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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense overview

Ironhide Game Studio | Jan 6, 2014 | game

Released

139players observed · 23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC

StrategyTower DefenseSingleplayer2DTacticalSteam Store

  • Latest observed players139 · 23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,950
  • Units sold (VGI)615,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$4,100,000
  • Review score97% positive

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players139 · 23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,950
  • Units sold (VGI)615,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$4,100,000
  • Review score97% positive
  • Total reviews16,424
  • Release dateJan 6, 2014
  • DeveloperIronhide Game Studio
  • PublisherIronhide Game Studio

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Ironhide Game StudioPublisher: Ironhide Game Studio

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Game overview

Overview

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense comes from Ironhide Game Studio and is published by Ironhide Game Studio. It arrived on Steam on Jan 6, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 139 players at 23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,950. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 97% positive across 16,424 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is available in 10 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPortuguese - PortugalRussianSpanish - Latin AmericaTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedDual Core CPU1 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.1500 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedDual Core CPU2 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1.0GB of video RAM.1500 MB available space
macOSMinimumOS X Lion 10.7.5Dual Core CPU1 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.1500 MB available space
macOSRecommendedOS X Lion 10.7.5Dual Core CPU2 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1.0GB of video RAM.1500 MB available space
LinuxMinimumNot listedDual Core CPU1 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.1500 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedNot listedDual Core CPU2 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1.0GB of video RAM.1500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense has sold up to 615,000 units and has 14,604 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,100,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense overview details

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command! Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations! Rain fire upon your enemies, summon reinforcements, command your troops, recruit elven warriors and face legendary monsters on a quest to save the Kingdom from the forces of darkness! Key Features Epic defense battles that will hook you for hours! Command your soldiers and see them engage in hand to hand cartoon battles! Full-screen High definition awesome illustrated cartoon art! 8 specialized tower upgrades to customize your strategy! Mighty Barbarians, Arcane Wizards, Forest Rangers to name a few. 18 tower abilities! Have your Sorcerers summon earth elementals and polymorph your enemies! Over 61 different enemies, from Goblins to Demons each with their own skills! (Beware of the mountain Trolls!) Intense boss fights never seen on a defense game! 13 Legendary Heroes! (All unlocked with no additional cost!) Bring them to battle to face the hordes of evil! The classic 12 stage core campaign: Defend the Kingdom from the forces of Vez'nan! The Winter Storm 2 stage mini-campaign. The Rise of the Bandits 2 stage mini-campaign. The Curse of Castle Blackburn 4 stage campaign. 4 Bonus stages: The Ruins of Acaroth, The Rotten Forest, The Lair of Sarelgaz and The Fungal Forest! Hours of gameplay with over 50 achievements Extra game modes that will challenge yo…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 139 players at 23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,950, and 97% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameKingdom Rush - Tower Defense
Steam App ID246420
Typegame
Release dateJan 6, 2014
DeveloperIronhide Game Studio
PublisherIronhide Game Studio
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players139 · 23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1,950
Positive reviews15,974
Negative reviews450
Total reviews16,424
Positive percent97%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations14,604
Average playtime2,318 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJan 6, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)12 August 2026 - 17:00:51 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Home ImprovementNo description
StarryNo description
ConstructorNo description
First BloodNo description
BloodlustNo description
DaringNo description
What's that?No description
ArmageddonNo description
Super MarioNo description
Is he dead yeti?No description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/246420
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/246420/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/246420
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense?

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense's latest SteamPulse observation records 139 players at 23 September 2026 - 00:48:11 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1,950 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 39 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 254 players; the highest observed daily value is 447 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (23.5%), United Kingdom (7.1%), Poland (5.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.5%), United Kingdom (6.5%), Canada (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.7%), United Kingdom (7%), Canada (5.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (20.8%), China (6.9%), United Kingdom (6.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense?

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense currently sits at 97% positive across 16,424 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 15,974 positive reviews and 450 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense have?

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense currently has about 23.3K tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense?

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 14,604, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

97% positive, 15,974 positive, 450 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

74

Platform releases
  • Steam 6 January 2014
  • Xbox 25 January 2023

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Ironhide's Ultimate StrategyBundle #11048 - 10% off$130.37Kingdom's Starter PackBundle #46793 - 10% off$15.50
Kingdom RushBuy Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense #29392$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM. Storage: 1500 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1.0GB of video RAM. Storage: 1500 MB available space

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