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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

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!

274
playing now
97%
positive of 11k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (48 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

274 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 274 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 7% of 5,944 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 266k–639k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,650 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.49-35%
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 30 of 47 observed days · $4.00 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

7971402026-08-06 22:00 — 166 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 205 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 349 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 152 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 248 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 366 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 156 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 262 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 378 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 159 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 236 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 362 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 140 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 217 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 353 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 258 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 487 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 797 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 343 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 464 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 773 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 328 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 422 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 604 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 306 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 246 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 403 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 306 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 241 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 274 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.492016-07-252026-08-302016-07-25 — 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 $7.412026-08-30 — best price $6.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

102026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 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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