- We read everything: Patch 1 arrives early next week - 1 October 2026
Generals,Since launch, we've read everything you've written to us: reviews and comments on Steam, Bilibili, Reddit, YouTube and social media, in every language they came in. Thank you for taking the time, including those of you who are upset. It's clear the game matters to you. The short version: Patch 1 arrives early next week, and you'll find what's in it below. But first, we want to explain how we're going to update the game, and why. How we'll update Genesis In previous updates and DLCs, in our rush to respond quickly to some criticism, we released patches without testing them enough. Sometimes we fixed one thing and broke another, and you were the ones who paid for it. We learned from that.That's why our patches may take a little longer to come out. It's not because we aren't listening. We're reading everything, analyzing it and discussing every change with a lot of love for this g…
- Devlog #30: Thank You, Generals - 25 September 2026
Hello, Generals!It is Friday, which means a new Genesis devlog. Only this time the game is already in your hands.We've released a Kingdom Rush game five times before and it doesn't get any smaller. Here is how the ritual goes for us: we crowd around one screen, we count down from 10, press the button, throw confetti (see the video!) and suddenly two years of work stop being ours. Then we hold our breaths and keep a very close eye on all of your comments and reviews popping up.Many of you jumped on Genesis on day 1. So much so, that the game made it onto Steam's Trending Games frontpage, and ranked Top Strategy game on the App Store. Thank you, that's all you! Your reactionsWe learned that we weren't the only ones gathered on September 24th to celebrate Genesis. Turns out that in Chengdu, China, there was an offline launch event at a gaming cafe: a room full of Generals playing together…
- Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD вышла в Steam - с классическим режимом и башнями из оригинала - 24 September 2026
Ironhide Game Studio выпустила Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD на ПК в Steam. Это новая часть серии фэнтезийных стратегий в жанре tower defense. Релиз приурочили к пятнадцатилетию франшизы. Как и прежде, игрокам предстоит расставлять разнообразные башни с особыми умениями и отбиваться от волн противников. Авторы приготовили более 40 разных врагов, пять вражеских рас и шесть колоссальных боёв с боссами. В честь годовщины для Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD подготовили специальный классический режим. В нём можно пройти всю кампанию с классическим набором башен из оригинальной Kingdom Rush, включая их оригинальные пути прокачки. До 8 октября в Steam действует релизная скидка 10 процентов. На момент публикации новости у игры смешанные отзывы на основании 153 обзоров.
- Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis is OUT NOW! - 24 September 2026
Generals, Kingdom Rush Genesis is OUT RIGHT NOW! The sword of Elynie tore a portal through time, and now's your moment to leap through it. Charge back into Linirea as it was in the very first Kingdom Rush and stop Vez'nan's corruption before it takes hold. We poured a huge amount of work into this one, and tying it back to the story of the original Kingdom Rush has the whole studio feeling nostalgic. Fifteen years ago we sent our first wave down a path, never imagining where it would lead. Genesis is our way of going back to where it all started.Your support and your feedback shaped this game directly, and we can't thank you enough for being the amazing community that you are. Fifteen years in, you're still the reason we get to do this. Now it's in your hands, and we can't wait to see what you make of it! One last thing before you march to battle: the limited edition Vez'nan Youtooz fig…
- Known issues and Workarounds - 24 September 2026
Steam Version 1.000kb missing executable CD Key We're sorry for the inconvenience. We fixed this on our end, please restart steam client to have this fixed.In case the game runs slowlyThe game detects the resolution of your display and adjusts the game resolution and image quality to give you the best possible configuration.If the computer can't handle this configuration, or the display is configured to 30Hz, it might run slowly.In that case, change the FPS setting to 30, and/or uncheck VSYNC.Follow this procedure:open the game or go back to the main menu (where you pick a save slot to play)click the Options button in the top left cornerclick page 5 of the optionson the right side you have the FPS settings and the VSYNC below.change to 30FPS and/or uncheck VSYNC.Help with wrong screen settingsThe game auto-detects when you change displays or resolutions.n case the game detects the scree…
- Meet the Devs in the Release Day Stream - 23 September 2026
Come Rush with the developers themselves!Meet the team behind the game as our amazingly talented artists, programmers and game designers take turns playing, chatting with the community and sharing stories from the journey. Hang out with us, and stick around for giveaways and other epic surprises!Stream Date and timeThursday, September 24th, 2:00 PM Uruguay time (UTC-3) 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM BST / 7:00 PM CESTTune in both both on Steam or on YouTube.Vez'nan wants a spot on your shelfQuick reminder before you go: orders for the limited edition Vez'nan Youtooz figure are still open. If you'd like a Dark Lord on your shelf, now's the time! Grab yours here.See you on the stream, Generals!
