Bloons TD Battles
Competitive tower defense duels where players send bloons at rivals
Ninja Kiwi · Released Apr 20, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 29K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 98% of 52 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 175
- peak 24h 191
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- Jun 3, 2026
What is Bloons TD Battles?
A free-to-play, 2D tower defense strategy game built around head-to-head matches. You place and upgrade monkey towers to stop bloons while managing income and sending bloons through your opponent’s defenses. Modes include Assault, Defense, arena wagers, card-based battles, and private matches.
For you if...
- +you want real-time tower defense against another player
- +you enjoy balancing defense, income, and timed attacks
- +you like experimenting with towers, upgrades, and card decks
Not for you if...
- −you prefer solo tower defense against scripted waves
- −you want a gentle start without unlocking higher-tier towers
What players say
91% of 29,317 reviews are positive · 98% of 52 in the last 30 days
Players praise the strategic depth of balancing income, defenses, tower upgrades, and precisely timed bloon attacks. Common complaints describe a rough start for newcomers facing opponents with higher-tier towers, while several recent players report that antivirus software flags the game executable as a trojan after an update.
Screenshots and trailer
Bloons TD Battles system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 (32 & 64bit)
- Processor
- 1.5Ghz or better
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.0
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 512 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8 or 10
- Processor
- 2Ghz or better
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible, ATI, Nvidia or Intel HD
- Memory
- 1024 MB RAM
- Storage
- 512 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 16
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
No multiplayer information available.
Languages
Text only: English.
Tags
- Free to Play
- Tower Defense
- Multiplayer
- Strategy
- Competitive
- Action
- PvP
- Casual
- 2D
- Funny
- Co-op
- Family Friendly
- Massively Multiplayer
- Mod
- Singleplayer
- Difficult
Recent updates
- Jun 3, 2026 · BTD Battles Update 6.24 Live Now
- Oct 6, 2025 · BTD Battles Update 6.23 Live Now - Patch Notes!
- May 15, 2025 · BTD Battles Update 6.22 Live Now - Patch Notes!
- Apr 5, 2023 · Update 6.18 is live now!
- Dec 15, 2022 · Update 6.17 is live now - Patch Notes!
1 DLC available.
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