Thronefall

Minimalist tower defense with daytime building and nighttime battles

GrizzlyGames, Mythwright · Published by Mythwright · Released Oct 11, 2024

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 24K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 191 in 30 days
Playing now: 203; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 weeks ago; Aug 27, 2026

What is Thronefall?

Thronefall is a single-player, isometric tower-defense and action-strategy game set in a colorful medieval kingdom. By day, you spend gold on defenses, troops, upgrades, and income-producing buildings; by night, you command units and fight as the king against enemy waves across ten maps.

For you if...

+you like balancing economic growth against nightly defenses
+you want direct combat alongside tower-defense planning
+you prefer replayable levels with escalating challenges

Not for you if...

−you want unrestricted control over building placement
−you dislike repeating levels to test different strategies
−you want to manage battles without moving around

What players say

96% of 23,709 reviews are positive · 91% of 191 in the last 30 days

Players praise the day-night loop, the mix of economic planning and direct combat, and the range of maps, weapons, perks, and difficulty options. Common complaints are that preset construction sites limit base design, while later levels can feel repetitive, grindy, or unevenly balanced; some players also find unit selection clumsy.

Screenshots and trailer

Thronefall system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-9600
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX970
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 34
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

Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Czech, Korean, Ukrainian.