endlessly satisfying.”
Steam review · 121 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Just the right amount of difficulty. Not so complex that it’s overwhelming but complex enough that you’ll need to try new strategies frequently throughout the whole game.”
Steam review · 23 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The Steam edition coming with all heroes unlocked is a huge plus — no nonsense, just pure gameplay.”
Steam review · 121 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The amount of content for the price is amazing.”
Steam review · 34.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“All of the new levels and the Iron replays of the campaign levels are *WAY* harder (even on casual).”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“after a while it becomes a guessing game about the particular order of towers the devs designed each of the levels for”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“quite literally 99% of the time the Tesla tower beats out every other tower on every level it's available”
Steam review · 25.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“No speed up button. Such an obvious, simple, and relatively easy thing to implement that would make a HUGE difference”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“you don't have freedom to place towers where you please and can only put them in predetermined spots”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“much of gameplay is simply triple-clicking the left mouse button all over the screen again, and again, and again to keep your towers working.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
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