- Genesis Devlog #29: The Full Lineup - 18 September 2026
Hello, Generals!Less than a week is all that stands between you and Kingdom Rush Genesis, and around here at Ironhide we're feeling equal parts excitement and nerves while we put the finishing touches on the game, playtesting and polishing everything for the big day on September 24th.We noticed that during our recent livestream showcasing the new UI and the upgrade system, plenty of you paused the stream to zoom in on the little portraits in the corner of the hero and tower rooms. We love when you do that! And with release this close, there's no reason left to keep teasing.Today we're revealing the full lineup of Genesis: 15 towers, 12 heroes, 9 spells. Let's go! The Heroes You've already met Gerald, Zefira, Bolin, Connor, Ignus, Malik, Oni, Drakkan and Ashbite along the way, in devlogs, in the demo, and in the hero spotlights we've shared so far. That leaves three we've kept hidden:RHO…
- Get the Vez'nan Vinyl Figure on Youtooz - 17 September 2026
Generals, the gates are open!The Vez'nan vinyl figure, the first official Kingdom Rush vinyl figure collectible ever made, is live on Youtooz right now. After years of you asking for it and us wanting it just as badly, the Dark Lord is finally something you can put on a shelf and be quietly judged by every single day. Here's what you need to know:⏳ Limited edition: orders are open for four weeks and close on Thursday, October 15. Once that timer runs out, that's the end of the run. So if you're tempted, don't miss it!📦 Shipping: the figure ships to most countries. Options, costs, and delivery estimates are all listed on the Youtooz product page, check the details for your region.👑 Estimated shipping: the updated date for your region is shown on Youtooz website. And thank you again, really. Five hundred of you hit the pre-order goal in under a week, and that's the only reason there's a…
- Dev Stream: New UI, Global Upgrades & Q&A - 11 September 2026
See what changed since the demoThe UI got a full pass, and global tower upgrades are back in Kingdom Rush: Genesis!Join Juan Andrés (Game Designer) and Octarina (Community Manager) for a walkthrough of what's new and, more importantly, the reasoning behind it. On the stream A full tour of the reworked UI Global tower upgrades: how they work now Other changes since the demo build Live Q&A, we'll be watching the chat Bring your questionsDrop them in the chat during the stream, or leave them in the comments below if you can't make it live and we'll try to get to them. Tuesday, September 15, 12:00 PM (UTC-3, Uruguay)You can also join the stream on YouTube.Set your reminder to get notified when we go live!
- Genesis Devlog #28: Upgrade & UI Changes - 11 September 2026
Hello, Generals!Back in July, after hearing your feedback, we told you two things: that we were removing the individual tower leveling system, and that the UI was getting a rework. Since then we've been busy working on these changes, and we're happy to finally show you what we landed on!The UIThe blue is gone! We went back to the first Kingdom Rush look for this one, with the classic wood and iron panels like you very clearly asked for. Every screen went through the same pass: victory and defeat, the quick menu, the panels you open mid-stage. The old interface was designed screen-first and it showed, especially on PC, so we touched it up quite a bit. We're very pleased with the results:Tower UpgradesGlobal tower upgrades are back, the same system you know and love from the original trilogy.We went this way because of what you told us during the demo. The individual system asked you to l…
- 200k wishlists reward: see the full map! - 9 September 2026
Generals, you did it again!When we started the 250k Wishlists Community Quest, we promised to reveal something new every step of the way. We just reached 200.000 wishlists on Steam so here's a big one to show our appreciation: the full world map of Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis, in glorious HD. Scout the regions of Linirea you'll be defending in only two weeks! This means we're only 50,000 wishlists away from the finish line, and there's more we've been waiting to show you. This week's Devlog will be a big one too, as we'll reveal the work we've been doing on the UI and tower upgrades, so make sure you stay tuned for that one.Gear up for launch on September 24th: add it to your Wishlist to reach the finsh line!Onward!
