Kingdom Rush Frontiers

Games Similar to Kingdom Rush Frontiers (328)

1. 1. Kingdom Rush Origins

   

   1. Kingdom Rush Origins

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   Ironhide Game Studio

   Genre: タワーディフェンス

   Kingdom Rush Origins runs as a prequel with an elven army, adding new unit types that change the defensive composition options. The tower tree is redesigned from the ground up rather than extended from earlier entries. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Puzzle — the third entry in the series that maintained the design consistency across all three campaigns.

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2. 2. Kingdom Rush Vengeance

   

   2. Kingdom Rush Vengeance

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   Ironhide Game Studio

   Genre: タワーディフェンス

   Kingdom Rush Vengeance inverts the series' premise by casting the player as the villain, defending against the hero units that populated earlier games. The tower types and hero roster match the villain faction's mechanics. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Puzzle — the role reversal that recontextualizes earlier entries as additional information.

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3. 3. Kingdom Rush

   

   3. Kingdom Rush

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   Ironhide Game Studio

   Genre: タワーディフェンス

   Kingdom Rush places towers along a fixed enemy path and scales its difficulty through tower upgrade combinations and hero ability timing. The balance between defensive placement and active intervention sets the genre benchmark. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Puzzle — the tower defense that defined the genre's upper limit for mobile.

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4. 4. Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD

   

   4. Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD

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   Ironhide Game Studio

   Genre: タワーディフェンス

   Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD introduces dual-faction management, asking players to coordinate human and orc unit types with different upgrade trees simultaneously. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Co-op — the series entry with the highest mechanical complexity, designed for players who have completed the earlier campaigns.

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5. 5. Elemental Dungeon

   5. Elemental Dungeon

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   Combird

   Genre: タワーディフェンスRPG

   Elemental Dungeon combines tower defense placement with elemental attribute matching, using interactions between element types as the core puzzle layer. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Puzzle — a tower defense where spatial arrangement creates elemental chain reactions.

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6. 6. Bloons TD 6

   6. Bloons TD 6

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   Ninja Kiwi

   Genre: タワーディフェンス

   Bloons TD 6 runs its tower defense loop through a monkey-versus-balloon framework with enough hero and upgrade combinations to generate genuine strategic variation. Seasonal updates have added content continuously since 2018. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Puzzle — the combination that places it at the top of the tower defense genre.

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7. 7. PixelJunk Monsters 2

   7. PixelJunk Monsters 2

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   Q-Games

   Genre: タワーディフェンス

   PixelJunk Monsters 2 moves the original tower defense into 3D with four-player online co-op. Tikiman runs the map directly rather than placing towers from a menu. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Co-op.

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8. 8. Rogue Tower

   8. Rogue Tower

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   DieByTheSword

   Genre: ローグライク×タワーディフェンス

   Rogue Tower expands enemy paths rather than defending fixed ones, building the route as the game progresses. Card draws determine which towers are available each wave. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Roguelike — the tower defense subgenre's most original structural variation.

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9. 9. Into the Breach

   

   9. Into the Breach

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   Subset Games

   Genre: Strategy

   Into the Breach sends small squads of mechs against Vek insects across grid-based maps where every enemy attack is telegraphed in advance. The puzzle is finding the move that neutralizes the most threats simultaneously. GPA scores it maximum on Strategy and Puzzle — the highest combined score for those two axes in the database.

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10. 10. Slay the Spire

    

    10. Slay the Spire

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    MegaCrit

    Genre: Roguelike Deck-Builder

    Slay the Spire defined the roguelike deckbuilder by making card synergies the primary puzzle. Four characters each work with a distinct card pool and mechanic. GPA scores it at the top for Strategy and Turn-Based among roguelikes — a combination that separates it from action-forward entries in the genre.

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11. 11. Cocoon

    

    11. Cocoon

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    Geometric Interactive

    Genre: パズルアドベンチャー

    COCOON gives players nested worlds that can be carried as orbs and inserted into each other. The puzzle design scales in complexity without a single line of text. GPA scores it at the top for Puzzle — the highest in the database for the puzzle-only category — with Existential Themes above average for a wordless game.

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12. 12. Mindustry

    12. Mindustry

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    Anuken

    Genre: タワーディフェンス×自動化

    Mindustry connects tower defense survival to factory automation, requiring players to build supply chains that deliver ammunition to turrets. GPA scores it at the top for Strategy and Craft — the game where the factory and the defense are the same system.

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13. 13. Balatro

    

    13. Balatro

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    LocalThunk

    Genre: Roguelike Deck-Builder

    Balatro builds a poker-based roguelite around Joker combinations that generate exponentially scaling score multipliers. The 'Overlooked Ranking' scoring rewards bold positioning over passive survival. GPA scores it at the top for Puzzle and Roguelike — the combination that explains why it crossed from card game enthusiasts to players who had never touched a deck-builder.

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14. 14. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    14. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

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    コナミ

    Genre: デジタルカードゲーム

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel digitizes the OCG ruleset with over 10,000 cards and a ranked ladder. The tutorial covers fundamental mechanics for new players. GPA scores it at the top for Strategy and Turn-Based among card games — the combination that describes a game where the decision space per turn is among the highest in its category.

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15. 15. Plague Inc.

    

    15. Plague Inc.

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    Ndemic Creations

    Genre: 戦略シミュレーション

    Plague Inc. gives players a pathogen to evolve and a world population to infect. The transmission, symptom, and ability tree decisions run against a Cure research counter that responds to the pathogen's visibility. GPA scores it at the top for Strategy — the highest in the simulation category — reflecting a game where every evolutionary choice creates downstream consequences.

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16. 16. Arknights

    16. Arknights

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    Hypergryph

    Genre: タワーディフェンスRPG

    Arknights runs its tower defense and tactical combat through a post-apocalyptic world where infected populations are segregated by law. The operator roster and faction writing carry more depth than most mobile strategy games. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Dark World — the combination that identifies a game where the setting's politics are as developed as the mechanics.

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17. 17. Pikmin 4

    

    17. Pikmin 4

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    任天堂

    Genre: Action Strategy

    Pikmin 4 restructures the series with Oatchi as a permanent rideable companion who changes traversal options, alongside a night mode that shifts the loop toward tower defense survival. GPA scores it high on Strategy and Puzzle — the series entry most accessible to players new to the Pikmin format.

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18. 18. PROPHUNT

    18. PROPHUNT

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    Venalith Game Studios

    Genre: プロップハント対戦

    PROPHUNT runs its object transformation hide-and-seek with up to 16 players, adding melee combat for the hidden team. GPA scores it high on Co-op.

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19. 19. Ctrl Alt Ego

    19. Ctrl Alt Ego

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    MindThump

    Genre: パズルアドベンチャー

    Ctrl Alt Ego transfers player consciousness between gadgets and AI systems in an abandoned corporate facility. The possession mechanic and hacking system address the question of where the self resides. GPA scores it high on Existential Themes and Puzzle — the mechanics and the subject matter run on the same logic.

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20. 20. Sid Meier's Civilization VI

    

    20. Sid Meier's Civilization VI

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    Firaxis Games

    Genre: ターン制ストラテジー

    Civilization VI runs the series' 4X loop through district placement and research tree decisions across eras. The 'One More Turn' design pattern is built into the structure. GPA scores it at the top for Strategy and Turn-Based — a combination shared with very few titles that also carry a Beginner score above 60.

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