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— In-game teaser page
Frontier Legends is an upcoming Legend DLC for Bloons TD 6, to be released in version 52.0.[1] It is a Western-themed adventure where the player takes control of a Sheriff who protects Sandytown from the Wild Bloons and Diamondback. This Legend features a linear story happening in an semi-open world composed of hexagonal tiles, in the same art style as Rogue Legends.
It features minigames,[2] fishing, watching Bloon races, recruiting posse members, hunting bounties, going after targets on a Most Wanted list,[3] six new Bloon types, a new system for persistent tower and Hero progression, and the Sheriff, who is a custom-named Monkey with special traits.[1] It will also feature their own seat of Feats (achievements), cosmetic rewards, and a curse system with its own set of Feats that will be implemented in a future upgrade in 2026.
Availability
Frontier Legends will be released as an paid in-app purchase in Bloons TD 6. It is officially priced at USD$12.99[4], though the actual cost will depend on the platform and region.
Plot
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Characters
Sheriff
Sheriff, the player character of Frontier Legends, is a Monkey whose home was destroyed by Diamondback, and is later appointed as the new Sheriff of Sandytown by the Mayor. The Sheriff works to protect the town and track down Diamondback. While battling Bloons, the Sheriff acts as a special tower with unique abilities. The sheriff can change their hat, suit, weapon and consumables, each of which have different effects on the attacks and abilities of the tower in battle.
Diamondback
Diamondback is a Boss Bloon who serves as an antagonist in the story. It is a Bloon composed of several segments visually inspired by the feathered serpent deities from Mesoamerican religions and as a conglomerate boss, it is mechanically inspired by Bloons Supermonkey 2. This Boss Bloon focuses on challenging the pierce of the defensive setup and uses deliberate attacks which causes the boss to debuff itself.
Game setting
Frontier Legends takes place in an semi-open world setting comprised of Sandytown and 15 connected areas to explore, with some of them resembling maps from BTD6. While in-game, the player controls Sheriff and can move freely across the hexagonal tiles which compose the world, while followed by a pet of their choice.
Some of the locations include:
- Boulder Falls
- Monkey Meadows
- Encrypted
- Windy Peaks
- Beach
- Cornfield
- Sunset Gulch
- Sulfur Springs
Sandytown
Sandytown is a small town which serves as the hub area of the game. The Sheriff can talk to its residents, walk into its Homestead to rest and recover stamina, swap equipment, change their in-game name or pet companion, or check on their Posse members. The Sheriff can also enter the Saloon to recruit new Towers and Heroes.
Game mechanics
Posse
Posse are the members of the Sheriff's team, recruited at the Saloon in Sandytown in exchange for currency. Posse members are primarily used in battle against Bloons. The members can be regular custom-named towers with certain upgrades applied or Heroes at a specific level. The posse is limited to six members and it can even include multiple Heroes if the player has enough Deputy Stars. There are also Legendary recruits
Each Posse member has a series of one to three passive buffs called traits which are selected at random and the player can review them before recruiting. Traits can have a wide variety of buffs, from stat boosts, the ability of popping certain types of Bloons and even the ability to summon friendly Zombie Bloons.
Bloons
There are six exclusive Bloon types in Frontier Legends, each with their own effect:
- Dynamite Bloon: Can cause explosions.
- Glass Bloon: Bounces back some projectiles.
- Diamond Bloon: Affects high-damage attacks.
- Aura Bloon: Provides a buff to other Bloons.
- Retribution Bloon: Can retaliate attacks.
- Ringleader Bloon: Provides a defensive shield to nearby Bloons.
Stamina
Stamina is a mechanic which represents the energy of each Posse member through a percentage meter. Stamina begins draining when the Tower is placed, going down further over time and persisting through battles. As the stamina meter goes down, the tower's attack speed is decreased. Stamina can be recovered by resting at a Campfire or, if in Sandytown, at the Sheriff's Homestead.
Campfire
While exploring, the players can encounter campfires where they can restore lives and stamina for all Posse members, and fast travel to any other campfire the player has encountered before by selecting it the world's map. The last campfire visited also serves as a checkpoint in case the player is defeated in battle.
