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Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Developer Ironhide Game Studio
Kingdom Rush: Origins is a 2014 tower defense game developed by Ironhide Game Studio. The third entry in the Kingdom Rush series, it was released for iOS and Android on November 20, 2014, and for Nintendo Switch on September 17, 2020. In the game, players take control of a nation of elves as they attempt to defend themselves from their evil enemies. Monsters can be defeated using four types of defensive towers,… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
158 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
142 positive · 16 negative
95% range 84–94%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,760 of 1,865 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 136 yes, 15 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 151 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (7,831 of 8,194 positive).
Players praise the game's strategic depth and charming fantasy aesthetic. [1][2][3] Some find it lacks innovation and has less content than previous entries. [4][5] A few reviewers criticize the over-reliance on the lightning spell and missing features. [6][7]
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I’m honestly pretty disappointed with Kingdom Rush Origins. In Kingdom Rush Frontiers, the game felt much more enjoyable for casual play because of the item shop. For someone like me who just wants to have fun, it really helped—if I got stuck, I still had options to get through a level without repeating it over and over again. But in Origins, that feature is completely gone. It feels like going back to the first …
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TLDR: The same reliable tower defense formula, now with less content than its predecessor. New maps are fun, but removing endless mode while adding nothing new makes this the weakest entry yet. PROS: ➕Good classic TD gameplay CONS: ➖Lacks any innovation from prior entries ➖Removed endless mode/leaderboards ➖Still lacks stats like tower info/usage/DPS My reviews for the previous Kingdom Rush games can be found here: …
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I write this review after 100%ing the game. Out of all the KR games, this one has my favourite scenery and style. I actually haven't played this one as a kid so no nostalgia here, this was a new experience to me. I love the fantasy world and themes. On difficulty scale, this game falls somewhere in between KR1 and KR2. It was definitely easier than KR2, but required more thinking and retries than KR1. I think I like …
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Simple Yet Rewarding Gameplay A certified classic and a true staple of the tower defense genre. Kingdom Rush Origins, the third installment in the series, builds on its predecessors with noticeably improved visuals and a refined presentation that still keeps the charm the franchise is known for. The gameplay remains simple to pick up, yet consistently rewarding. Each level offers just enough challenge to keep things …
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100% Achievement Review: Based on my experience completing all the (available) achievements. Feel free to follow my [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45897386/]Steam Curator & [url=https://www.youtube.com/@Awijii]Youtube Channel for more 100% reviews, videos & achievement content! Title: Kingdom Rush Origins Summary: Fantasy tower defense game Personal notes: Kingdom Rush Origins is the third installement …
Summarised from 26 of the 151 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 151 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense. The complaint that keeps coming up: lacks innovation from prior entries. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Nintendo Life praised the graphics and the accessibility of gameplay, but said that the pacing of levels was too slow, and hurt the experience. Game Informer liked the graphics, controls, and structure of gameplay, which he found familiar to earlier entries in the Kingdom Rush series. CNET agreed that the gameplay was similar to earlier games in a favorable way, but also liked the new heroes and upgrades. However, both he and TouchArcade were disappointed that many of the heroes could only be unlocked by spending money on microtransactions. Gamezebo praised the levels as the best designed in the entire series, but noted that the gameplay formula was similar to the previous titles, and did…
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Reactions
60 of 158 · most liked first100% Achievement Review: Based on my experience completing all the (available) achievements. Feel free to follow my [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45897386/]Steam Curator & [url=https://www.youtube.com/@Awijii]Youtube Channel for more 100% reviews, videos & achievement content! Title: Kingdom Rush Origins Summary: Fantasy tower defense game Personal notes: Kingdom Rush Origins is the third installement in the series despite being a prequel to the first game. Once again you are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m honestly pretty disappointed with Kingdom Rush Origins. In Kingdom Rush Frontiers, the game felt much more enjoyable for casual play because of the item shop. For someone like me who just wants to have fun, it really helped—if I got stuck, I still had options to get through a level without repeating it over and over again. But in Origins, that feature is completely gone. It feels like going back to the first Kingdom Rush—more difficult, less flexible, and way more time-consuming. