Bloons TD 6

Cartoon tower defense with upgradeable monkeys and four-player co-op

Ninja Kiwi · Released Dec 17, 2018

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 395K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 1,906 in 30 days
Playing now: 4,917; peak 24h 7,553
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 6, 2026

What is Bloons TD 6?

A cartoon tower defense strategy game where you place Monkey Towers and heroes, choose upgrade paths and abilities, and stop invading Bloons across more than 70 maps. It supports offline single-player and public or private four-player co-op, plus bosses, themed Odysseys, quests, and team territory contests.

For you if...

+you enjoy accessible tower defense with room for precise strategies
+you want varied challenges and extensive upgrade choices
+you prefer relaxed solo play or cooperative strategy

Not for you if...

−you avoid paid games with microtransactions and paid DLC
−you want action combat instead of planning defenses

What players say

97% of 395,328 reviews are positive · 95% of 1,906 in the last 30 days

Players praise the approachable tower defense loop, strategic depth, and range of towers, upgrades, maps, and difficulty levels. The most common complaints target increasing microtransactions and paid DLC, while recent players also criticize Social Seasons for repetitive grinding and demanding goals.

Screenshots and trailer

Bloons TD 6 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
Processor: 1.5Ghz or better (x86-64)
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible, ATI, Nvidia or Intel HD
Memory: 4096 MB RAM
Storage: 2048 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: 156
Steam features: Family Sharing, 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
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Danish, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Thai.