Fit check
Is Sons of Ra worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tower defense fans who want direct competition between two players
- Strategy players who enjoy combining structures, troop roles, and special abilities
- Players seeking Egyptian-themed battles across multiple maps
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-driven campaign rather than repeated competitive battles
- Players who prefer a small fixed set of tactics instead of managing varied units, lanes, towers, and deity powers
- Players looking specifically for loot, leveling, pets, or character customization
Our take on Sons of Ra
Rather than keeping tower defense purely defensive, the game makes towers part of an offensive lane-control plan. Structures can support advancing troops, while specialized soldiers and deity powers turn each battlefield into a contest over territory instead of defense alone.
What is Sons of Ra?
Sons of Ra is a competitive tower defense game set in ancient Egypt, where two rival pharaohs fight for control after the Pharaoh’s death.
Players build towers to defend their keep or control lanes while advancing troops across multiple maps. Spearmen overwhelm enemies through numbers, Shieldbearers protect nearby units, Archers attack several foes, and Catapults push opponents back while damaging defenses. Deities provide distinct battlefield abilities, including Ra’s sun attack and Anubis’s power to turn opposing forces against their owner. The game supports solo play and sessions with friends. Additional maps, blessings, and deities are listed as planned content.
How Sons of Ra plays
- 01Competitive Tower Defense
- Two pharaohs contest territory by combining defensive construction with attacks along battlefield lanes.
- 02Four Troop Roles
- Spearmen, Shieldbearers, Archers, and Catapults each serve different battlefield functions.
- 03Deity Abilities
- Playable gods can unleash effects such as destroying groups of enemies or turning opposing troops against their owner.
- 04Multiple Maps
- Different battlefields provide varied layouts and strategic possibilities.
- 05Solo Or Multiplayer
- The game supports individual play and sessions with friends.
Sons of Ra compared to similar games
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, adding loot, leveling, pets, and character customization. Anomaly: Warzone Earth uses a reversed tower defense formula in which alien forces occupy cities and build turrets as the threat. Sons of Ra instead centers on two competing pharaohs who build defenses, push troops through lanes, and use deity abilities.
Sons of Ra: platforms & release
Is Sons of Ra worth it?
It is worth it if: tower defense fans who want direct competition between two players. Skip it if: players seeking a story-driven campaign rather than repeated competitive battles.
Where can I download Sons of Ra?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sons of Ra's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sons of Ra on?
Windows only.