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: The same reliable tower defense formula, now with less content than its predecessor. New maps are fun, but removing endless mode while adding nothing new makes this the weakest entry yet. PROS: ➕Good classic TD gameplay CONS: ➖Lacks any innovation from prior entries ➖Removed endless mode/leaderboards ➖Still lacks stats like tower info/usage/DPS My reviews for the previous Kingdom Rush games can be found here:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Of all the tower defense games in the Kingdom Rush series, Origins is easily my least favorite. I found it bland and not fun to play, and in fact, it has the dubious honor of being the only one that I didn't finish. Like the previous games, Origins gives you four towers, each of which branch into two options on its fourth upgrade. However, the towers in the previous games are far more interesting. For example, Frontiers has the Necromancer and Battle Mecha, which were incredibly unique…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I actually like this game, but it has a few big problems Kingdom Rush Origins is no longer about tower defense in the late game, it is almost entirely about spamming your full screen AOE lightning spell, this is not to say that your tower choices and hero control do not matter, but they take a backseat to the lightning spell - to put this into perspective, on any given map your lightning spell will do more than all of your towers + your hero combined, and it's not even close. If you like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve completely finished Kingdom Rush Origins, and I like it! The gameplay is great from start to finish, with a lot of strategic depth and fun tower combinations. 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! Overall, Kingdom Rush Origins is a good experience that I enjoyed. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Beautiful ☐ Great but not perfect ☑…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Look, all three Kingdom Rush games are basically the same game. And that’s fine. That’s not a criticism. If you love tower defence, you buy all three, end of discussion. You will not find better value in the genre. I’ve looked. I’ve wasted money on the alternatives so you don’t have to. The art is charming, the design actually makes sense, which is rare, and there are loads of ways to win each level. And let’s be honest, they’re not hard. Veteran is the only difficulty that puts up a fight, in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I write this review after 100%ing the game. Out of all the KR games, this one has my favourite scenery and style. I actually haven't played this one as a kid so no nostalgia here, this was a new experience to me. I love the fantasy world and themes. On difficulty scale, this game falls somewhere in between KR1 and KR2. It was definitely easier than KR2, but required more thinking and retries than KR1. I think I like this sort of balance. I do have to say that for some reason they added new…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favorite tower defense franchise, this one is just as good as the others, but if i had to give a order 2 > 1 > 3, defintely play the first game and second before this, but it's great even if you don't. game isn't that hard and it's fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Origins is my favorite of the Kingdom Rush games and is still really fun 8 years after it came out. It takes what was really good about the previous two games and continued that same formula, just with an elven aesthetic instead which I think was done very well. The towers and heroes in this game are really fun, though I do think certain towers are just so much better than their counterparts that it makes it kind of pointless to get them in the vast majority of circumstances. Same goes for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple Yet Rewarding Gameplay A certified classic and a true staple of the tower defense genre. Kingdom Rush Origins, the third installment in the series, builds on its predecessors with noticeably improved visuals and a refined presentation that still keeps the charm the franchise is known for. The gameplay remains simple to pick up, yet consistently rewarding. Each level offers just enough challenge to keep things engaging without becoming frustrating. Having completed the main campaign on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Origins is the third game in the series and completes the trilogy alongside the original and Frontiers. Not much really changes compared to the first two: same concept, same goals, just different towers and levels. Speaking of the levels: they are very cute, and the forest and fairy-tale setting create a great atmosphere. Hero levelling carries over from Frontiers and it's well done. The towers are a bit disappointing, but that's a known fact by now I guess. The two new additions are the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing most of the series on IOS without all the of the characters unlocked was ablast. This game objectively rocks. you might need more depth but a cool tower defense with a main character that has upgrades and cool abilities is just what was needed. 1400 games in my steam backlog but it is worth playing this old ios gem with my free time. 8-9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →**Recommended 👍** Kingdom Rush Origins is honestly one of the best tower defense games I’ve played. The gameplay is simple to understand but gets pretty challenging later on, and there’s a lot of strategy involved with tower upgrades, hero abilities, and figuring out the best way to handle each wave. The art style is great, the animations are fun, and the whole game has a lot of charm. There’s also a good amount of content, so you can easily sink a bunch of hours into it. My only complaint…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The last truly good Kingdom rush game. great post game content and some of the best hero's of the series but true damage is so abundant that enemy armor is kinda pointless
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You don't even need artillery to beat the game on the hardest difficulty
