{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fd287845f2fc73af4cc21c5a","clusterId":"c_bdfa410bf0aefb97e821fabb","slug":"kingdom-rush-returns-as-the-original-leads-the-series","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kingdom Rush Returns As The Original Leads The Series","summary":"Ironhide released Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD on September 24. The original Kingdom Rush now draws more players than the new game. Its peak Steam concurrent player count reached 17,566 over the most recent 24 hours, nearly ten times its prior record. The spike follows the sequel's release and a 90 percent discount on the original, which is priced at 98 yen.","whyItMatters":"A 15-year-old tower defense game built for browsers is outperforming its own sequel, and the newest entry's Mixed reception suggests the series' draw still rests on the original's cheap, proven formula rather than the new release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD launched on September 24, but the game carrying the series\u0026#39; attention is the 2011 original, whose browser edition was free and whose Steam version arrived in January 2014. At the time of writing, Kingdom Rush holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on roughly 15,000 Steam reviews, with 97 percent positive. The new game sits at Mixed, about 64 percent positive across roughly 2,300 reviews. When the new release drew attention to the series, players appear to have bought the cheaper original instead.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD launched September 24. The original's Steam peak hit 17,566 players in the same window, backed by a 90 percent discount to 98 yen. Ironhide's free marketing is the back catalog.","twitterPost":"Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD launched September 24. The original's Steam peak hit 17,566 players, nearly 10x its record, on a 90 percent discount.","threadsPost":"Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD launched September 24, and the original Kingdom Rush outdrew it. The first game's Steam peak reached 17,566 players, nearly ten times its old record, helped by a 90 percent discount to 98 yen. Ironhide's launch doubled as a sale for the back catalog.","newsletterBlurb":"Ironhide released Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD on September 24, but the attention has landed on the 2011 original, which hit 17,566 peak Steam concurrent players in the last 24 hours, nearly ten times its prior record. The original is on sale at 98 yen, 90 percent off. The new game currently holds a Mixed rating on Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260928-470378/\",\"title\":\"15-Year-Old Tower Defense Series \\\"Kingdom Rush\\\" Sees the Original Surge Despite a New Release; Nearly 20,000 Concurrent Players Shatters Previous Record\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4674,"outputTokens":584,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791154773,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T22:55:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T22:58:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T22:58:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bdfa410bf0aefb97e821fabb","canonicalTitle":"15年続くタワーディフェンス『Kingdom Rush』シリーズ、新作が出たのになぜか初代のほうが大盛り上がり。“同接2万弱”で過去最高値を大幅更新","representativeArticleId":"a_4a48a3c0ea7b5ceb13f63c97","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kingdom Rush\",\"Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T09:19:46.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T09:19:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T22:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260928-470378/","title":"15年続くタワーディフェンス『Kingdom Rush』シリーズ、新作が出たのになぜか初代のほうが大盛り上がり。“同接2万弱”で過去最高値を大幅更新"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kingdom Rush","Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}