Currency
Frontier Legends features a banana-shaped currency which can be used to recruit Posse members, upgrade them while in battle or buy equipment upgrades for the Sheriff. Cash is earned by clearing battles against the Bloons (as regular pops don't earn cash) and by capturing fish. If the player is defeated in battle they will also lose a small amount of their cash upon respawning at a campfire.
Pre-release
Ninja Kiwi announced Frontier Legends in the update notes of version 47.0, where it was originally named Desperado Legends. It was described as a "highly stylized and replayable" adventure and was planned for release in the middle of the year, in the same year as Runic Legends.[3] As the name suggests, it was planned to release alongside the Desperado, but the DLC was delayed until the end of 2025 to allow more content to be added to Rogue Legends, and it was renamed to Frontier Legends to separate it from the Desperado.[5]
In version 47.0, in addition to the release of Rogue Legends, the menu for Legends had a second page teasing Frontier Legends with an image of a cowboy hat on a cactus. In version 49.0, the image and description were changed to give more details about Frontier Legends.
During November 2025, Ninja Kiwi released a series of teaser videos on YouTube and TikTok:
- On 2 November 2025, Ninja Kiwi released a short teaser video titled "Travel to the Frontier, Enjoy the View, It's perfectly safe!"[6] It features a location named Boulder Falls, a monkey character with Rosalia's Border Collie Pet, Kora following them, and an objective named "Find the monkey in trouble".
- On 5 November 2025, Ninja Kiwi released a second teaser video titled "Enjoy Monkey Meadows!" revealing a location named Monkey Meadows, an interface for the fishing minigame, and an objective named "Talk to Scout".[7]
- On 12 November 2025, a third teaser video titled "Enjoy a late night stroll!" was released showing the monkey strolling around a stylized version of the altar in Encrypted with Geraldo Pack Mule Pet with a barely visible Black Bloon with a white hat moving outside the altar.[8]
- On 16 November 2025, the fourth teaser was released titles "Explore the Windy Peaks!" which features a Monkey exploring a platform at top of some mountains followed by Ice Monkey Snowman Pet, while walking a campfire is visible and after reaching the edge of the platform the player can see the valley below with a windmill and some cabins.[9]
- On 20 November 2025, the fifth teaser titled "Relax on the Beach" showing a Monkey waling in a beach, this time followed by Dad of Quincy, a fishing spot, a group of 3 Red Bloons near a shipwreck and a treasure chest are visible along the path, a different shipwreck similar to the one in Off The Coast is also visible.[10]
- On 24 November 2025 a sixth teaser video titled "Explore our idyllic town!" was released[11], this time with a longer duration where it is revealed that the narrator of the previous videos is an old monkey resembling Dr. Monkey which is the Mayor of some small town naming you the new Sheriff, then the Mayor presents the cornfields which feed the town, then the scene cuts to the town where the Sheriff walks along some Monkeys and some of them open a small text box when approached, then the Sheriff enters to its homestead, which is a menu where the player can change the appearance of the Sherrif and its Pet, check on the members of its Posse and see items in a "Collection" menu. Then, the Sheriff exits and heads towards the Saloon (see details below). Back in the town, the Sheriff walks towards the exits of the town is and one is blocked with some Bloons wearing hats moving in the other side, finally, the Sherrif moves to another exit and upon reaching a loading zone, a pop-up with the title "Frontier Express" asks the player if they wish to move to Boulder Falls (the location of the first teaser).
All previous teaser trailers feature a grainy film texture and a heavily desaturated filter, resembling an old film reel, with western-inspired music in the background. The narrator places suspiciously heavy emphasis on stating that walking in these locations is "perfectly safe".
Also on 12 November 2025, Ninja Kiwi posted on Reddit a preview of the recruiting system while asking for western-themed names[12]; it shows a Saloon with several Tower models and a stylized NPC Monkey. The recruit menu shows the Towers in the Saloon as "Hands to Hire" where they can be recruited by paying a certain amount of a banana-shaped currency. Additionally, "Ranch Hands" and "Heroes to Hire" menus are also available but were not shown in the teaser. Each Tower has a given name, a bar that resembles some kind of energy and three "Traits" which seem to be passive buffs that that hire possesses which include dealing extra damage, pop specific types of Bloons or setting them on fire. The available towers can be refreshed by waiting 10 minutes or by paying some currency.
