12 Games Like Kingdom Rush for Android & iOS

By PixelPicked

Kingdom Rush is the benchmark for mobile tower defense: place towers, upgrade them and hold the line against waves. These games share its lane defense and tactical planning.

We picked these from PixelPicked's catalog of mobile games, where every game is reviewed by a person before it's listed. Each pick shares core genres or mechanics with Kingdom Rush, and the order favours the closest matches that players are enjoying right now. Several can be played free in your browser before you install.

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1. Chess siege

Android

Deploy chess heroes to protect your castle in a tactical fantasy TD!

Defend your castle with chess pieces in a fast strategy defense game. ChessSiege is a fantasy strategy defense game where chess-inspired heroes battle waves of enemies across dangerous kingdoms. Place pawns, rooks, bishops, knights, queens, and kings to hold the battlefield. Each piece has its own role, range, and timing, so every level is about choosing the right defense before the enemy breaks through. Fight through handcrafted stages, collect coins, unlock upgrades, and build stronger strategies as new enemy types appear. Use powerful abilities, earn rewards, and adapt your loadout for each battle.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, tower defense, singleplayer.

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2. Maze or Arena

Android

Maze or Arena is a fast tactical battles for mobile, ready for combat with strategy, collect unique heroes and master over 50 skills in snigle screen

maze or arena brings tight, single-screen tactical battles directly to your mobile device. Designed specifically for on-the-go play, players strategically assign heroes and synergies before diving into automated, high-stakes arena combat. Key Features: Tactical Auto-Combat: Deep strategic planning combined with fast-paced automated battles. Roster of Heroes: 10 distinct playable heroes, each bringing unique playstyles to the battlefield. Extensive Skill Library: Over 50 active and passive skills to customize your build. Optimized Mobile Experience: Precise touch control with custom virtual joystick options and responsive UI designed for all Android display ratios. Classic Pixel Art Aesthetics: Clean, vibrant pixel art graphics optimized for clear action read-through on mobile screens.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares tactical, strategy, singleplayer, offline.

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3. Mystery Box: Hidden Secrets

Android · iOS

Uncover the secrets behind the world's most renowned inventions by deciphering enigmas!

To unlock the boxes, you must interact with objects, handles, buttons, and wheels on each side. Additionally, puzzle pieces can be found on the sides of the boxes. • IMMERSIVE GRAPHICS Experience the sensation of handling a real box in a dimly lit room. • EXPLORE INVENTIONS After opening all 8 boxes in a level pack, you'll have the opportunity to assemble a puzzle and delve into a concise history of the discovered invention. • MIND-BENDING PUZZLES Challenge yourself to think beyond conventional limits and conquer each riddle. It's not always an easy task!

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, singleplayer, offline.

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4. Mystery Box 4: The Journey

Android · iOS

Embark on the challenge of discovering enigmatic locations and unraveling peculiar riddles!

Embark on the challenge of discovering enigmatic locations and unraveling peculiar riddles, ensuring that the hours spent in this puzzle adventure will not be easily forgotten! The excitement and enjoyment continue beyond unlocking all 10 boxes and escaping the trapped location. You can also engage in an additional mini-game called The Jackbox, reminiscent of the classic hangman game. In this game, you must guess a variety of words to acquire AI-generated wallpaper for your device, further enhancing your experience and satisfaction! ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE Embark on a journey through a series of intricately complex boxes brimming with alluring enigmas and brain-teasing challenges.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, singleplayer, offline.

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5. Mystery Box 2: Evolution

Android · iOS

Explore a mysterious world of enigmatic boxes and lost artifacts

Rotate wheels, manipulate handles, press buttons, and employ clever tactics to unlock all the boxes. Hidden puzzle pieces can also be discovered on the sides of the boxes. • GHOST BOX Uncover all Artifacts in the game to access an extra thrilling level, the Ghost Box! • IMMERSIVE GRAPHICS Feel as though you're handling authentic boxes in diverse rooms. • DISCOVER ARTIFACTS Upon opening all 8 boxes within a selected pack, uncover hidden puzzle pieces to form a shape and uncover a brief history of the revealed artifact. • ENGAGING PUZZLES Redefine traditional problem-solving to conquer all challenges, as it's not always a straightforward task.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, singleplayer, offline.

