Kingdom Rush 6 vs PatternMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kingdom Rush 6
Defend the past to save the future in this epic tower defense prequel. Recruit legendary heroes, strategically place towers, and unleash powerful spells to stop a young villain from plunging the kingdom into darkness. Enjoy a rich story, challenging stages, and offline play.
- Prequel storyline set in early Linirea
- 15 unique towers with synergistic strategies
- 12 legendary heroes with combined abilities
- 9 powerful spells for tactical use
- 18 handcrafted campaign stages
- Offline play support
- 50+ achievements and harder game modes
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The Kingdom has fallen. Time has turned back. And the only way to save the future is to defend the past. Welcome to Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis The legendary tower defense saga by Ironhide Game Studio returns. Travel back to the dawn of Linirea, recruit the heroes who built the kingdom, and stop a young Vez'nan before darkness takes hold. A PREQUEL, REWRITTEN Return to the original Kingdom Rush lands at a time when legends were just beginning. Walk through known battlefields and uncover the moment everything went wrong. 15 TOWERS, ENDLESS STRATEGIES Archers, mages, barracks, artillery, every tower has a specialty, and the real game is the synergy between them. Build your defense, lock the lane, watch the wave break. 12 LEGENDARY HEROES Take two heroes into each battle and combine their abilities. Familiar Linirean champions return to your side, fighting beside you like the old days, and a few faces you're about to meet for the first time. 9 POWERFUL SPELLS Equip a loadout of spells and unleash them at the moment that matters, meteor showers, powerful reinforcements, battlefield-wide control. Save them for the bosses. You'll need them! 18 HANDCRAFTED CAMPAIGN STAGES Cross three landscapes of early Linirea, from the Citadel to the Stormcloud Depths and the far away lands of Arcania. Face 40+ enemies across 5 distinct races, and 6 colossal bosses standing between you and the future. THE PLOT THICKENS. More lore, more callbacks, and the Kingdom Rush humor that made you fall in love with Linirea in the first place. GAME MODES, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND EASTER EGGS For the ones who like to 100% everything: 50+ achievements, harder modes if you're feeling brave, and easter eggs we had way too much fun hiding. OFFLINE, ANYWHERE Defend the realm on the bus, on a plane, in a tower of your own. No connection required. Defend the past to change the future. Join the millions of players who have rallied to Linirea since 2011.
PatternMate
Sharpen your chess vision with over 51,000 offline tactics puzzles. Choose from three training modes to improve your rating, test your limits, or focus on specific weaknesses. Enjoy an ad-free, subscription-free experience with all puzzles included.
- 51,200 chess puzzles
- Three game modes: Tactics, Survival, Practice
- Adaptive puzzle difficulty
- Over 40 tactic themes
- Customizable practice rating range
- Offline functionality
- No ads or subscriptions
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Recognize tactical patterns, then play the winning move. Train with 51,200 included puzzles, spaced repetition, Tactics, Survival, Storm, Practice and Vision, and a guided daily routine. Play offline, without an account, ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases. Customize the board, pieces, sounds and haptics. Two iOS widgets show your streak and tactics rating. Game Center needs an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PatternMate at 90% against Kingdom Rush 6's 53%. PatternMate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Kingdom Rush 6's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and chart position (#5 vs unranked). On monetization model, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Kingdom Rush 6 costs $6.99 and PatternMate $3.99 up front. Kingdom Rush 6 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PatternMate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kingdom Rush 6 ships an update every 3 days, PatternMate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kingdom Rush 6 | PatternMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 503 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ironhide S.A. | Max Schneider |
Customer experience
Kingdom Rush 6
PatternMate
In-app purchases
Kingdom Rush 6
- Gems Handful$2.99
- Tower Alchemist$2.99
- Gems Pouch$4.99
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- Hero Oni$4.99
- Tower Wildcat$4.99
- Tower Sniper$5.99
- Hero Ashbite$6.99
- Hero Drakkan$6.99
- ALL TOWERS BUNDLE$19.99
- ALL HEROES BUNDLE$24.99
PatternMate
No in-app purchases
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