The Saloon was also shown 24 November 2025 teaser video, this time the names of the Towers available now feature one of the traits that the Monkey has, for example "Molasses Colt" has the Molasses trait and "Feeble Luciano" has the Feeble trait and the number of traits on the monkeys is reduced from 3 to 2 and the refresh time was increased to 30 minutes in comparison to the Reddit teaser.
After the teaser videos, on 24 November 2025, a full trailer video was uploaded titled "Your Guide to Frontier Legends" showing the core game mechanics such as the Homestead, the Saloon and the Campfires, free roam movement and the first footage of a Bloon battle showing Sheriff as a Tower and one of the new Bloon types.[13]
Teaser videos
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The Frontier Legends teaser in version 49.0 -
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The Frontier Legends teaser in version 49.0
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Frontier Legends continues to be an amazing project that the team is super proud of. Core mechanics are in place, 6 new Bloon types working, custom-named Monkey with special traits, an entirely new system for Monkey and Hero persistent progress, and bespoke encounters are already incredible to play. So clearly, it’s almost time to show some sneak peeks. Keep an eye on BTD6 Discord, Reddit, and our NK social media in the next few weeks as we share our first visuals and gameplay!" – "Bloons TD 6 v51.0 - Update Notes!". Reddit. Retrieved Sun, 2 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "Bloons TD 6 v49.0 - Update Notes!". Reddit. Retrieved Sun, 2 Nov 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "[E]xplore the Monkey Wild West within a map that dynamically reacts to your actions and allows other customizations. Go fishing, watch Bloon races, recruit posse members, hunt bounties, and go after the targets on the Most Wanted list. Highly stylized and replayable, planned for mid-year." – "Bloons TD 6 v47.0 - Update Notes!". Reddit. Retrieved Sun, 2 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "Relative to Rogue Legends, the size of Frontier Legends DLC and the development effort behind it are both significantly larger and the slightly higher price of US$12.99 reflects that." – Ninja Kiwi (Fri, 28 Nov 2025). "Bloons TD 6 v52.0 - Update Preview!". Reddit. Retrieved Fri, 28 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "Bloons TD 6 v48.0 - Update Notes!". Reddit. Retrieved Tue, 14 Oct 2025.
- ↑ Ninja Kiwi (Sun, 2 Nov 2025). "Travel to the Frontier, Enjoy the View, It's perfectly safe! #NinjaKiwi #btd6 #Frontier #Legends #FrontierLegends". TikTok. Retrieved Wed, 5 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Ninja Kiwi (Wed, 5 Nov 2025). "Enjoy a perfectly safe walk through Monkey Meadows! #NinjaKiwi #BTD6 #Frontier #Legends #FrontierLegends". TikTok. Retrieved Thu, 6 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Ninja Kiwi (Wed, 12 Nov 2025). "Enjoy a late night stroll! We are so happy you are here! #It'sperfectlysafe #NinjaKiwi #BTD6 #Frontier #FrontierLegends". TikTok. Retrieved Thu, 13 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Ninja Kiwi (Sun, 16 Nov 2025). "We know that you will enjoy the wide open air in Frontier Legends! #FrontierLegends #BTD6 #NinjaKiwi". TikTok. Retrieved Mon, 17 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Ninja Kiwi (Fri, 21 Nov 2025). "Enjoy the beachiest beach around in Frontier Legends! #NinjaKiwi #BTD6 #Frontier #FrontierLegends #It'sperfectlysafe #Beach". TikTok. Retrieved Sun, 23 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Ninja Kiwi (Sun, 23 Nov 2025). "Welcome, new Sheriff, to our idyllic town! I know you will enjoy your extremely safe and danger-free new job! #FrontierLegends #BTD6 #NinjaKiwi #Sheriff #Mayor #NoBloonsHere". TikTok. Retrieved Sun, 23 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Benny_NK (Wed, 12 Nov 2025). "Yee-haw! Our recruits are lookin' for some fresh western-themed names, what's your suggestion?". Ninja Kiwi on Reddit. Retrieved Thu, 13 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Ninja Kiwi (Mon, 24 Nov 2025). "Your Guide to Frontier Legends | Coming Soon to Bloons TD 6!". YouTube. Retrieved Mon, 24 Nov 2025.