Great sequel to the original
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This sequel keeps the core the same, but expands on the tower variety and enemy and map variety.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Worth buying? What 282 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 282 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Ironhide Game Studio2016Tower Defense · Strategy · Casual
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago
The verdict
A polished, charming tower defense sequel with great towers, heroes and variety, but harder than the first game. Skip it if you want a relaxed experience or dislike boss gimmicks.
Great for
Tower defense fans who like tactical challenge, hero progression and replaying levels for three stars
Main risk
Steep difficulty spikes, no fast-forward, and a final boss that destroys your towers
What players love
Fun, varied towers and enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The towers are all really fun with big improvements from the first game, especially the mechs and necromancers which are pretty much unmatched by any other tower in the series in terms of fun value.”
Steam review · 47.4 h played ↗
Permanent hero leveling and many heroes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Personally I like hero leveling system way more here compared to the first game.”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Challenging but rewarding difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the challenge feels fair and rewards skill and planning.”
Steam review · 39.8 h played ↗
Charming art, music and nostalgia
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Very good tower defense game with surprisingly good voice acting and art style.”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Endless mode, shop and extra content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The shop (only in-game currency!) is a great addition.”
Steam review · 35.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Brutal difficulty and spikes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“then suddenly the difficulty goes bananas and the game kicks you right in the noobs with a massive difficulty spike!!”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Final boss destroys towers
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the boss can instant kill your towers which crossed the line.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Gem shop feels pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“They forgot to remove the gems. Without them many levels are nearly impossible.”
Steam review · translated · 11.4 h played ↗
No fast-forward, slow battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“On later maps the lack of a speed up mechanic basically ruins the game.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Only one correct build per level
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“If you don't have the exactly correct build prescribed by the devs for a given level you will not get 3 stars, full stop.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Surprise enemy paths and unfair mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ level has a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up surprise where the enemies start entering from an other route”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
ProcessorDual Core CPU
GraphicsOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
Storage1500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorDual Core CPU
GraphicsOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1.0GB of video RAM.
Storage1500 MB available space
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
ProcessorDual Core CPU
GraphicsOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
Storage1500 MB available space
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