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6. Bivouac

iOS

Don't just touch grass... Conquer it!

Bivouac is a real-time, real-world, AR territory game in which you place forts, outposts, and artillery units connected by supply lines to build, defend, and conquer territory. Strategy is key in order to get the most out of your tactical tools, but speed is important, too. You have to move to win. The basic game includes options to play a two-minute, one-fort game against the training bot, or a five-minute, two-fort game against a human opponent. The paid upgrade enables several additional game modes, as well as new tactical cards to change up how the game plays out. However, it's not pay-to-win!

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, tower defense.

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7. Aced

Android

Poker visualized

Poker has always had this alure cause money involved. Now u can work your way up into understanding the game with visual aids for free. So by the time u aced aced poker in your bones. Create a community rank up and if you have that I know this moment from another (kind of) game and your Ideas make sense maybe they will be added to the game. (ATM using ideas from chess league warcraft agario fighting games shooters racers and such) Chasing that feeling of creating a game on top of poker that combines and plays (a bit) like other games.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, singleplayer, offline.

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8. Dice Target- Brain Puzzle

Android

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A dice-based math puzzle for quick brain training. Use every die exactly once, combine the numbers, and reach the target.

Dice Target is a quick math puzzle game built around simple arithmetic and smart combinations. Choose a target, use every die exactly once, and combine the numbers with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to reach it. What starts simple can quickly become a real brain teaser. Find your own solution, improve your mental math, and challenge yourself across different game modes. Features: Fast, easy-to-learn number puzzles Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division Multiple difficulty levels Daily challenges Rush mode Duels Designed for both younger players practising arithmetic and adults looking for a quick brain workout Every puzzle has a target. The question is: can you reach it?

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, singleplayer, offline.

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9. VALDARA: Fantasy Heroes RPG

Android

Build your team of heroes, develop them, and battle across fantasy worlds.

VALDARA: Fantasy Heroes RPG is a fantasy RPG where your team’s strength depends not only on your heroes’ levels, but also on how you build and develop your squad. Before each battle, you form a team of up to four heroes from different factions, taking into account their skills, stats, and attack type. In battle, enemies advance in waves while your heroes hold the defensive line — change their positions and adjust your team composition to match different enemies, bosses, and game modes. One universal team will not be enough here.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares tower defense, strategy, singleplayer, fantasy.

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10. 2048

Android · iOS

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A simple number puzzle where you merge matching tiles to reach 2048.

2048 is a minimalist puzzle game where you slide and merge numbered tiles on a 4×4 grid. Combine matching numbers, plan your moves, and try to reach the 2048 tile before the board fills up.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, singleplayer, offline.

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11. H E X W A R D I A

Android · iOS

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Bite-Sized Battles. Deep Tactics. A compact 4X strategy game where every hex, ambush, city and decision matters.

HEXWARDIA A fast-paced micro-4X strategy game that combines the speed of coffee-break strategy with deeper tactical positional warfare. Command unique factions, seize terain advantage, execute deadly ambushes, and expand your empire—playable instantly in your browser on PC and mobile with zero downloads. Key Features High Ground & Positional Tactics: Gain damage and combat range advantages by holding elevated tiles. Outmaneuver superior numbers with smart positioning. Stealth & Ambush Mechanics: Conceal units in terrain to ambush advancing enemies, interrupting enemy movement and punishing reckless expansion. 6 Asymmetric Playable Races: Each faction brings distinct racial abilities, specialized units, and unique strategic playstyles.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, singleplayer, fantasy.

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12. 99 Rummy

Android

Fun & Strategic. The Next-Gen Rummy!

99 Rummy is a competitive strategy board game where every move changes the game for everyone. Instead of playing on isolated personal racks, every player competes on a shared 9×9 board. Every tile placed creates new opportunities, blocks an opponent's plans, or changes the flow of the match. Success comes from reading the board, adapting to changing situations, and making the right decisions at the right time. Designed from the ground up by OXO Games, 99 Rummy introduces an original gameplay system rather than adapting the rules of traditional Rummy.

Why it's like Kingdom Rush: it shares strategy, tactical, singleplayer, offline.

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