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite being the third installment in the series, this game manages to have a charm of its own. The levels are neither too easy, nor too difficult and through it all require you to develop a strategic mind. If you like Tower Defense games, this is for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thats an amazing sequel. graphics are amazing, heroes and towers are pretty good. Maybe a little bit overpriced but nah, its worth your money
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Personal fav Kingdom rush. Great towers, levels and heros.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →well done game, similar to original game Kingdom Rush (you can play it for free on armorgames website) i like progression and some elements that elevate boring tower defense to new level Wait for sale , games is quite short. but still worth to play
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you've played any of the other Kingdom Rush games, you know what you're in for. Game plays well enough, though I think they nerfed artillery a little and infantry are more expensive in favor of giving them a better mix of abilities. Small things, but it may affect your play style. The heroes are decent. I'd go for the shooting ones. The flying enemies in this game can be a massive pain.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nah, I don't like this one. All tower is super weak. Wave clear for this one is really bad. Aoe tower is not realiable at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After the first 2 this is going to blind side you like a train, it certainly feels like there has been a dip in quality when it comes to visuals and it's hard to tell if that's intentional or not. The first game in the series where you should give it 3 or 4 levels before you pass judgement as it is wildly different too the first games. Still good, still the bones of what made the first games good but it will take a while to get into. The maps are more interactive and the new towers and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The third installment in the Kingdom Rush series and what is considered by many to be their favorite game in the genre, Kingdom Rush returns better than ever. The gameplay is similar to the previous games with the difference that the towers are much more specialized and cover their own niches, making the player consider twice before upgrading a level 3 tower to a specialized one. In addition, rain of fire has been replaced with lightning strikes which is arguably even more powerful and you now…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have liked and 100% the achievements on all the others. They were all fun, even when they were frustrating. This installment is just a terrible slog. Just unreasonably difficult and seemingly intentionally designed to just beat the player down over and over no matter what mix of towers or bonuses you take unless you just get luck with the micro. I will eventually torture myself to 100% this I suppose but I wish I had not bought it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love this game and th other this is one of the best game series i have ever played, i remember beating the original game like 11 times on my phone because it was just this good, hope we will get the 6 one someday
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is a soft no. It's a chill game when you ignore all the dumb grinding achievements. For example leveling 3 basic heroes to level 10 is annoying. Catha is useless apart from very specific situations and it takes forever to level her up because she deals hardly any damage. And then the stone throwing tower is useless. Also the encyclopedia could be better and contain more information.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →honestly bad, i have played till now 4 kind of kingdom rush games, the diffrence is massive, and specially how towers is more or less just horrible designing lol.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a vey good game! Reminds me of the old desktop games we used to have, I'm a big fan! Tho it does gets a little bit repetitive when you're getting close to the end, I would say it's totally worth it!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The last game of the original Kingdom Rush trilogy. It really doesn't bring anything new besides stages, different heroes and towers over the previous games, so let's talk towers. Two of the best barracks in the series in one game - Bladesingers deal good damage and can stall indefinitely (on top of all barracks except the Bladesingers having a ranged attack) and the Forest Keepers which are able to deal extremely high amounts of True Damage, a great archer tower in the Arcane Archers that has…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not once did i use the mage tower in this
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best looking maps out of the original three games. Probably most balanced towers as in non were that overpowered. Post campaign maps while fun to play were lacking compared to the original one. Overall thumbs up
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing the game for cca 50 hours, I can't launch the game anymore... no matter what I try. KR Vengeance is running fine but not this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still the same as the previous two games, with more new towers, maps, enemies, and heroes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The origins of me when i rush the kingdom
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hmm the game is good it just that the enemies variety seem undewhelming even in the mini campaign there a lot of reuse enemies from the main campaign it alway like it either twilight elves spider or gnoll( this one dont appear as much as the other two) difficulty wise it fairly balance like brutal feel brutal and it feel fitting for each of diffculty as for impossible it dont feel too much different from brutal if u get all upgrade (which u usually do cause u need to complete the game in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wanted to like it, but you ened the ability to build your own mazes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the king must rush ... why is the past harder then the present
