
Game design studio based in Uruguay. Famous for the Kingdom Rush game series.
If you are browsing PlayPile to find reliable strategy games, Ironhide Game Studio is a developer worth noting. Based in Uruguay and active since 2010, this studio has released 11 titles as a developer and published 7 of those same games. Their catalog spans from the 2010s with six releases to five more in the 2020s. The company maintains a strong focus on strategy genres, with nine titles falling into that category. Five games are classified as Real Time Strategy, while two are Tactical and one is Turn-based strategy. They also have a small presence in Indie and Shooter categories. Platform availability shows their primary reach lies in mobile gaming. All 11 of their games appear on iOS, and nine run on Android. PC support is solid with eight titles on Microsoft Windows and five on Mac. Smaller numbers show up on Nintendo Switch, Linux, and Xbox One. They have also released one game for Web browsers and another for visionOS. The studio has been consistent in output over the last fifteen years without any major gaps in their release schedule. Quality trends for Ironhide Game Studio are generally positive across their six rated titles. Their average IGDB rating sits at 74.7 out of 100. One title received a great rating of 80 or higher, while five others fall into the good range between 60 and 79. There are no mixed or poor ratings in their history. The Kingdom Rush series drives this high quality standard. Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance released in July 2024 holds the top score of 85.7. Earlier entries like Kingdom Rush Frontiers from 2013 and the original Kingdom Rush from 2011 also scored well at 77 and 74.4 respectively. Other sequels including Origins and Vengeance maintain solid scores in the low 70s. Recent activity shows they are still pushing new content into the market. They released Iron Marines Invasion in September 2022 and Legends of Kingdom Rush in June 2021. Junkworld appeared in September 2023, and a new entry titled Kingdom Rush: Battles is scheduled for October 2025. Their output remains steady with a clear preference for tower defense and real-time strategy mechanics within the mobile and PC spaces.










