Bloons TD (series)

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{{About|the video game series|the first game of this series|Bloons Tower Defense (game)|other uses of the term "Bloons TD"|Bloons TD (disambiguation)}}{{Lede image|BTD1 nk thumb.jpg|Gameplay of [[Bloons Tower Defense]], the first game of the series.}}'''''Bloons TD''''' (also known as '''''Bloons Tower Defense''''' or '''''BTD''''') is a series of tower defense games created by [[Ninja Kiwi]] within the [[Bloons (franchise)|''Bloons'' franchise]] on which the player must prevent a group of rubber balloons known as [[Bloon|Bloons]] from reaching the end of a predetermined path by placing defensive towers in the sides of the path which can pop the Bloons by diverse methods, for example, by using a [[Dart Monkey]] which is featured on the original Bloons game.

This series was originally created as a spin off of the [[Bloons (game)|''Bloons'' game]], with the first game of the series, [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|Bloons Tower Defense]] being released in 2007, a few months after the ''Bloons'' game. The latest main entry of the series is [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']], released in 2018 and still receiving regular updates. Ninja Kiwi has stated that hey are not currently ready to produce a seventh main entry to the series and will continue building content for BTD6 instead<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1eh2iuo/update_bloons_td_6_v440_update_notes/|title=Update: Bloons TD 6 v44.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit|retrieved={{date|02 mar 2025}}|quote=Legends - this is our answer to player questions and business questions around BTD7. We’re not ready to build BTD7 as we see incredible technical and creative potential inside BTD6 without disrupting our awesome community. With Legends, our plan is to build challenging new content that’s worthy of being in a new game and offer it inside BTD6 for a reasonable price.}}</ref>. Currently the ''Bloons TD'' series serves as the main face of the ''Bloons'' franchise with spin-off games and merchandise often featuring elements introduced in the latest entry of the series.

This series was originally created as a spin off of the [[Bloons (game)|''Bloons'' game]], with the first game of the series, [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|Bloons Tower Defense]] being released in 2007, a few months after the ''Bloons'' game. The latest main entry of the series is [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']], released in 2018 and still receiving regular updates. Ninja Kiwi has stated that hey are not currently ready to produce a seventh main entry to the series and will continue building content for BTD6 instead<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1eh2iuo/update_bloons_td_6_v440_update_notes/|title=Update: Bloons TD 6 v44.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit|retrieved={{date|02 mar 2025}}|quote=Legends - this is our answer to player questions and business questions around BTD7. We’re not ready to build BTD7 as we see incredible technical and creative potential inside BTD6 without disrupting our awesome community. With Legends, our plan is to build challenging new content that’s worthy of being in a new game and offer it inside BTD6 for a reasonable price.}}</ref>. Currently the ''Bloons TD'' series serves as the main face of the ''Bloons'' franchise with spin-off games and merchandise often featuring elements introduced in the latest entry of the series. As of 2026 ''Bloons TD 5'', ''Bloons TD 6'', ''Bloons TD Battles'' and ''Bloons TD Battles 2'' are currently supported and receiving content updates, twice a year for the older games and every 2−4 months for the newer ones.

The ~~protagonist~~ of the game are the [[Monkey|Monkeys]] which come from the very first game of the series where the Dart Monkey and [[Super Monkey]] had the ability of throwing darts to the Bloons, and as the franchise has evolved, it has focused more in the monkey theme by transforming some towers from inanimate objects into monkeys (for example the Ice Tower from the original game was later reworked into the [[Ice Monkey]]), or by having them being operated by monkeys like the [[Tack Shooter#Tack Monkey|Tack Shooter]]. The antagonists of the series are the [[Bloon|Bloons]], sentient begins which resemble rubber balloons of different colors for the small ones, and blimps, dirigibles or zeppelins for the larger ones.{{Clear}}

The protagonists of the game are the [[Monkey|Monkeys]] which come from the very first game of the series where the Dart Monkey and [[Super Monkey]] had the ability of throwing darts to the Bloons, and as the franchise has evolved, it has focused more in the monkey theme by transforming some towers from inanimate objects into monkeys (for example the Ice Tower from the original game was later reworked into the [[Ice Monkey]]), or by having them being operated by monkeys like the [[Tack Shooter#Tack Monkey|Tack Shooter]]. The antagonists of the series are the [[Bloon|Bloons]], sentient begins which resemble rubber balloons of different colors for the small ones, and blimps, dirigibles or zeppelins for the larger ones.{{Clear}}

== Gameplay ==

''Bloons TD'' games are a typical tower defense game played from an top view perspective. In this game the enemies, known as Bloons will follow a predetermined path and when they reach the exit, the player will lose one life, and the player will lose if enough Bloons reach the exit. To avoid that the players must place towers along the path which have the capability of attacking the Bloons on diverse ~~way~~ with the objective of destroying them before they can escape (commonly known as ''popping'').

''Bloons TD'' games are a typical tower defense game played from an top view perspective. In this game the enemies, known as Bloons will follow a predetermined path and when they reach the exit, the player will lose one life, and the player will lose if enough Bloons reach the exit. To avoid that, the players must place towers along the path which have the capability of attacking the Bloons in diverse ways with the objective of destroying them before they can escape (commonly known as ''popping'').

The Bloons travel along a predetermined path with the objective of reaching the other side. The smallest and weakest of them is the [[Red Bloon]], which can be popped by a singular attack like a dart. As the game progresses players will start encountering stronger types of Bloons like the [[Blue Bloon]], which moves faster than the Red Bloon ~~one~~ and upon being attacked, it will not be completely destroyed, it will instead release one Red Bloon from its interior in the same place where it was hit. This theme of layers can continue further with other Bloons such as the [[Green Bloon]] releasing one Blue Bloon or the [[Yellow Bloon]] releasing a Green; these smaller Bloons that spawn from a bigger one are known as children. Each layer makes the Bloon faster and requires a larger amount of damage to fully eliminate them, this amount is usually named [[Red Bloon Equivalent]] (RBE for short), for example, the Yellow Bloon has an RBE of 4 as it has 4 total layers and each layer needs only one point of damage to be destroyed.

The Bloons travel along a predetermined path with the objective of reaching the other side. The smallest and weakest of them is the [[Red Bloon]], which can be popped by a singular attack like a dart. As the game progresses players will start encountering stronger types of Bloons like the [[Blue Bloon]], which moves faster than the Red Bloon and upon being attacked, it will not be completely destroyed, it will instead release one Red Bloon from its interior in the same place where it was hit. This theme of layers can continue further with other Bloons such as the [[Green Bloon]] releasing one Blue Bloon or the [[Yellow Bloon]] releasing a Green Bloon; these smaller Bloons that spawn from a bigger one are known as children. Each layer makes the Bloon faster and requires a larger amount of damage to fully eliminate them, this amount is usually named [[Red Bloon Equivalent]] (RBE for short), for example, the Yellow Bloon has an RBE of 4 as it has 4 total layers and each layer needs only one point of damage to be destroyed.

As the game progresses other types of Bloons will appear, which instead of being faster, they have some sort of immunity to certain attack, for example [[Black Bloon|Black Bloons]] are immune to explosions, [[White Bloon|White Bloons]] to ice attacks and [[Lead Bloon|Lead Bloons]] to sharp objects, such as darts, and they also may release more than one children like the [[Rainbow Bloon|Rainbow Bloons]]. After them there is the [[Ceramic Bloon]], whose external layer can sustain several attacks before being destroyed. Finally, the biggest types of Bloons will start appearing, known as [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] and visually represented as blimps, they move slowly and have much higher amounts of health, and they can release Ceramic Bloons or even smaller MOAB-Class Bloons when defeated. Bloons can also have special properties that make them stronger, such as the [[Camo]] property which can only be seen and attacked by certain towers or the [[Regrow Bloon|Regrow]] property that makes them regenerate lost layers every few ~~secods~~.

