Campaign is the main storyline mode of Kingdom Rush, Kingdom Rush: Frontiers, Kingdom Rush: Origins and Kingdom Rush: Vengeance.
Description[]
The player starts with 20 lives, and has to withstand a number of enemy waves based on the level. When the level is completed, stars or upgrade points will be awarded depending on the number of lives left:
- 18+ lives: 3 stars/points
- 6-17 lives: 2 stars/points
- 1-5 lives: 1 star/points
Completing a level's campaign mode with 3 stars will unlock the Heroic and Iron Challenges.
Levels[]
The main storyline consists of 12 (Kingdom Rush), 15 (Kingdom Rush: Frontiers and Kingdom Rush: Origins), or 16 (Kingdom Rush: Vengeance) levels. Only the first levels (Southport, Hammerhold, Gray Ravens, and Vez'nan's Tower) are initially available; the other levels must be unlocked one by one by finishing the previous level. When the final level of the main campaign (The Dark Tower, Emberspike Depths, Shrine of Elynie, and Denas's Castle) is beaten, the Elite levels become accessible (some of which are not available on every game platform). Elite levels might be independent (unlocked immediately after the final level is beaten) or organized into mini-campaigns (must be unlocked one by one like the main campaign):
- Independent: Sarelgaz's Lair, Ruins of Acaroth, Darklight Depths
- Mini-campaigns:
- Rise of the Bandits: Hushwood, Bandit's Lair
- Winter Storm: Glacial Heights, Ha'Kraj Plateau
- Burning Torment: Pit of Fire, Pandaemonium
- Fungal Forest: Rotten Forest, Fungal Forest
- Rising Tides: Port Tortuga, Storm Atoll, The Sunken Citadel
- Shadowmoon: Bonesburg, Desecrated Grove, Dusk Chateau
- The Curse of Castle Blackburn: Rotwick, Ancient Necropolis, Nightfang Swale, Castle Blackburn
- Hulking Rage: Galadrian's Wall, Blood Quarry, Beheader's Seat
- Bittering Rancor: Duskwood Outpost, Duredhel Outskirts
- Forgotten Treasures: Dwaraman Gates, Tainted Pit
- Subaquatic Menace: Maginicia Shores, Anurian Plaza, Pond of the Sage
- Frozen Nightmare: Breaking the Ice, Into the Mountains, The Frozen Throne
- Cursed Bargain: Back To The Rotten Forest, A Night In The Swamp, The Ancient Ghosts
- Rise of the Dragon: Ancient Gate, City of Rivers, Dragon's Power
- Primal Ravage: Excavation Gateway, Lost Passage, The Original World
- DLC:
- Hammerhold: Wizard's Landing, Sape Oasis, The Lost Empire, Hammerhold Streets, The Grand Arena
Related achievements[]
Kingdom Rush and Kingdom Rush: Frontiers[]
GREAT DEFENDER Complete all Campaign stages in Normal difficulty.
SUPREME DEFENDER Complete the campaign in Hard/Veteran difficulty.
Kingdom Rush: Origins[]
GREAT DEFENDER Complete the Campaign on Normal difficulty.
SUPREME DEFENDER Complete the Campaign on Veteran difficulty.
PEERLESS DEFENDER Complete the Campaign on Impossible difficulty. (Steam version only)
Kingdom Rush: Vengeance[]
PEERLESS DEFENDER Complete the Campaign on Impossible difficulty. Steam version only)
Completing the Campaign mode on a select difficulty will unlock its corresponding achievement, as well as achievements of the easier modes if you haven't unlocked them yet. For example, completing on Veteran will automatically unlock and award the Supreme Defender and Great Defender achievements.