Kingdom Rush

Kingdom Rush is a tower defense indie video game developed by Ironhide Game Studio and published by Armor Games.

It was initially released as a free Flash browser game on July 28, 2011, and with its success it led to ports being made for the iPad, Android, and a Unity one for Steam.

A sequel, Kingdom Rush Frontiers, was released on June 6, 2013. Another sequel, Kingdom Rush Origins, was launched November 20, 2014, and will get its release on October 2018.

Plot
The evil overlord Vez'nan attempts to conquer the Kingdom of Linirea, and you are trusted by the king, King Denas, to build defenses to stop the enemies' advance and defeat the dark lord.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) A very good strategic game to test even the most intelligent players, where you can never use the same strategy in every level.
 * 2) Kingdom Rush began the amazing Tower Defense series on a rather high note in general.
 * 3) Many tower choices, each with two different final upgrades. the Archers, who often have a good rate of fire and can chip powerful enemies, Barracks, where soldiers come out to attack and block enemies; Mage Towers, who unleash powerful magic damage with a moderate rate of fire; Artillery, who launch artillery shells or lightning depending on your upgrade, doing efficient area damage.
 * 4) Good enemy variety. A good example are the Matriarches, which can spawn Spiderlings, or the Bandits and Brigands, who are better handled with Mage Towers.
 * 5) A well-composed soundtrack.
 * 6) An interesting hero mechanic with a decent arsenal of hero units who can aid you in battle in a similar fashion to a Barracks unit.
 * 7) Charming and cute graphics.
 * 8) The bosses are creative; The first one is a giant golem, next is a giant Yeti, and the final one in the main levels is the overlord Vez'nan himself, not to mention the post-game bosses.
 * 9) After you complete the main storyline and defeat Vez'nan, you unlock the post-game stages, introducing you to more challenging levels with tougher enemies that are sure to test even the smartest Kingdom Rush players.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Some enemies are not fit for their stages, ex. the Rocket Riders who are typically on the shorter stages.
 * 2) Even though you can never use the same strategy in every level, the Tesla X104 can carry you through a number of stages effortlessly.