As the game progresses other types of Bloons will appear, which instead of being faster, they have some sort of immunity to certain attack, for example [[Black Bloon|Black Bloons]] are immune to explosions, [[White Bloon|White Bloons]] to ice attacks and [[Lead Bloon|Lead Bloons]] to sharp objects, such as darts, and they also may release more than one children like the [[Rainbow Bloon|Rainbow Bloons]]. After them there is the [[Ceramic Bloon]], whose external layer can sustain several attacks before being destroyed. Finally, the biggest types of Bloons will start appearing, known as [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] and visually represented as blimps, they move slowly and have much higher amounts of health, and they can release Ceramic Bloons or even smaller MOAB-Class Bloons when defeated. Bloons can also have special properties that make them stronger, such as the [[Camo]] property which can only be seen and attacked by certain towers or the [[Regrow Bloon|Regrow]] property that makes them regenerate lost layers every few seconds.

The type and amount of Bloons that the player encounters are predetermined (except for a [[Apopalypse (BTD6)|few specific]] game modes) and sent in waves known as [[Round|rounds]]. Players can normally place towers at any point of the game, either mid-round or during a break between rounds. A game of ''Bloons TD'' is won if the player can survive with any amount of remaining lives after a specified number of rounds. The amount of lives the player loses depends on the type of Bloon which escaped (commonly called ''leaking'') which scales with the RBE of the Bloon, for example a Red Bloon will make the player lose 1 life and a Blue Bloon 2 lives.

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The games can be played on different [[Map|maps]] with varying [[Map difficulty|difficulties]], on easier maps, the path that Bloons take is usually longer and can intersect with itself, giving towers multiple attack windows, while on harder maps paths can be shorter, Bloons can be split between multiple paths which are active at the same time or have less amounts of space to place towers. In addition to this games can also happen on different [[difficulty]] levels, which can modify the speed of Bloons, the cost of towers and upgrades, starting lives, the amount of rounds or restrict game mechanics like selling.

A single game of ''Bloons TD'' is programmed to end after a certain number of rounds, ~~however~~ since ''Bloons TD 3'', the players can keep playing after beating the last round with predetermined or randomly generated rounds featuring many types of Bloons, this mode is known as [[Freeplay]]. In this mode, Bloons will keep becoming stronger and stronger, usually by increasing their speed and the amount of health they have which will eventually overwhelm the player's defenses.{{Clear}}

A single game of ''Bloons TD'' is programmed to end after a certain number of rounds; however, since ''Bloons TD 3'', the players can keep playing after beating the last round with predetermined or randomly generated rounds featuring many types of Bloons, this mode is known as [[Freeplay]]. In this mode, Bloons will keep becoming stronger and stronger, usually by increasing their speed and the amount of health they have which will eventually overwhelm the player's defenses.{{Clear}}

== List of games ==

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Also two new Bloons were introduced, both with the capability of withstanding several attacks before being popped, these are the Brown Bloon (later renamed as the [[Ceramic Bloon]]) and the [[MOAB|M.O.A.B.]] (stylized as MOAB on later games, meaning Massive Ornary Air Blimp), which is the first of a new class of bigger Bloons which resemble dirigibles, these enemies are now classified as [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]].

Games will still last for 50 rounds, regardless of difficulty ([[Easy]], [[Medium]] and [[Hard]]), but now there is the possibility of keep playing after those rounds in Freeplay, however, unlike newer games, it doesn't have an unlimited amount of rounds and will end after round 150.

Games will still last for 50 rounds, regardless of difficulty ([[Easy]], [[Medium]] and [[Hard]]), but now there is the possibility of keep playing after those rounds in Freeplay; however, unlike newer games, it doesn't have an unlimited amount of rounds and will end after round 150.

''Bloons Tower Defense 3'' was later ported to [[Bloons TD (iOS)|iOS]], [[Bloons TD (PSP)|PSP]] and [[Bloons TD (DSi)|DSi]] platforms, with with the title ''Bloons TD'', which is not to be confused with the first game of the series.{{Clear}}

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==== ''Bloons TD 5'' ====

{{Main|Bloons TD 5}}Released in 2011, the fifth game of the series received the largest amount of content compared to their predecessors, originally released as a [[Bloons TD 5 (Flash)|Adobe Flash game]], but was ported in 2012 to the mobile platforms of [[Bloons TD 5 (mobile)|iOS, Android]] and later into desktop for Windows and Mac using storefronts like Steam. These ports abandoned the Flash engine for Ninja Kiwi's own engine and is the base for the [[Bloons TD 5 (console)|Console]] version launched in 2017 for Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. In 2012 the Flash version received a port for Windows and Mac called [[Bloons TD 5 Deluxe|''Bloons TD 5 Deluxe'']], but was eventually discontinued and merged into the mobile version.

{{Main|Bloons TD 5}}Released in 2011, the fifth game of the series received the largest amount of content compared to their predecessors, originally released as a [[Bloons TD 5 (Flash)|Adobe Flash game]], but was ported in 2012 to the mobile platforms of [[Bloons TD 5 (mobile)|iOS, Android]] and later into desktop for Windows and Mac using storefronts like Steam. These ports abandoned the Flash engine for Ninja Kiwi's own engine and is the base for the [[Bloons TD 5 (console)|Console]] version launched in 2017 for Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. In 2012 the Flash version received a port for Windows and Mac called [[Bloons TD 5 Deluxe|''Bloons TD 5 Deluxe'']], but was eventually discontinued and merged into the mobile version. As of 2026, the Flash version is discontinued, but the Mobile version still recieves minor content updates once twice a year, with the latest update being released on November 2025.

Like its predecessors it added a group of new towers into the game, including [[Sniper Monkey]], [[Ninja Monkey]], [[Heli Pilot]], [[Engineer Monkey|Monkey Engineer]], [[Bloonchipper]] and the [[Monkey Sub]], with the later 4 being released after launch. The path system for upgrades returned from ''Bloons TD 3'', and now features four upgrades in each path, but towers are only capable of receiving a maximum of 4 upgrades from one of those paths and two from the other, adding a new strategic element to the game as the players can't get all possible upgrades on a tower at the same time. A new addition to the tower capabilities are the [[Activated Ability|Activated Abilities]], which are actions that can be activated at the press of a button in the user interface and available after the tower receive a certain upgrade.

Additions to the Bloons include a change to Camo Bloons, instead of being their own type, is now a property that can be applied to any non-MOAB-Class Bloon and is inherited to their children. In addition to that, small Bloons can also have the [[Regrow]] property, allowing them to regenerate lost layers every few seconds. Both properties can be applied at the same time. This game also introduced the third MOAB-Class Bloon, the [[Z.O.M.G.]] (Now stylized as ZOMG meaning Zeppelin of Mighty Gargantuaness).

Additions to the Bloons include a change to Camo Bloons, instead of being their own type, is now a property that can be applied to any non-MOAB-Class Bloon and is inherited to their children. In addition to that, small Bloons can also have the [[Regrow]] property, allowing them to regenerate lost layers every few seconds. Both properties can be applied at the same time. This game also introduced the third MOAB-Class Bloon, the [[ZOMG|Z.O.M.G.]] (Now stylized as ZOMG meaning Zeppelin of Mighty Gargantuaness).

This game also introduced [[Special Agent|Special Agents]], which are items or towers that are can be purchased Monkey Money (the premium currency of the game) during the game rather than Cash. The Specialty mechainic of ''BTD4'' was expanded into the [[Specialty Building|Specialty Buildings]], on which players can spend Monkey Money to add a discount to a specific tower or giving them some boost during gameplay at the cost of making other towers and their upgrades more expensive. The game also added the [[Impoppable]] mode, where towers are even more expensive than in Hard mode and the players only have one Life and cannot gain more, alongside other modifiers that make the game harder. The players can also enable other modifiers to the game, like [[reverse]] the path the Bloons take on the map or [[Mastery|adding one more layer to every Bloon]].

