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StrategyTower DefenseMultiplayerSingleplayerOnline Co-OpCo-op

7,859 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 9,915

Peak in the last 7 days: 12,055

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Game description

The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

Basic info

DeveloperNinja Kiwi
PublisherNinja Kiwi
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateDec 17, 2018
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64bit)
Processor1.5Ghz or better (x86-64)
Memory4096 MB
GraphicsOpenGL 2.0 compatible, ATI, Nvidia or Intel HD
Storage2048 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 374 reviews from the past 1 year

90.8/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

186 reviews say they love Bloons TD 6, and the most upvoted says it calms them down; it scores 90.8, top 10% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Content Volume ranks 38th of 1351 and Gameplay 90th of 1396. 42 reviews praise its strategic depth, some citing tower placement and upgrade combinations, and 19 praise the amount of content, some pointing to years of additions. Pricing & Fairness ranks 45th of 1399 and Tech & Support 57th of 1399, and players credit developers who put real care into the game and its support. Multiplayer ranks 182nd of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

The complaints are modest. 23 reviews raise pricing concerns, some saying cosmetics and hero skins encourage spending despite the low base price, and 15 find it repetitive over time. 14 say stats and mechanics are poorly explained, sending players to a wiki. Others report big frame drops in late freeplay or call the grind too heavy.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“calms me down, love this game, 100% would recommend” · 186 reviews
“deep strategic depth in tower placement and monkey upgrade combinations” · 42 reviews
“tons of new content added over years, 6-year playtime testament” · 19 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 52% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.10 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “deep strategic depth in tower placement and monkey upgrade combinations” · 42 reviews
Negative “TD games have optimal solutions limiting playstyle choices” · 1 review

Progression 20% · Difficulty 17% · Onboarding 13% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 4%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

World +2.94 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 2% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.43 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “tons of new content added over years, 6-year playtime testament” · 19 reviews

Variety 19% · Replayability 9%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.21 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful graphics; excellent audio; infinite playtime; no bugs” · 14 reviews
Negative “art style is too cartoonish, 4399-like” · 1 review

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.87 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “great for solo or co-op play” · 11 reviews
Negative “multiplayer is poor quality” · 3 reviews

Community 2% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.30 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “free updates, cheap price, good value proposition” · 4 reviews
Negative “cosmetics and hero skins encourage excessive spending despite low base price” · 23 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Balance 9% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.56 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “developers put everything into the game with quality support” · 17 reviews
Negative “account deleted after 5 years inactivity, developers are scammers” · 4 reviews

Stability 4% · Performance 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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