Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense

Single-player tower defense where a dark wizard seeks the crown

Ironhide Game Studio · Released Oct 15, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 11K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 67 in 30 days
Playing now: 203; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Apr 28, 2025

Free demo available, 4 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense?

A 2D single-player tower defense strategy game set across staged battles in seven fantasy realms. You choose a tower arsenal, build and upgrade defenses against enemy waves, deploy heroes and reinforcements, and fight bosses while leading the dark wizard Vez’nan’s campaign to conquer the kingdom.

For you if...

+you like choosing and combining varied tower loadouts
+you want staged strategy with adjustable difficulty
+you enjoy playing the villain in a cartoon fantasy setting

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer or cooperative play
−you prefer fast stages with a time-speed control
−you dislike choosing a limited tower loadout before battles

What players say

94% of 10,911 reviews are positive · 71% of 67 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the wide tower selection, customizable loadouts, and switch to the villains’ side. Common complaints target uneven tower and hero balance, an easier and slower campaign than earlier games, and no speed control. Recent players also criticize paid add-on pricing and a recurring main-menu advertisement; some report that the ad or alt-tabbing can cause crashes.

Screenshots and trailer

Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 90
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.