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==== ''Bloons TD Battles'' ====

{{Main|Bloons TD Battles}}The first spin-off of the series, released in 2012, is a competitive 2-player game which uses nearly identical mechanics as ''BTD5'', including towers and upgrades, but in this game, the players face each other in opposite sides of a symmetrical map, and to achieve victory they must survive the Bloon waves for a longer amount of time than the opponent. In a game of Battles, the players manage the Cash they get to either put or upgrade towers to defend the incoming Bloons or to [[Bloon send|send]] more Bloons to their opponent. This game only introduced one new tower [[COBRA]], whose upgrades are specifically suited for the game. This game was original released for [[Bloons TD Battles (Flash)|Flash]] platform, but in 2013 received a [[Bloons TD Battles (mobile)|mobile]] port.{{Clear}}{{Lede image|BMCM logo.png}}

{{Main|Bloons TD Battles}}The first spin-off of the series, released in 2012, is a competitive 2-player game which uses nearly identical mechanics as ''BTD5'', including towers and upgrades, but in this game, the players face each other in opposite sides of a symmetrical map, and to achieve victory they must survive the Bloon waves for a longer amount of time than the opponent. In a game of Battles, the players manage the Cash they get to either put or upgrade towers to defend the incoming Bloons or to [[Bloon send|send]] more Bloons to their opponent. This game only introduced one new tower [[COBRA]], whose upgrades are specifically suited for the game. This game was original released for [[Bloons TD Battles (Flash)|Flash]] platform, but in 2013 received a [[Bloons TD Battles (mobile)|mobile]] port. Like ''Bloons TD 5'', the Flash version is discontinued, but the mobile version still recieves minor balance and content updates twice a year with the last one being released on October 2025.{{Clear}}{{Lede image|BMCM logo.png}}

==== ''Bloons Monkey City'' ====

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==== Bloons TD 6 ====

{{Main|Bloons TD 6}}The latest main entry of the series debuted in 2018, built in the Unity engine and was released for Android and iOS with a Windows version (via Steam) following shortly after, and later ported to Mac. There are ports for [[Bloons TD 6 (console)|consoles]] such as Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 (and a Nintendo Switch version in development<ref name=":0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1ihv0z6/bloons_td_6_v470_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v47.0 - Update Notes!|retrieved=4 feb 2025|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit}}</ref>), but these versions are usually behind the main version for several months. Certain subscription-based like [[Bloons TD 6+|Apple Arcade]], and [[Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX|Netflix Games]] also have a specific version of the game available with some differences like the lack of in-app purchases or specific content and might also be behind the main version in terms of updates, but much closer than the console version as is only a delay of days or weeks. There is also a [[Bloons TD 6 (Chinese)|version]] of the game specifically made for the Chinese market.

{{Main|Bloons TD 6}}The latest main entry of the series debuted in 2018, built in the Unity engine and was released for Android and iOS with a Windows version (via Steam) following shortly after, and later ported to Mac. More recently, the Android and Windows versions of the game are also avaialble in other storefronts such as Epic Games. There are ports for [[Bloons TD 6 (console)|consoles]] such as Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 (and a Nintendo Switch version in development<ref name=":0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1ihv0z6/bloons_td_6_v470_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v47.0 - Update Notes!|retrieved=4 feb 2025|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit}}</ref>), but these versions are usually behind the main version for several months. Certain subscription-based services like [[Bloons TD 6+|Apple Arcade]], and [[Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX|Netflix Games]] also have a specific version of the game available for them with some differences like the lack of in-app purchases or specific content and might also be behind the main version in terms of updates, but much closer than the console version as is only a delay of days or weeks. There is also a [[Bloons TD 6 (Chinese)|version]] of the game specifically made for the Chinese market.

Gameplay-wise, ''BTD6'' introduced many mechanics to both the Monkeys and the Bloons side. The main addition for the Monkeys are the [[Hero|Heroes]], towers with specialized abilities that upgrade themselves without the player's intervention as the games progresses to keep up with the Bloons, the Heroes can be powerful Bloon poppers on their own, play a support role, or have great synergy with some tower types. Players can only have one Hero at the time and in Co-op mode, each player can place their own Hero.

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The Specialty Building mechanic of ''BTD5'' is reworked into a mechanic called [[Monkey Knowledge]], and even if it shares its name with the equivalent mechanic in ''Bloons Monkey City'', in this game it works more like an ability tree, where the points for the tree are mostly being awarded when the player's account levels up. The Special Agents and road items were transformed into the [[Power]] system which is composed of two parts, first items that grant some sort of boost or utility and can be bought with Monkey Money (e.g. Road Spikes and Super Monkey Storm), and the [[Insta Monkey|Insta Monkeys]] which towers (which can have upgrades pre-applied) that can be placed for free, but can only be used once and will only last for the rest of the game where they were placed.

For the Bloons, it added the [[Purple Bloon]] and the strongest non-Boss Bloon in the game, the BAD (Big Airship of Doom). This MOAB-Class Bloon is immune to being slowed down, stunned or knocked back along the track presenting a challenge to any defense. A new Bloon property, called [[Fortified]] was also added, this doubles the amount of health a Bloon have and can only be applied to Lead, Ceramic and MOAB-Class Bloons. Bloons may also have any combination of Camo, Regrow and Fortified property, if able, including the three at the same time. This game also introduced ~~two~~ new Boss Bloons, [[~~Lych~~]] and [[~~Phayze~~]].

For the Bloons, it added the [[Purple Bloon]] and the strongest non-Boss Bloon in the game, the [[BAD]] (Big Airship of Doom). This MOAB-Class Bloon is immune to being slowed down, stunned or knocked back along the track presenting a challenge to any defense. A new Bloon property, called [[Fortified]] was also added, this doubles the amount of health a Bloon have and can only be applied to Lead, Ceramic and MOAB-Class Bloons. Bloons may also have any combination of Camo, Regrow and Fortified property, if able, including the three at the same time. In [[Sandbox]] mode, players can also send the [[Test Bloon]] and its [[MOAB Test Bloon|MOAB-Class]] counterpart which behave the same as a Red Bloon or a MOAB, but have a very high amount of health. This game also introduced three new Boss Bloons: [[Lych]], [[Phayze]] and [[Diamondback]]. Diamondback is currently exclusive to the ''Frontier Legends'' DLC which also has six exclusive Bloon types: [[Dynamite Bloon|Dynamite]], [[Glass Bloon (BTD6)|Glass]], [[Diamond Bloon|Diamond]], [[Aura Bloon|Aura]], [[Retribution Bloon|Retribution]] and [[Ringleader Bloon|Ringleader]] Bloons, although some of them are inspired by or have appeared previously in other series of the franchise such as the [[Bloons Supermonkey (series)|Supermonkey series]].

Maps also feature a few new mechanics, first, [[line of sight]], where obstacles and structures like buildings or walls can block the sight of Monkeys preventing them from attacking on certain directions, second, [[Removable|removables]], which are items on the map that can be interacted by paying certain amounts of cash and after paying, they alter the terrain in several ways like removing line of sight blockers, open more space for towers or transforming land into water or vice versa. [[Gizmo|Gizmos]] are the third type and they encapsulate any other map interaction that isn't a removable, like altering the path that Bloons take or summon additional towers or items that can attack Bloons.