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this game as part of a tower defense Humble Bundle, and this was my favorite out of all the games in the bundle! The artwork is charming, the heroes have a lot of personality, the gameplay is solid, and I especially like that there's a little story to go along with the gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played all of the Kingdom Rush titles at least twice, this one three or more, all to completion. It is one of my favorites, though it is honestly difficult for me to say that any one of the games take the top spot, as I find something to love about every single iteration that Ironhide produces. Origins plays extremely smooth, similar to the first two games, and the aesthetics create such a beautiful visual harmony that blends seamlessly with the music and voice acting - the attention…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good fun that keeps you engage for hours at a time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Impossible mode was a great addition. Barracks are way too op, i guess they were tired of everyone hating on them. 100% completed, absolutely worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great prologue of the series showing us new lands, new towers, and making us think of new strategies.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is probably my 10th time playing through this (have it on mobile too), it's one of the best tower defense games out there. Excellent gameplay pacing, satisfying towers and powers, and good humor poking fun at the genre and pop culture around it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I guess I can write a review for a game I don't own? Nice!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not take this game if you like previous 2 parts. 1) game menu seems was done by using some templates or made by student. Seems it is standart system button ower what was set a skin and in very bad way. 2) Color scheme of game is eye pain. In load screen hard to define where in map you are. Every thing is brighter than usual. Toxic colors. 3) Heroes, units and animation so non relevant to previous part. Left the game after first 2 maps. Very disapointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great in lore and gameplay as all the titles in the series. Boo for the boring grinding achievements of 1000 nuts, 100000 curse damage, 100 pests, 100 berserker kills.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the gameplay and graphics. I would recommend this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Welp. I won’t say I enjoyed this one. Some towers are just the standard answer for all stages. ( the blue upgrade of archer tower and the red upgrade of the inventry tower) which stands for high dps, a bit of aoe which replaced the rock thrower. And the red upgrade just hold everything back. An unbeatable defensive line. Basically you could use these two towers till completion. Of course I could use other towers, but that’s just simply torture. The prices are sky high for the wizards and rock…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've seen this somewhere before For those who haven't played the original or Frontiers A good TD for a couple of evenings that'll keep you entertained with a variety of tower combinations, good balance and moderate difficulty. There's also a bunch of heroes with different abilities, so you'll definitely find a favourite or pick them to suit a particular level. And the best cherry on top is the sheer number of references and easter eggs in the game. For those who have beaten the previous games…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics [ ] My toaster could render this better. [ ] My eyes hurt a bit, but it's okay. [ ] It has its own charm. [ ] Beautiful. Masterpiece. [ ] Reality itself looks worse than this. Gameplay [ ] Try playing with a steering wheel, it might be easier. [ ] Clunky, but you get used to it. [ ] It just works. [ ] Smooth like butter. I forgot to eat because I couldn't put the controller down. Audio / Soundtrack [ ] My ears are actively bleeding. [ ] Better play with your own Spotify playlist…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →u can play this on mobile and have the same experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Legend , where would I even start. A game where all the pieces in the puzzle in the original Kingdom Rush comes together. Such a marvel that I loved all the connections of the lore between the series. Story wise it definitely was very unique, it connected stories that were missing from the original KR. Being able to see characters we loved in the series such as Alleria, Beresad, Ashbite, and a lot more! One thing that definitely caught my heart here is Prince Denas and our Dark Wizard…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To honor and glory! :D OG Kingdom Rush fan from like 2016.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Always enjoy more Kingdom Rush. This one was very easy compared to the others.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite games. Very fun and challenging.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my childhood personified, amazing game as always
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Modding it is interesting
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lots of spiders
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is pure gold. A wonderful story of what becomes the origin of the king of evil and his dark army. One thing that i want to see is the shop and gems feature that is on the mobile version as-well as the endless stages. These features should not be missing! Porfavor!
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