- Genesis Devlog #27: To Hell and Back - 4 September 2026
Hello, Generals!It's Genesis Devlog Friday, and today we're opening a door we probably shouldn't. Veteran Generals will need half a second to recognize him: the towering red warrior, the burning blades, the name demon armies learned to say quietly. Yes, Oni is joining the ranks in Kingdom Rush Genesis!That was the easy part of this devlog. The hard part is telling you where this mysterious figure came from, because nobody actually knows.What the stories agree on is that he was an honorable warrior once, his katanas sworn to a kingdom, and that he was the best at what he did. Everything after that gets blurry, because it happened long enough ago that the kingdom itself no longer appears on any map worth trusting.Then, they say, an army climbed up from the depths, for reasons now lost to history. What is remembered is his might: he held the line as long as any man could, as long as any hu…
- Genesis Devlog #26: 15 Years of Rushing! - 28 August 2026
Hello, Generals!Most weeks you come here for news about the game. This week we're handing the devlog over to you instead, because fifteen years of Kingdom Rush is your milestone as much as ours.A month ago we asked you one question: what does Kingdom Rush mean to you? One hundred of you answered with amazingly creative pieces of art. Devs Octarina and Roko sat down on stream and went through every single entry, and we came out of it a little emotional.So here are the 15 winning artists, each taking home a limited-edition Vez'nan Youtooz vinyl figure. In no particular order, because ranking them once was hard enough!15 Winners of Rushing:Plague Knight"It's honestly crazy to think that a tower defense game I started playing all those years ago would stick with me for this long. I've gone from just playing the games to getting involved with the community, making art, coming up with my own…
- Genesis Devlog #25: Ignus, the Flame Prodigy - 21 August 2026
Hello, Generals!It's Genesis Devlog Friday, and today we're bringing back an old flame. If you played the original Kingdom Rush, you've met him already: the walking torch called Ignus, ready to burn enemies with the blaze of a thousand stars. But he wasn't always like this. Before the elemental, there was a wizard. Sort of.You see, Ignus never fit in with the other mages. While his peers in the Arcane Academy spent years buried in dusty tomes debating the finer points of the mystical arts, he was the impatient one, and yes, the one setting books on fire "by accident" during lectures. So when the time came to pick a specialization, the choice made itself: he would master what best matched his temperament. Fire.Here's the other thing that made him such an odd fit in the Academy. Your average wizard tolerates physical exercise only when absolutely necessary, such as running away from an al…
- Genesis Devlog #24: The Blade's Secret - 14 August 2026
After the fall of the floating city, the Sword was lost.Ages passed before it was found again by mortal hands.From there, it slipped quietly through history. It passed from one owner to the next, changing hands through war, greed, betrayal, and chance. It was stolen by thieves, hoarded by monsters, traded by mercenaries, and lost again more times than anyone could remember. Few knew where it would surface next, and fewer still understood the true nature of the relic they possessed.Eventually, even those stories faded. Once again, the Sword disappeared from the world.Then, in the days of the Alliance, the Sword returned to the world. Some say it was by chance, others say fate. A few whisper that the Sword chose to be found. Hidden among the countless treasures hoarded by the defeated Beastlord, the divine blade emerged once more. Without hesitation, Vez’nan claimed the moment as his own.…
- Genesis Devlog #23: The Treants join the fight - 7 August 2026
Hello, Generals!It's Genesis Devlog Friday, and this week the forest itself is joining the fight. Meet the Ironbark Treant, a tower that is also a very grumpy tree.If you played the original Kingdom Rush, you know the Rotten Forest: a dark, corrupted grove full of Tainted Treants that attacked anyone who came near. But it wasn't always like that. Long before the events of Kingdom Rush, that forest was alive and golden, home to entire families of treants who kept it safe for ages.That's the forest Gerald finds when he travels back in time. But even in this era, something is wrong. A strange corruption has started to spread through the woods, twisting the trees one by one. Most treants have already fallen to it. The Ironbarks are among the last ones still fighting back, ancient guardians with bark hard as steel, watching their home slowly rot around them. And they are NOT happy about it.S…