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===== ''Legends'' =====

{{Main|Legend}}[[Legend|''Legends'']] is a series of DLC content for ''BTD6'', which focuses on bringing new content and game modes to the base game (a "game within the game" according to Ninja Kiwi<ref name="46.0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1hau4dn/bloons_td_6_v460_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v46.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit|retrieved=14 jan 2025}}</ref>), currently ~~only one~~ of such DLCs have been released ~~there are two~~ in development<ref name=":0" />:

{{Main|Legend}}[[Legend|''Legends'']] is a series of paid DLC content for ''BTD6'', which focuses on bringing new content and game modes to the base game (a "game within the game" according to Ninja Kiwi<ref name="46.0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1hau4dn/bloons_td_6_v460_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v46.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit|retrieved=14 jan 2025}}</ref>), currently two of such DLCs have been released and one is in development<ref name=":0" />:

* [[Rogue Legends|'''''Rogue Legends''''']]: Released in February 2025, in this game, the player guides a Monkey in a tile-based map with some spaces being attacked by Bloons, leading to a short game of ''BTD6'', similar to the tiles in ''Bloons Monkey City''. It features rogue-lite elements such as the towers and upgrades the players has available and objects called Artifacts that provide passive buffs to the Monkeys.

* '''''Frontier Legends'''''

* '''''[[Frontier Legends]]''''': Released in December 2025, this DLC features a Western-themed lineal story in a semi-open world featuring [[Sheriff (BTD6)|Sheriff]] who is appointed as the new sheriff of [[Sandytown]] after Diamondback destroys the town where he used to live. The main plot revolves around Sheriff and other Monkey characters investigating the origin of the Wild Bloons which are causing problems across the entire Frontier.

* '''''Runic Legends'''''

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=== Non-tower defense spin-offs ===

Since ''Bloons TD'' has become the face of the franchise, most media released features elements or characters from the latest main entry of the series, notable examples include the 2D scrolling shooters [[Bloons Super Monkey|''Bloons Super Monkey'']] and its sequel [[Bloons Supermonkey 2|''Bloons Supermonkey 2'']], the puzzle game [[Bloons Pop!]] (which is more of a spiritual successor to the original Bloons series) ~~and~~ the competitive card game [[Bloons Card Storm]].{{Clear}}

Since ''Bloons TD'' has become the face of the franchise, most media released features elements or characters from the latest main entry of the series, notable examples include the 2D scrolling shooters [[Bloons Super Monkey|''Bloons Super Monkey'']] and its sequel [[Bloons Supermonkey 2|''Bloons Supermonkey 2'']], the puzzle game [[Bloons Pop!|''Bloons Pop!'']] (which is more of a spiritual successor to the original Bloons series), the competitive card game [[Bloons Card Storm|''Bloons Card Storm'']] and the bullet-heaven game [[Bloons Blitz|''Bloons Blitz'']].{{Clear}}

== Game chronology ==

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| rowspan="4" |[[Bloons Tower Defense 3]]

|~~[[Bloons Tower Defense 3 (~~Flash~~)|Flash]]~~

|Flash

|{{Date|2 sep 2008}}<ref>{{Cite|title=Bloons Tower Defense 3|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20080902121200|archive url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902121200/http://ninjakiwi.com/Games/Tower-Defense/Bloons-Tower-Defense-3.html|retrieved={{date|02 mar 2025}}}}</ref>

|The date is the earliest archived mention of the game in Ninja Kiwi's website.

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|Date is for iOS version, {{Date|4 feb 2015}} on Android<ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninjakiwi.monkeycity Bloons Monkey City on Google Play]</ref>, {{Date|18 feb 2015}} on Amazon Appstore<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Kiwi-Bloons-Monkey-City/dp/B00S14K3JK Bloons Monkey City on Amazon Appstore]</ref>, {{Timestamp|2016-01-20T17:53:33.628276Z}} on Microsoft Store<ref>[https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh20bv2 Bloons Monkey City on Microsoft Store]</ref>, {{Timestamp|10 April 2020 08:26:00 UTC}} on Steam <ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/1252780/ Bloons Monkey City on SteamDB]</ref>,

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| rowspan="6" |[[Bloons TD 6]]

| rowspan="7" |[[Bloons TD 6]]

|Main

|{{timestamp|@1528921976}} <ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninjakiwi.bloonstd6 Bloons TD 6 on Google Play]</ref>

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|The game is titled {{Hover|气球塔防6|Pinyin: Qìqiú Tǎ Fáng 6, lit. "Balloons Tower Defense 6"}}, released for both iOS and Android.

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|[[Rogue Legends]] DLC

|[[Rogue Legends|''Rogue Legends'']] DLC

|{{Timestamp|4 February 2025 21:23:10 UTC}} <ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/960090/history/?changeid=27314804 Update 47.0 for BTD6 in SteamDB]</ref>

|Date is for main version. {{Date|25 feb 2025}} for Apple Arcade<ref>

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Note: The addition of ''Rogue Legends'' was noted in the Version History section under update 47.2, but, as new updates come, the older notes get removed from the page, so it won't be available in the future on this page. In the archived version, the page will not show up the Version History button, but the text is available in the source code of the page.</ref> and {{Date|5 mar 2025}}<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1j3kf8q/legends_is_out_for_netflix_edition/|title=Legends is out for Netflix edition!!!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=5 mar 2025}}</ref> for Netflix version.

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|{{timestamp|3 December 2025 02:19:27 UTC}}<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/960090/history/?changeid=32576682 Update 52.0 for BTD6 in SteamDB]</ref>

|Date is for main version and Apple Arcade<ref>{{Cite|archive timestamp=20260109155046|archive url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260109155046/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-td-6/id1584423325|retrieved=09 jan 2026|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-td-6/id1584423325|title=Bloons TD 6+ App - App Store|publisher=Apple}}As new updates come, the older notes get removed from the page, so it won't be available in the future on this page. In the archived version, the page will not show correctly, but the text is available in the source code of the page.</ref>. 10 December 2025<ref>{{Cite|archive timestamp=20260109160311|archive url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725180333/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-td-6/id1584423325|retrieved=09 jan 2026|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-td-6-netflix/id1671633204|title=Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX App - App Store|publisher=Apple}}As new updates come, the older notes get removed from the page, so it won't be available in the future on this page. In the archived version, the page will not show correctly, but the text is available in the source code of the page.</ref> for Netflix version.

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|{{timestamp|2018-07-13T18:03:16Z}} <ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninjakiwi.btdadventuretime Bloons Adventure Time TD on Google Play]</ref>

|Date is for Android and iOS<ref>[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-adventure-time-td/id1197289086 Bloons Adventure Time TD on Apple App Store] (Date available in the source code)</ref>, {{date|24 oct 2018}} on Amazon Appstore<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Kiwi-Bloons-Adventure-Time/dp/B07JC2K69T Bloons Adventure Time TD on Amazon Appstore]</ref> and {{timestamp|16 January 2019 10:00:54 UTC}}<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/979060/ Bloons ~~Adventrue~~ Time TD on SteamDB]</ref> on Steam.

|Date is for Android and iOS<ref>[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-adventure-time-td/id1197289086 Bloons Adventure Time TD on Apple App Store] (Date available in the source code)</ref>, {{date|24 oct 2018}} on Amazon Appstore<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Kiwi-Bloons-Adventure-Time/dp/B07JC2K69T Bloons Adventure Time TD on Amazon Appstore]</ref> and {{timestamp|16 January 2019 10:00:54 UTC}}<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/979060/ Bloons Adventure Time TD on SteamDB]</ref> on Steam.

