Clicker Heroes vs Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
Clicker Heroes is an RPG simulation game from Playsaurus (2015) while Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is an action-adventure RPG game from Ironhide Game Studio (2014).
What each one is
Steam files Clicker Heroes under RPG and Simulation. In contrast, it files Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense under Action-Adventure and RPG.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
At a glance
| Clicker Heroes | Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.0/10 | 8.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (90%, 62,148) | Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 17,136) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Free | $9.99 |
| Install size | 0.1 GB | 1.46 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2015 | 2014 |
| Developer | Playsaurus | Ironhide Game Studio |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Clicker Heroes vs Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Clicker HeroesRPG simulation gameKingdom Rush - Tower DefenseAction-adventure RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Clicker HeroesClicker, Idler, CasualKingdom Rush - Tower DefenseTower Defense, Strategy, 2DThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Clicker HeroesScore 8.0 · 90% on SteamKingdom Rush - Tower Defense ✓Score 8.1 · 97% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Clicker Heroes62,148 reviews · 6 add-ons · 0.1 GBKingdom Rush - Tower Defense17,136 reviews · 1.46 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Clicker Heroes ✓FreeKingdom Rush - Tower Defense$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Clicker HeroesPlayableKingdom Rush - Tower DefensePlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
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2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The cheaper right now: Clicker Heroes (Free)
- Lighter on storage: Clicker Heroes (0.1 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Clicker Heroes (62,148 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Casual2DIndieFunnyStrategyRPGFantasyAdventure
Where they differ
ClickerIdlerFree to PlayManagementMultiplayerFamily Friendly
Tower DefenseTacticalMedievalCartoonCartoonyAction-Adventure
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Clicker Heroes is relaxed, easy to pick up. Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Clicker Heroes | Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM. |
| Minimum CPU | — | Dual Core CPU |
| Minimum RAM | — | 1 GB |
| Install size | 0.1 GB | 1.46 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Clicker Heroes · Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 6 accessibility features for Clicker Heroes and 0 for Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Clicker Heroes and Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense in scope?
Clicker Heroes has drawn 62,148 Steam reviews, ships 6 add-ons and installs in 0.1 GB. Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense has drawn 17,136 Steam reviews and installs in 1.46 GB.
Is Clicker Heroes or Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense rates higher (8.1 to 8.0). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Clicker Heroes or Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense?
Clicker Heroes is cheaper right now at Free, against $9.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.