Kingdom Rush — the Best Game for Tower Defense Fans: Level Walkthroughs
The other day I came across a game that’s simply excellent — the best I’ve seen on Flash. It’s called Kingdom Rush, published by Armor Games.
The goal is classic for a tower defense game: place towers that destroy the advancing enemies. Towers can be upgraded and their special abilities developed. Placing the right towers in the right order and using abilities at the right time is what stops the enemy getting through.
My impressions
There’s no point describing the game at length — you definitely have to see it and play it. But be careful: it’s really addictive! I spent two whole weekend days barely looking up, and even paid $0.99 for a premium account via PayPal — buying the developers lunch :-) and unlocking two locked levels.
With a premium account you start each level with 30% more gold and get more stars for upgrades. There are benefits, but the game is fun without paying too — it’s up to you.
How I beat the levels
My run of level 11 — Forsaken Valley (that’s how I did it, but there are other ways):
How I beat level 12 — The Dark Tower:
The premium level Ruins of Acaroth (with a big boar :-) ):
And this is the game map — I completed every level on every difficulty and collected all the stars:
Premium levels
Readers ask why the locked levels won’t open. That’s premium content: the game has a Premium Content button, with payment via PayPal. The game is also updated regularly with new levels.
You can register on the official site and save your progress regardless of your browser or operating system.
Update: where to play now
The Flash version won’t run anymore: Adobe ended Flash Player support at the end of 2020. But Kingdom Rush lives on — its developer, Ironhide Game Studio, released it for phones (iOS and Android) and PC, followed by sequels: Kingdom Rush Frontiers, Origins, Vengeance and Alliance.