- Devlog #22: Answering Your Questions About Classic Rush - 31 July 2026
Hey Generals! Since announcing Classic Rush for Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis, the community response has been insane. Immense excitement, nostalgic memes, and a lot of burning questions.So to properly celebrate our 15th anniversary and get everyone on the same page, let's dedicate this devlog to answering them!Is Kingdom Rush Genesis a remake of the original Kingdom Rush?Nope! It's a brand-new game, complete with an original campaign, new enemy factions, mechanics, and story. Classic Rush is a special extra game mode that brings back the four iconic original tower lines, their spells, and a single hero to tackle every stage of the campaign. Does this mean the new towers in Genesis go away?Not at all! Classic Mode is one of 5 distinct game modes across the stages (alongside Iron Challenge, Blitz Challenge, Hero Party, and Spell Rush). The fresh new towers we've shown you are still there for t…
- Celebrating 15 Years of Kingdom Rush - 28 July 2026
Generals,Today we're celebrating 15 years of towers, honor and glory, heroes, epic adventures, easter eggs, and exploding sheep. 15 years of RUSHING! Whether you've been with us since the Flash days or you’re just discovering the Kingdom Rush universe, this milestone belongs to you as much as it does to us. Every wave you've held got us here. We can't thank you enough for making it possible and supporting us on this journey! It all began with three friends in Uruguay and one shared dream: to make games they loved to play. Today, those three are now a team of 50, yet the mission and the passion behind Ironhide remain unchanged. And who better to kick off the celebration and share a bit of this epic journey than the ones who started it all? A message from the founders:When we started Ironhide, we were three guys in Uruguay who had loved video games since we were kids and finally decided t…
- Classic Mode Comes to Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis - 28 July 2026
Announcing CLASSIC MODE for Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis!Fifteen years ago, the first horde of creeps marched down the Kingdom’s roads, with only four humble towers standing in their way… and the rest is tower defense history! Today, on the 15th anniversary of the original Kingdom Rush, we're celebrating the only way we know how: by bringing the classic back. Meet CLASSIC MODE, coming to Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis! Choosing your Game ModeIn case you missed it: Kingdom rush Genesis has several game modes to choose in every stage:Iron Challenge One devastating elite wave. One chance to survive. This mode will push your tower placement, timing, and strategy skills to their limit. 1 elite wave · 1 life totalBlitz Challenge Three intense waves with faster enemies and increased gold gain, where your speed is as important as your wit. 3 waves · faster spells · 3 life totalHero Party Command four heroe…
- We Heard You. So We’re Changing Course. - 24 July 2026
One of the things we’ve always loved about this community is that you never hold back. You tell us when something is awesome, and you tell us, very clearly, when something isn’t. Over the past few months, you’ve shared your thoughts on the individual tower leveling system: when we first revealed it, when you got your hands on it throughout the demo. We’ve read your posts, watched your videos, followed your discussions, and talked directly with many of you. And after all of that, we’ve come to a simple conclusion: this isn’t the right direction for Kingdom Rush. At the heart of the system was a problem we couldn’t solve the way we wanted to, grinding. No matter how much we tweaked it, balanced it, or reworked it, we couldn’t fully get rid of the feeling that you might need to replay old content just to keep your favorite towers up to speed. That’s not what Kingdom Rush is about. Kingdom…
