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2014 PCXboxNintendo Switch 12.49 € 👍 96 % Overwhelmingly positive, 7,084 reviews on Steam

A charming tower defense game set in an elven fantasy world: you place and upgrade towers, deploy heroes and spells, and hold off waves of enemies. The cartoon style and tight levels with extra challenge modes make it highly engaging.

What defines Kingdom Rush Origins:

  • Fantasy setting
  • Tactical depth
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for Kingdom Rush Origins are Kingdom Rush Frontiers, Kingdom Rush Vengeance and Orcs Must Die!. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Kingdom Rush Origins special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Kingdom Rush Frontiers

97 %

2013 PCXboxNintendo Switch 9.99 € 👍 97 % Overwhelmingly positive, 9,408 reviews on Steam

  • Fantasy setting
  • Tactical depth
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

A charming tower defense game where you place and upgrade towers and deploy heroes to stop waves of exotic enemies. New tower types, heroes and playful levels keep the tactical choices fresh.

Kingdom Rush Vengeance

Fantasy setting

A Kingdom Rush tower defense game where you play the dark wizard Vez'nan, using villainous towers and heroes to hold the line against former allies. Charming cartoon art, lots of humor and tricky levels with plenty of strategic options.

Orcs Must Die!

Linear, curated structure

Third-person tower defense where you lay traps in fortress corridors and join the fight with crossbow and spells as orc hordes get flung, sliced and burned in slapstick chain reactions. A cocky war mage hero keeps the tone gleefully comedic.

PixelJunk Monsters

Tactical depth

A charming tower defense classic where you play Tikiman, placing towers, collecting gems and protecting the Tiki babies from monster hordes. Its colorful paper-cut look and mellow soundtrack make it stand out.

Minion Masters

Tactical depth

A fast real-time card strategy game where you pick a Master, build a deck of minions and spells, and fight short matches against other players or in co-op. Easy to learn, tactically deep to master.

Orcs Must Die! 3

Lavish presentation

Tower defense meets third-person action: you place traps, cast spells and hack through huge orc hordes yourself, solo or in co-op. New war machines and massive War Scenarios deliver chaotic, humorous fun.

Thronefall

Tactical depth

A minimalist kingdom builder and defense game: you expand your small realm by day and fight off waves of enemies as a hero by night. Its clean low-poly look and simple rules make it approachable yet tactically tricky.

Plants vs. Zombies

Linear, curated structure

A charming tower defense game where quirky plants guard your lawn against goofy zombie hordes. A steady stream of new plants, enemy types and mini-games keeps its simple but clever strategy fresh for hours.

CastleStorm

Linear, curated structure

CastleStorm blends 2D physics destruction with tower defense as you fire siege weapons, deploy troops and cast spells in a war between Knights and Vikings. It also offers a castle editor, a humorous campaign, and co-op and online modes.

Grindstone

Tactical depth

Grindstone is a colorful puzzle-combat game where you slice through chains of same-colored monsters while planning routes and moves carefully. Its quirky humor and mix of combo planning and mountain-climbing progression make it stand out.

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