Action · April 20, 2016

Bloons TD Battles (2016)

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Play the top-rated tower defense franchise in this free head-to-head strategy game. It's monkey vs monkey for the first time ever - go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring over 20 custom head-to-head tracks, incredible towers and upgrades, all-new attack and defense boosts, and the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses. Check out these awesome features: * Head-to-head two player Bloons TD * Over 20 custom Battles tracks * 22 awesome monkey towers, each with 8 powerful upgrades, including the never before seen C.O.B.R.A. Tower. * Assault Mode - manage strong defenses and send bloons directly against your opponent * Defensive Mode - build up your income and outlast your challenger with your superior defenses * Battle Arena Mode - Put your medallions on the line in a high stakes Assault game. Winner takes all. * All new Monkey Tower Boost - supercharge your monkey towers to attack faster for a limited time * All new Bloons Boost - power up your bloons to charge your opponent in Assault mode * Battle it out for top scores on the weekly leaderboards and win awesome prizes. * Create and join private matches to challenge any of your Steam friends * 16 cool achievements to claim * Customize your bloons with decals so your victory has a signature stamp

Action releases from 2016

168 Action titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume29.1k Steam reviewsTop 18% in Action
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32%
Concurrent peak215 playersTop 24% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours20 h averageTop 25% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Free to Play · 468
  • Tower Defense · 346
  • Multiplayer · 320
  • Strategy · 302
  • Competitive · 176
  • Action · 175
  • PvP · 154
  • Casual · 116
  • 2D · 109
  • Funny · 106
  • Co-op · 102
  • Family Friendly · 89
  • Massively Multiplayer · 76
  • Mod · 72
  • Singleplayer · 63

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 29.1k reviews

26.5k positive · 2.6k negative

Curator recommendations

340

Peak concurrent players

215

More from Ninja Kiwi

Ninja Kiwi has 7 titles indexed — top 6 by review volume below.

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

20h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

16

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 20, 2016
DeveloperNinja Kiwi
Base priceFree-to-play
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Leaderboards

Other

  • In-App Purchases