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== ~~External links~~ ==

==See also==

*[[Bloons Trigonometry Defense]]

*[[Ninja Kiwi Archive]]

* [[wikipedia:Bloons_Tower_Defense|Article in Wikipedia]]

== References ==

* [https:/~~/ninjakiwi.com/archive Flash game archive from Ninja Kiwi]~~

== ~~References~~ ==

== External links ==

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* [[wikipedia:Bloons_Tower_Defense|Article on Wikipedia]]

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[[Category:Bloons TD (series)]]

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+{{italic title|Bloons TD|series}}
 {{About|the video game series|the first game of this series|Bloons Tower Defense (game)|other uses of the term "Bloons TD"|Bloons TD (disambiguation)}}{{Lede image|BTD1 nk thumb.jpg|Gameplay of [[Bloons Tower Defense]], the first game of the series.}}'''''Bloons TD''''' (also known as '''''Bloons Tower Defense''''' or '''''BTD''''') is a series of tower defense games created by [[Ninja Kiwi]] within the [[Bloons (franchise)|''Bloons'' franchise]] on which the player must prevent a group of rubber balloons known as [[Bloon|Bloons]] from reaching the end of a predetermined path by placing defensive towers in the sides of the path which can pop the Bloons by diverse methods, for example, by using a [[Dart Monkey]] which is featured on the original Bloons game.
-This series was originally created as a spin off of the [[Bloons (game)|''Bloons'' game]], with the first game of the series, [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|Bloons Tower Defense]] being released in 2007, a few months after the ''Bloons'' game. The latest main entry of the series is [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']], released in 2018 and still receiving regular updates. Ninja Kiwi has stated that hey are not currently ready to produce a seventh main entry to the series and will continue building content for BTD6 instead<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1eh2iuo/update_bloons_td_6_v440_update_notes/|title=Update: Bloons TD 6 v44.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit|retrieved={{date|02 mar 2025}}|quote=Legends - this is our answer to player questions and business questions around BTD7. We’re not ready to build BTD7 as we see incredible technical and creative potential inside BTD6 without disrupting our awesome community. With Legends, our plan is to build challenging new content that’s worthy of being in a new game and offer it inside BTD6 for a reasonable price.}}</ref>. Currently the ''Bloons TD'' series serves as the main face of the ''Bloons'' franchise with spin-off games and merchandise often featuring elements introduced in the latest entry of the series.
+This series was originally created as a spin off of the [[Bloons (game)|''Bloons'' game]], with the first game of the series, [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|Bloons Tower Defense]] being released in 2007, a few months after the ''Bloons'' game. The latest main entry of the series is [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']], released in 2018 and still receiving regular updates. Ninja Kiwi has stated that hey are not currently ready to produce a seventh main entry to the series and will continue building content for BTD6 instead<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1eh2iuo/update_bloons_td_6_v440_update_notes/|title=Update: Bloons TD 6 v44.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit|retrieved={{date|02 mar 2025}}|quote=Legends - this is our answer to player questions and business questions around BTD7. We’re not ready to build BTD7 as we see incredible technical and creative potential inside BTD6 without disrupting our awesome community. With Legends, our plan is to build challenging new content that’s worthy of being in a new game and offer it inside BTD6 for a reasonable price.}}</ref>. Currently the ''Bloons TD'' series serves as the main face of the ''Bloons'' franchise with spin-off games and merchandise often featuring elements introduced in the latest entry of the series. As of 2026 ''Bloons TD 5'', ''Bloons TD 6'', ''Bloons TD Battles'' and ''Bloons TD Battles 2'' are currently supported and receiving content updates, twice a year for the older games and every 2−4 months for the newer ones.
-The protagonist of the game are the [[Monkey|Monkeys]] which come from the very first game of the series where the Dart Monkey and [[Super Monkey]] had the ability of throwing darts to the Bloons, and as the franchise has evolved, it has focused more in the monkey theme by transforming some towers from inanimate objects into monkeys (for example the Ice Tower from the original game was later reworked into the [[Ice Monkey]]), or by having them being operated by monkeys like the [[Tack Shooter#Tack Monkey|Tack Shooter]]. The antagonists of the series are the [[Bloon|Bloons]], sentient begins which resemble rubber balloons of different colors for the small ones, and blimps, dirigibles or zeppelins for the larger ones.{{Clear}}
+The protagonists of the game are the [[Monkey|Monkeys]] which come from the very first game of the series where the Dart Monkey and [[Super Monkey]] had the ability of throwing darts to the Bloons, and as the franchise has evolved, it has focused more in the monkey theme by transforming some towers from inanimate objects into monkeys (for example the Ice Tower from the original game was later reworked into the [[Ice Monkey]]), or by having them being operated by monkeys like the [[Tack Shooter#Tack Monkey|Tack Shooter]]. The antagonists of the series are the [[Bloon|Bloons]], sentient begins which resemble rubber balloons of different colors for the small ones, and blimps, dirigibles or zeppelins for the larger ones.{{Clear}}
 == Gameplay ==
-''Bloons TD'' games are a typical tower defense game played from an top view perspective. In this game the enemies, known as Bloons will follow a predetermined path and when they reach the exit, the player will lose one life, and the player will lose if enough Bloons reach the exit. To avoid that the players must place towers along the path which have the capability of attacking the Bloons on diverse way with the objective of destroying them before they can escape (commonly known as ''popping'').
+''Bloons TD'' games are a typical tower defense game played from an top view perspective. In this game the enemies, known as Bloons will follow a predetermined path and when they reach the exit, the player will lose one life, and the player will lose if enough Bloons reach the exit. To avoid that, the players must place towers along the path which have the capability of attacking the Bloons in diverse ways with the objective of destroying them before they can escape (commonly known as ''popping'').
-The Bloons travel along a predetermined path with the objective of reaching the other side. The smallest and weakest of them is the [[Red Bloon]], which can be popped by a singular attack like a dart. As the game progresses players will start encountering stronger types of Bloons like the [[Blue Bloon]], which moves faster than the Red Bloon one and upon being attacked, it will not be completely destroyed, it will instead release one Red Bloon from its interior in the same place where it was hit. This theme of layers can continue further with other Bloons such as the [[Green Bloon]] releasing one Blue Bloon or the [[Yellow Bloon]] releasing a Green; these smaller Bloons that spawn from a bigger one are known as children. Each layer makes the Bloon faster and requires a larger amount of damage to fully eliminate them, this amount is usually named [[Red Bloon Equivalent]] (RBE for short), for example, the Yellow Bloon has an RBE of 4 as it has 4 total layers and each layer needs only one point of damage to be destroyed.
+The Bloons travel along a predetermined path with the objective of reaching the other side. The smallest and weakest of them is the [[Red Bloon]], which can be popped by a singular attack like a dart. As the game progresses players will start encountering stronger types of Bloons like the [[Blue Bloon]], which moves faster than the Red Bloon and upon being attacked, it will not be completely destroyed, it will instead release one Red Bloon from its interior in the same place where it was hit. This theme of layers can continue further with other Bloons such as the [[Green Bloon]] releasing one Blue Bloon or the [[Yellow Bloon]] releasing a Green Bloon; these smaller Bloons that spawn from a bigger one are known as children. Each layer makes the Bloon faster and requires a larger amount of damage to fully eliminate them, this amount is usually named [[Red Bloon Equivalent]] (RBE for short), for example, the Yellow Bloon has an RBE of 4 as it has 4 total layers and each layer needs only one point of damage to be destroyed.
