Nostalgia and a top entry in the series
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Very good game. Arguably the best of the first three Kingdom Rush games.”
Steam review · 16.1 h played ↗
Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Worth buying? What 260 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 260 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Ironhide Game Studio2018Tower Defense · Strategy · Casual
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A charming, polished Kingdom Rush entry with lovely elven art, strong heroes and fun towers, but little new. Skip it if you hate hidden paths, mid-level rule changes or achievement grind.
Great for
Fans of classic tower defense who enjoy charming hand-drawn art, hero variety and replaying levels for stars
Main risk
Levels change rules mid-fight and it feels like more of the same, with grindy achievements
What players love
Fun heroes and varied towers
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“probably the best designed Heroes in the franchise”
Steam review · 24.3 h played ↗
Solid, addictive tower defense gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The gameplay remains simple to pick up, yet consistently rewarding.”
Steam review · 13 h played ↗
Charming art and elven setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Best looking maps out of the original three games.”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
Good difficulty curve and Impossible mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“here difficulty grows much more smoothly”
Steam review · translated · 14.6 h played ↗
Lots of pop-culture references and easter eggs
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“this game is filled with American pop culture references!”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weaker and less innovative than earlier games
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Kingdom Rush Frontiers is way better than Origins IMO. This game seems so hollow and disappointing in comparison.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Too easy or too hard; poor tower and hero balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The higher you go up in difficulty, the less choice you'll have when it comes to tower types, tower placement and hero selection because some simply won't cut it.”
Steam review · 40.9 h played ↗
Grindy achievements and missing quality-of-life
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Not a good game for achievement hunters. The developers deliberately made certain achievements a grind mayhem.”
Steam review · 36.8 h played ↗
Too short and too little content for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Its to short to be so expensive, I beat the game in 22 hours.”
Steam review · 19.2 h played ↗
Hidden paths and mid-level rule changes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game actively punishes you for building towers through hidden paths your enemies take later in the level”
Steam review · 13 h played ↗
Crashes and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“steam version keeps crashing, and there doesn't seem to be active support.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorDual Core CPU
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1.0GB of video RAM.
OSWindows 7
ProcessorDual Core CPU
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
Storage500 MB available space
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