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Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense cover art

Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense

Ironhide Game Studio · 2016-07-25

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

Strategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 25, 2016 (Linux), Jun 06, 2013 (iOS), Sep 26, 2013 (Android), Mar 29, 2023 (Xbox One), Feb 26, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 25, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!

Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense is a Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $3.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 10824 reviews).

1,926
playing now
97%
positive of 11k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (48 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (1.6k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

1,926 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,926 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 745 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~93/week).
  • · Review velocity up 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 14,082 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 278k–668k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,134 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2018-09-14) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 35 of 84 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20220220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.3k1312026-09-15 12:00 — 373 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 131 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 203 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 336 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 199 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 188 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 244 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 206 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 372 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 1,381 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 974 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 374 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 1,982 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 2,495 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 438 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 2,328 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 2,892 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 373 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 1,830 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 2,797 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 387 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 1,221 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 1,926 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
41454Jul 2016Aug 2026Jul 2016 — avg 154 · peak 861Nov 2016 — avg 114 · peak 261Mar 2017 — avg 75 · peak 185Jul 2017 — avg 145 · peak 324Nov 2017 — avg 100 · peak 234Mar 2018 — avg 86 · peak 161Jul 2018 — avg 126 · peak 258Nov 2018 — avg 142 · peak 352Mar 2019 — avg 75 · peak 140Jul 2019 — avg 71 · peak 141Nov 2019 — avg 70 · peak 172Mar 2020 — avg 129 · peak 316Jul 2020 — avg 108 · peak 205Nov 2020 — avg 136 · peak 312Mar 2021 — avg 135 · peak 345Jul 2021 — avg 190 · peak 391Nov 2021 — avg 169 · peak 404Mar 2022 — avg 140 · peak 257Jul 2022 — avg 172 · peak 307Nov 2022 — avg 168 · peak 392Mar 2023 — avg 148 · peak 297Jul 2023 — avg 176 · peak 319Nov 2023 — avg 204 · peak 415Mar 2024 — avg 190 · peak 406Jul 2024 — avg 274 · peak 922Nov 2024 — avg 176 · peak 433Mar 2025 — avg 177 · peak 384Jul 2025 — avg 198 · peak 382Nov 2025 — avg 175 · peak 373Mar 2026 — avg 328 · peak 856Jul 2026 — avg 289 · peak 628Aug 2026 — avg 359 · peak 854
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
33332026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 9 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-26: 10 new positive2026-09-27: 17 new positive2026-09-28: 12 new positive2026-09-29: 11 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 12 new positive2026-10-01: 33 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 12 new positive2026-10-03: 10 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 16 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 13 new positive2026-10-06: 23 new positive2026-10-06: 4 new negative2026-10-07: 19 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 13 new positive2026-10-09: 11 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 14 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 18 new positive2026-10-13: 12 new positive2026-10-14: 12 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$2.492016-07-252026-10-142016-07-25 — best price $9.992017-03-17 — best price $7.492017-11-01 — best price $9.992018-05-22 — best price $3.992019-02-04 — best price $4.992020-01-23 — best price $5.492020-05-31 — best price $9.992020-07-11 — best price $8.892020-08-10 — best price $8.892020-09-10 — best price $8.892020-10-12 — best price $9.992020-11-10 — best price $8.892020-12-10 — best price $8.892021-01-09 — best price $8.892021-02-08 — best price $8.892021-03-25 — best price $8.892021-04-23 — best price $8.892021-06-05 — best price $8.892021-10-05 — best price $8.892022-01-07 — best price $8.892022-05-23 — best price $9.992022-09-07 — best price $8.992023-01-30 — best price $9.992023-06-11 — best price $6.492023-09-06 — best price $8.992023-11-21 — best price $3.992024-01-20 — best price $7.342024-03-04 — best price $7.342024-05-03 — best price $8.992024-06-08 — best price $7.342024-08-27 — best price $9.992024-12-12 — best price $6.492025-04-03 — best price $9.992025-08-15 — best price $9.992025-11-05 — best price $9.992026-05-28 — best price $7.412026-09-06 — best price $6.492026-09-26 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

702026-09-30 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.8%
earned "First Blood"
65.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DFunnyIndieMagicCasualCartoonFantasyBuildingStrategyAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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