-As the game progresses other types of Bloons will appear, which instead of being faster, they have some sort of immunity to certain attack, for example [[Black Bloon|Black Bloons]] are immune to explosions, [[White Bloon|White Bloons]] to ice attacks and [[Lead Bloon|Lead Bloons]] to sharp objects, such as darts, and they also may release more than one children like the [[Rainbow Bloon|Rainbow Bloons]]. After them there is the [[Ceramic Bloon]], whose external layer can sustain several attacks before being destroyed. Finally, the biggest types of Bloons will start appearing, known as [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] and visually represented as blimps, they move slowly and have much higher amounts of health, and they can release Ceramic Bloons or even smaller MOAB-Class Bloons when defeated. Bloons can also have special properties that make them stronger, such as the [[Camo]] property which can only be seen and attacked by certain towers or the [[Regrow Bloon|Regrow]] property that makes them regenerate lost layers every few secods.
+As the game progresses other types of Bloons will appear, which instead of being faster, they have some sort of immunity to certain attack, for example [[Black Bloon|Black Bloons]] are immune to explosions, [[White Bloon|White Bloons]] to ice attacks and [[Lead Bloon|Lead Bloons]] to sharp objects, such as darts, and they also may release more than one children like the [[Rainbow Bloon|Rainbow Bloons]]. After them there is the [[Ceramic Bloon]], whose external layer can sustain several attacks before being destroyed. Finally, the biggest types of Bloons will start appearing, known as [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] and visually represented as blimps, they move slowly and have much higher amounts of health, and they can release Ceramic Bloons or even smaller MOAB-Class Bloons when defeated. Bloons can also have special properties that make them stronger, such as the [[Camo]] property which can only be seen and attacked by certain towers or the [[Regrow Bloon|Regrow]] property that makes them regenerate lost layers every few seconds.
 The type and amount of Bloons that the player encounters are predetermined (except for a [[Apopalypse (BTD6)|few specific]] game modes) and sent in waves known as [[Round|rounds]]. Players can normally place towers at any point of the game, either mid-round or during a break between rounds. A game of ''Bloons TD'' is won if the player can survive with any amount of remaining lives after a specified number of rounds. The amount of lives the player loses depends on the type of Bloon which escaped (commonly called ''leaking'') which scales with the RBE of the Bloon, for example a Red Bloon will make the player lose 1 life and a Blue Bloon 2 lives.
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 The games can be played on different [[Map|maps]] with varying [[Map difficulty|difficulties]], on easier maps, the path that Bloons take is usually longer and can intersect with itself, giving towers multiple attack windows, while on harder maps paths can be shorter, Bloons can be split between multiple paths which are active at the same time or have less amounts of space to place towers. In addition to this games can also happen on different [[difficulty]] levels, which can modify the speed of Bloons, the cost of towers and upgrades, starting lives, the amount of rounds or restrict game mechanics like selling.
-A single game of ''Bloons TD'' is programmed to end after a certain number of rounds, however since ''Bloons TD 3'', the players can keep playing after beating the last round with predetermined or  randomly generated rounds featuring many types of Bloons, this mode is known as [[Freeplay]]. In this mode, Bloons will keep becoming stronger and stronger, usually by increasing their speed and the amount of health they have which will eventually overwhelm the player's defenses.{{Clear}}
+A single game of ''Bloons TD'' is programmed to end after a certain number of rounds; however, since ''Bloons TD 3'', the players can keep playing after beating the last round with predetermined or randomly generated rounds featuring many types of Bloons, this mode is known as [[Freeplay]]. In this mode, Bloons will keep becoming stronger and stronger, usually by increasing their speed and the amount of health they have which will eventually overwhelm the player's defenses.{{Clear}}
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 Also two new Bloons were introduced, both with the capability of withstanding several attacks before being popped, these are the Brown Bloon (later renamed as the [[Ceramic Bloon]]) and the [[MOAB|M.O.A.B.]] (stylized as MOAB on later games, meaning Massive Ornary Air Blimp), which is the first of a new class of bigger Bloons which resemble dirigibles, these enemies are now classified as [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]].
-Games will still last for 50 rounds, regardless of difficulty ([[Easy]], [[Medium]] and [[Hard]]), but now there is the possibility of keep playing after those rounds in Freeplay, however, unlike newer games, it doesn't have an unlimited amount of rounds and will end after round 150.
+Games will still last for 50 rounds, regardless of difficulty ([[Easy]], [[Medium]] and [[Hard]]), but now there is the possibility of keep playing after those rounds in Freeplay; however, unlike newer games, it doesn't have an unlimited amount of rounds and will end after round 150.
 ''Bloons Tower Defense 3'' was later ported to [[Bloons TD (iOS)|iOS]], [[Bloons TD (PSP)|PSP]] and [[Bloons TD (DSi)|DSi]] platforms, with with the title ''Bloons TD'', which is not to be confused with the first game of the series.{{Clear}}
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 ==== ''Bloons TD 5'' ====
-{{Main|Bloons TD 5}}Released in 2011, the fifth game of the series received the largest amount of content compared to their predecessors, originally released as a [[Bloons TD 5 (Flash)|Adobe Flash game]], but was ported in 2012 to the mobile platforms of [[Bloons TD 5 (mobile)|iOS, Android]] and later into desktop for Windows and Mac using storefronts like Steam. These ports abandoned the Flash engine for Ninja Kiwi's own engine and is the base for the [[Bloons TD 5 (console)|Console]] version launched in 2017 for Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. In 2012 the Flash version received a port for Windows and Mac called [[Bloons TD 5 Deluxe|''Bloons TD 5 Deluxe'']], but was eventually discontinued and merged into the mobile version.
+{{Main|Bloons TD 5}}Released in 2011, the fifth game of the series received the largest amount of content compared to their predecessors, originally released as a [[Bloons TD 5 (Flash)|Adobe Flash game]], but was ported in 2012 to the mobile platforms of [[Bloons TD 5 (mobile)|iOS, Android]] and later into desktop for Windows and Mac using storefronts like Steam. These ports abandoned the Flash engine for Ninja Kiwi's own engine and is the base for the [[Bloons TD 5 (console)|Console]] version launched in 2017 for Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. In 2012 the Flash version received a port for Windows and Mac called [[Bloons TD 5 Deluxe|''Bloons TD 5 Deluxe'']], but was eventually discontinued and merged into the mobile version. As of 2026, the Flash version is discontinued, but the Mobile version still recieves minor content updates once twice a year, with the latest update being released on November 2025.
 Like its predecessors it added a group of new towers into the game, including [[Sniper Monkey]], [[Ninja Monkey]], [[Heli Pilot]], [[Engineer Monkey|Monkey Engineer]], [[Bloonchipper]] and the [[Monkey Sub]], with the later 4 being released after launch. The path system for upgrades returned from ''Bloons TD 3'', and now features four upgrades in each path, but towers are only capable of receiving a maximum of 4 upgrades from one of those paths and two from the other, adding a new strategic element to the game as the players can't get all possible upgrades on a tower at the same time. A new addition to the tower capabilities are the [[Activated Ability|Activated Abilities]], which are actions that can be activated at the press of a button in the user interface and available after the tower receive a certain upgrade.
-Additions to the Bloons include a change to Camo Bloons, instead of being their own type, is now a property that can be applied to any non-MOAB-Class Bloon and is inherited to their children. In addition to that, small Bloons can also have the [[Regrow]] property, allowing them to regenerate lost layers every few seconds. Both properties can be applied at the same time. This game also introduced the third MOAB-Class Bloon, the [[Z.O.M.G.]] (Now stylized as ZOMG meaning Zeppelin of Mighty Gargantuaness).
+Additions to the Bloons include a change to Camo Bloons, instead of being their own type, is now a property that can be applied to any non-MOAB-Class Bloon and is inherited to their children. In addition to that, small Bloons can also have the [[Regrow]] property, allowing them to regenerate lost layers every few seconds. Both properties can be applied at the same time. This game also introduced the third MOAB-Class Bloon, the [[ZOMG|Z.O.M.G.]] (Now stylized as ZOMG meaning Zeppelin of Mighty Gargantuaness).
 This game also introduced [[Special Agent|Special Agents]], which are items or towers that are can be purchased Monkey Money (the premium currency of the game) during the game rather than Cash. The Specialty mechainic of ''BTD4'' was expanded into the [[Specialty Building|Specialty Buildings]], on which players can spend Monkey Money to add a discount to a specific tower or giving them some boost during gameplay at the cost of making other towers and their upgrades more expensive. The game also added the [[Impoppable]] mode, where towers are even more expensive than in Hard mode and the players only have one Life and cannot gain more, alongside other modifiers that make the game harder. The players can also enable other modifiers to the game, like [[reverse]] the path the Bloons take on the map or [[Mastery|adding one more layer to every Bloon]].
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 ==== ''Bloons TD Battles'' ====
-{{Main|Bloons TD Battles}}The first spin-off of the series, released in 2012, is a competitive 2-player game which uses nearly identical mechanics as ''BTD5'', including towers and upgrades, but in this game, the players face each other in opposite sides of a symmetrical map, and to achieve victory they must survive the Bloon waves for a longer amount of time than the opponent. In a game of Battles, the players manage the Cash they get to either put or upgrade towers to defend the incoming Bloons or to [[Bloon send|send]] more Bloons to their opponent. This game only introduced one new tower [[COBRA]], whose upgrades are specifically suited for the game. This game was original released for [[Bloons TD Battles (Flash)|Flash]] platform, but in 2013 received a [[Bloons TD Battles (mobile)|mobile]] port.{{Clear}}{{Lede image|BMCM logo.png}}
+{{Main|Bloons TD Battles}}The first spin-off of the series, released in 2012, is a competitive 2-player game which uses nearly identical mechanics as ''BTD5'', including towers and upgrades, but in this game, the players face each other in opposite sides of a symmetrical map, and to achieve victory they must survive the Bloon waves for a longer amount of time than the opponent. In a game of Battles, the players manage the Cash they get to either put or upgrade towers to defend the incoming Bloons or to [[Bloon send|send]] more Bloons to their opponent. This game only introduced one new tower [[COBRA]], whose upgrades are specifically suited for the game. This game was original released for [[Bloons TD Battles (Flash)|Flash]] platform, but in 2013 received a [[Bloons TD Battles (mobile)|mobile]] port. Like ''Bloons TD 5'', the Flash version is discontinued, but the mobile version still recieves minor balance and content updates twice a year with the last one being released on October 2025.{{Clear}}{{Lede image|BMCM logo.png}}
 ==== ''Bloons Monkey City'' ====
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 ==== Bloons TD 6 ====
-{{Main|Bloons TD 6}}The latest main entry of the series debuted in 2018, built in the Unity engine and was released for Android and iOS with a Windows version (via Steam) following shortly after, and later ported to Mac. There are ports for [[Bloons TD 6 (console)|consoles]] such as Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 (and a Nintendo Switch version in development<ref name=":0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1ihv0z6/bloons_td_6_v470_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v47.0 - Update Notes!|retrieved=4 feb 2025|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit}}</ref>), but these versions are usually behind the main version for several months. Certain subscription-based like [[Bloons TD 6+|Apple Arcade]], and [[Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX|Netflix Games]] also have a specific version of the game available with some differences like the lack of in-app purchases or specific content and might also be behind the main version in terms of updates, but much closer than the console version as is only a delay of days or weeks. There is also a [[Bloons TD 6 (Chinese)|version]] of the game specifically made for the Chinese market.
+{{Main|Bloons TD 6}}The latest main entry of the series debuted in 2018, built in the Unity engine and was released for Android and iOS with a Windows version (via Steam) following shortly after, and later ported to Mac. More recently, the Android and Windows versions of the game are also avaialble in other storefronts such as Epic Games. There are ports for [[Bloons TD 6 (console)|consoles]] such as Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 (and a Nintendo Switch version in development<ref name=":0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1ihv0z6/bloons_td_6_v470_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v47.0 - Update Notes!|retrieved=4 feb 2025|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit}}</ref>), but these versions are usually behind the main version for several months. Certain subscription-based services like [[Bloons TD 6+|Apple Arcade]], and [[Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX|Netflix Games]] also have a specific version of the game available for them with some differences like the lack of in-app purchases or specific content and might also be behind the main version in terms of updates, but much closer than the console version as is only a delay of days or weeks. There is also a [[Bloons TD 6 (Chinese)|version]] of the game specifically made for the Chinese market.
 Gameplay-wise, ''BTD6'' introduced many mechanics to both the Monkeys and the Bloons side. The main addition for the Monkeys are the [[Hero|Heroes]], towers with specialized abilities that upgrade themselves without the player's intervention as the games progresses to keep up with the Bloons, the Heroes can be powerful Bloon poppers on their own, play a support role, or have great synergy with some tower types. Players can only have one Hero at the time and in Co-op mode, each player can place their own Hero.
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 The Specialty Building mechanic of ''BTD5'' is reworked into a mechanic called [[Monkey Knowledge]], and even if it shares its name with the equivalent mechanic in ''Bloons Monkey City'', in this game it works more like an ability tree, where the points for the tree are mostly being awarded when the player's account levels up. The Special Agents and road items were transformed into the [[Power]] system which is composed of two parts, first items that grant some sort of boost or utility and can be bought with Monkey Money (e.g. Road Spikes and Super Monkey Storm), and the [[Insta Monkey|Insta Monkeys]] which towers (which can have upgrades pre-applied) that can be placed for free, but can only be used once and will only last for the rest of the game where they were placed.
-For the Bloons, it added the [[Purple Bloon]] and the strongest non-Boss Bloon in the game, the BAD (Big Airship of Doom). This MOAB-Class Bloon is immune to being slowed down, stunned or knocked back along the track presenting a challenge to any defense. A new Bloon property, called [[Fortified]] was also added, this doubles the amount of health a Bloon have and can only be applied to Lead, Ceramic and MOAB-Class Bloons. Bloons may also have any combination of Camo, Regrow and Fortified property, if able, including the three at the same time. This game also introduced two new Boss Bloons, [[Lych]] and [[Phayze]].
+For the Bloons, it added the [[Purple Bloon]] and the strongest non-Boss Bloon in the game, the [[BAD]] (Big Airship of Doom). This MOAB-Class Bloon is immune to being slowed down, stunned or knocked back along the track presenting a challenge to any defense. A new Bloon property, called [[Fortified]] was also added, this doubles the amount of health a Bloon have and can only be applied to Lead, Ceramic and MOAB-Class Bloons. Bloons may also have any combination of Camo, Regrow and Fortified property, if able, including the three at the same time. In [[Sandbox]] mode, players can also send the [[Test Bloon]] and its [[MOAB Test Bloon|MOAB-Class]] counterpart which behave the same as a Red Bloon or a MOAB, but have a very high amount of health. This game also introduced three new Boss Bloons: [[Lych]], [[Phayze]] and [[Diamondback]]. Diamondback is currently exclusive to the ''Frontier Legends'' DLC which also has six exclusive Bloon types: [[Dynamite Bloon|Dynamite]], [[Glass Bloon (BTD6)|Glass]], [[Diamond Bloon|Diamond]], [[Aura Bloon|Aura]], [[Retribution Bloon|Retribution]] and [[Ringleader Bloon|Ringleader]] Bloons, although some of them are inspired by or have appeared previously in other series of the franchise such as the [[Bloons Supermonkey (series)|Supermonkey series]].
 Maps also feature a few new mechanics, first, [[line of sight]], where obstacles and structures like buildings or walls can block the sight of Monkeys preventing them from attacking on certain directions, second, [[Removable|removables]], which are items on the map that can be interacted by paying certain amounts of cash and after paying, they alter the terrain in several ways like removing line of sight blockers, open more space for towers or transforming land into water or vice versa. [[Gizmo|Gizmos]] are the third type and they encapsulate any other map interaction that isn't a removable, like altering the path that Bloons take or summon additional towers or items that can attack Bloons.
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 ===== ''Legends'' =====
-{{Main|Legend}}[[Legend|''Legends'']] is a series of DLC content for ''BTD6'', which focuses on bringing new content and game modes to the base game (a "game within the game" according to Ninja Kiwi<ref name="46.0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1hau4dn/bloons_td_6_v460_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v46.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit|retrieved=14 jan 2025}}</ref>), currently only one of such DLCs have been released there are two in development<ref name=":0" />:
+{{Main|Legend}}[[Legend|''Legends'']] is a series of paid DLC content for ''BTD6'', which focuses on bringing new content and game modes to the base game (a "game within the game" according to Ninja Kiwi<ref name="46.0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1hau4dn/bloons_td_6_v460_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v46.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi on Reddit|retrieved=14 jan 2025}}</ref>), currently two of such DLCs have been released and one is in development<ref name=":0" />:
 * [[Rogue Legends|'''''Rogue Legends''''']]: Released in February 2025, in this game, the player guides a Monkey in a tile-based map with some spaces being attacked by Bloons, leading to a short game of ''BTD6'', similar to the tiles in ''Bloons Monkey City''. It features rogue-lite elements such as the towers and upgrades the players has available and objects called Artifacts that provide passive buffs to the Monkeys.
-* '''''Frontier Legends'''''
+* '''''[[Frontier Legends]]''''': Released in December 2025, this DLC features a Western-themed lineal story in a semi-open world featuring [[Sheriff (BTD6)|Sheriff]] who is appointed as the new sheriff of [[Sandytown]] after Diamondback destroys the town where he used to live. The main plot revolves around Sheriff and other Monkey characters investigating the origin of the Wild Bloons which are causing problems across the entire Frontier.
 * '''''Runic Legends'''''
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 === Non-tower defense spin-offs ===
-Since ''Bloons TD'' has become the face of the franchise, most media released features elements or characters from the latest main entry of the series, notable examples include the 2D scrolling shooters [[Bloons Super Monkey|''Bloons Super Monkey'']] and its sequel [[Bloons Supermonkey 2|''Bloons Supermonkey 2'']], the puzzle game [[Bloons Pop!]] (which is more of a spiritual successor to the original Bloons series) and the competitive card game [[Bloons Card Storm]].{{Clear}}
+Since ''Bloons TD'' has become the face of the franchise, most media released features elements or characters from the latest main entry of the series, notable examples include the 2D scrolling shooters [[Bloons Super Monkey|''Bloons Super Monkey'']] and its sequel [[Bloons Supermonkey 2|''Bloons Supermonkey 2'']], the puzzle game [[Bloons Pop!|''Bloons Pop!'']] (which is more of a spiritual successor to the original Bloons series), the competitive card game [[Bloons Card Storm|''Bloons Card Storm'']] and the bullet-heaven game [[Bloons Blitz|''Bloons Blitz'']].{{Clear}}
 == Game chronology ==
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 | rowspan="4" |[[Bloons Tower Defense 3]]
-|[[Bloons Tower Defense 3 (Flash)|Flash]]
+|Flash
 |{{Date|2 sep 2008}}<ref>{{Cite|title=Bloons Tower Defense 3|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|archive timestamp=20080902121200|archive url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902121200/http://ninjakiwi.com/Games/Tower-Defense/Bloons-Tower-Defense-3.html|retrieved={{date|02 mar 2025}}}}</ref>
 |The date is the earliest archived mention of the game in Ninja Kiwi's website.
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 |Date is for iOS version, {{Date|4 feb 2015}} on Android<ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninjakiwi.monkeycity Bloons Monkey City on Google Play]</ref>, {{Date|18 feb 2015}} on Amazon Appstore<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Kiwi-Bloons-Monkey-City/dp/B00S14K3JK Bloons Monkey City on Amazon Appstore]</ref>,  {{Timestamp|2016-01-20T17:53:33.628276Z}} on Microsoft Store<ref>[https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh20bv2 Bloons Monkey City on Microsoft Store]</ref>, {{Timestamp|10 April 2020 08:26:00 UTC}} on Steam <ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/1252780/ Bloons Monkey City on SteamDB]</ref>,
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-| rowspan="6" |[[Bloons TD 6]]
+| rowspan="7" |[[Bloons TD 6]]
 |Main
 |{{timestamp|@1528921976}} <ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninjakiwi.bloonstd6 Bloons TD 6 on Google Play]</ref>
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 |The game is titled {{Hover|气球塔防6|Pinyin: Qìqiú Tǎ Fáng 6, lit. "Balloons Tower Defense 6"}}, released for both iOS and Android.
 |-
-|[[Rogue Legends]] DLC
+|[[Rogue Legends|''Rogue Legends'']] DLC
 |{{Timestamp|4 February 2025 21:23:10 UTC}} <ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/960090/history/?changeid=27314804 Update 47.0 for BTD6 in SteamDB]</ref>
 |Date is for main version. {{Date|25 feb 2025}} for Apple Arcade<ref>
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 Note: The addition of ''Rogue Legends'' was noted in the Version History section under update 47.2, but, as new updates come, the older notes get removed from the page, so it won't be available in the future on this page. In the archived version, the page will not show up the Version History button, but the text is available in the source code of the page.</ref> and {{Date|5 mar 2025}}<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1j3kf8q/legends_is_out_for_netflix_edition/|title=Legends is out for Netflix edition!!!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=5 mar 2025}}</ref> for Netflix version.
+|-
+|[[Frontier Legends|''Frontier Legends'']] DLC
+|{{timestamp|3 December 2025 02:19:27 UTC}}<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/960090/history/?changeid=32576682 Update 52.0 for BTD6 in SteamDB]</ref>
+|Date is for main version and Apple Arcade<ref>{{Cite|archive timestamp=20260109155046|archive url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260109155046/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-td-6/id1584423325|retrieved=09 jan 2026|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-td-6/id1584423325|title=Bloons TD 6+ App - App Store|publisher=Apple}}As new updates come, the older notes get removed from the page, so it won't be available in the future on this page. In the archived version, the page will not show correctly, but the text is available in the source code of the page.</ref>. 10 December 2025<ref>{{Cite|archive timestamp=20260109160311|archive url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725180333/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-td-6/id1584423325|retrieved=09 jan 2026|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-td-6-netflix/id1671633204|title=Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX App - App Store|publisher=Apple}}As new updates come, the older notes get removed from the page, so it won't be available in the future on this page. In the archived version, the page will not show correctly, but the text is available in the source code of the page.</ref> for Netflix version.
 |-
 |[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]
 |Main
 |{{timestamp|2018-07-13T18:03:16Z}}  <ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninjakiwi.btdadventuretime Bloons Adventure Time TD on Google Play]</ref>
-|Date is for Android and iOS<ref>[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-adventure-time-td/id1197289086 Bloons Adventure Time TD on Apple App Store] (Date available in the source code)</ref>, {{date|24 oct 2018}} on Amazon Appstore<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Kiwi-Bloons-Adventure-Time/dp/B07JC2K69T Bloons Adventure Time TD on Amazon Appstore]</ref> and {{timestamp|16 January 2019 10:00:54 UTC}}<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/979060/ Bloons Adventrue Time TD on SteamDB]</ref> on Steam.
+|Date is for Android and iOS<ref>[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloons-adventure-time-td/id1197289086 Bloons Adventure Time TD on Apple App Store] (Date available in the source code)</ref>, {{date|24 oct 2018}} on Amazon Appstore<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Kiwi-Bloons-Adventure-Time/dp/B07JC2K69T Bloons Adventure Time TD on Amazon Appstore]</ref> and {{timestamp|16 January 2019 10:00:54 UTC}}<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/979060/ Bloons Adventure Time TD on SteamDB]</ref> on Steam.
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 | rowspan="2" |[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]
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-== External links ==
+==See also==
+*[[Bloons Trigonometry Defense]]
+*[[Ninja Kiwi Archive]]
-* [[wikipedia:Bloons_Tower_Defense|Article in Wikipedia]]
+== References ==
-* [https://ninjakiwi.com/archive Flash game archive from Ninja Kiwi]
+<references />
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-== References ==
+== External links ==
-<references />
+* [[wikipedia:Bloons_Tower_Defense|Article on Wikipedia]]
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