Bloons TD 6 (console)

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Developer(s)		Ninja Kiwi
Publisher(s)		Ninja Kiwi
Platform(s)		Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch Backwards compatibility: Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2

Release dates
Xbox One		6 September 2023
PlayStation 4		31 July 2024
Nintendo Switch		18 June 2026

Ratings
ESRB — E IARC — 3+ PEGI — 3

Language(s) supported
English Danish German Spanish (Latin America) Finnish French Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Portuguese (Brazil) Russian Swedish Turkish Chinese (simplified) Chinese (traditional)

Bloons TD 6 for home consoles (also called Bloons TD 6 Console to distinguish it from other versions) is a port of the PC version of Bloons TD 6. It first released on Xbox One in 2023, then PlayStation 4 in 2024, and on Nintendo Switch in 2026. Through backwards compatibility, the Xbox One version is also playable on Xbox Series X and Series S, the PS4 version is playable on PlayStation 5, and the Nintendo Switch version is playable on Nintendo Switch 2. This version features local Co-op and changes to the interface and controls to make the game playable on a gamepad.

The Xbox One and PS4 releases are based on version 32.0, but the PS4 version has some additional maps and cosmetic items backported from later updates. The Nintendo Switch release is based on version 53.2 and has access to almost all features of the equivalent PC/Mobile version of the game, including paid content such as Legends and the collaboration skins from the Masters of the Universe crossover, available at the Shop.

Differences from the main version

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The Xbox and PlayStation versions based on version 32.0 and does not include any of the fixes made in version 32.1, version 32.2, or version 32.3 while Nintendo Switch version is instead based on version 53.2. Compared to the main version, the console releases have the following differences:

• There is no cross-compatibility with other versions of BTD6, including other consoles. Save data, leaderboards, online play, and accounts are all separate.
• This version features local Co-op play, in addition to online Co-op. Local Co-op earns singleplayer medals instead of the Co-op variants. There is a unique user interface where each player can select the Hero they want to use for the game.
• This version uses its own event rotation (Daily Challenges, Boss Events, Races and Odysseys), consisting of reused events from the main branch of BTD6. The Xbox One and PS4 versions share event leaderboards. Nintendo Switch has its own leaderboard.
• All maps are rendered at a 16:9 aspect ratio and have tweaks to fill in the extra space (usually increasing the amount of placeable area and increasing the length of paths that enter and/or exit on the left and/or right sides). The play area is 356 units wide instead of 232 units.
• Per the previous change, the tower selection menu is replaced by an overlay in the right side of the map, which has several panels to select towers, abilities, powers, Insta Monkeys, emotes, Geraldo's Shop, Corvus' spells, and Co-op options. Players cannot select any tower or map feature located under the panel unless it is hidden (toggled by pressing the right stick by default).
• Teams, Contested Territory, Boss Rush and Map Editor are inaccessible.
• Challenge Editor is restricted to creations made in the console version, Xbox and PlayStation share the same content, while Nintendo Switch has its own listing. Due Map Editor not being available, the players can only access custom Challenges and Odysseys.

Controls

All console versions share the same overall control mechanics which include:

• Outside of a game, or in the pause menu, the game does not show a cursor and the game will instead highlight an item in the menu. Player can use the confirm button to select the current item or press the cancel selection button to return to the previous menu. Certain items may be tied to a specific button for quick access.
• During a game, the player's free cursor (left stick by default) can move to anywhere on the map. The movement of the free cursor is tied to the game's frame rate, meaning it will lag if the game itself is lagging.
• Selecting a tower makes the free cursor disappear and the game displays a ring of options around it instead of opening a side panel. To purchase an upgrade, the player has to point at the upgrade (by default with the left stick, left chooses path 1, up for path 2, right for path 3 and down for other options) and press the confirm button. To return to the free cursor, the player needs to press cancel selection.

Xbox and PlayStation

• The player can use the scroll cursor (right stick by default) to navigate the side panel without moving the free cursor.
• There are ten hotkeys for ability buttons. The first two are mapped to two of the face buttons, while the remaining 8 are mapped to a combination of one of the triggers and one of the face buttons. The player cannot activate them with the free cursor.

Default input	Action
A/Cross	Confirm
B/Circle	Cancel selection
Left stick	Use free cursor
Right stick	Use scroll cursor
L1	Previous tab
R1	Next tab
L2	Slow cursor
L3	Select last placed tower
R3	Toggle side panel
D-pad up	Start round / Fast Forward
D-pad down	Send next round in Race Mode
D-pad left	Unassigned by default
D-pad right	Unassigned by default
Start	Pause
Menu	Unassigned by default

Tower options

Default input	Action
B/Circle	Use ability 2
X/Square	Use ability 1 Change target point location Toggle Monkey Special
Y/Triangle	Sell (hold for a few seconds)
L1	Previous targeting option
R1	Next targeting option
L2	Previous Robo Monkey alternate targeting option
R2	Next Robo Monkey alternate targeting option
L3	Change Custom Name (if the tower has one)

Ability hotkeys

1. X/Square
2. Y/Triangle
3. L2 + B/Circle
4. L2 + Y/Triangle
5. L2 + X/Square
6. L2 + A/Cross
7. R2 + B/Circle
8. R2 + Y/Triangle
9. R2 + X/Square
10. R2 + A/Cross

Nintendo Switch

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The differences between this version an the other consoles are the following:

• Single Joy-Con, touchscreen and Joy-Con 2 mouse controls are not supported.
• The scroll control in the right stick is not available, players need to move the cursor to select items on the right panel.
• Hero abilities always use the first three ability hotkeys. For the other seven, new abilities move the already existing ones down in the hotkey list until it is filled. Afterwards, new abilities are added at the end of the list.
• Activated abilities now appear in their own panel in the overlay instead of being at the bottom of the screen.

Default input	Action
A	Confirm
B	Cancel selection
X	Open upgrade information menu
Y	Not used
Left stick	Move cursor
Right stick	Not used
L	Previous tab
R	Next tab
ZL	Slow cursor
ZR	Not used
L (stick button)	Place last selected tower
R (stick button)	Toggle side panel
D-pad up	Start round / Fast Forward
D-pad down	Send next round in Race Mode
D-pad left	Not used
D-pad right	Not used
Plus	Pause
Minus	Not used

Tower options

Default input	Action
B	Cancel selection
X	Open upgrade information menu
Y	Change target point location (Heroes)
L	Previous targeting option Next targeting option (Robo Monkey first weapon)
R	Next targeting option Next targeting option (Robo Monkey second weapon)
Down	See sell value
Down + X	Use ability 1 (Heroes) Toggle Monkey Special 1 (e.g. camo priority, boomerang throwing arm) Change target point location (Mortar, Heli Pilot, Dartling Gunner, etc.)
Down + B	Use ability 2 (Heroes) Toggle Monkey Special 2 (e.g. marked priority)
Down + A	Use ability 3 (Heroes)
Down + Y	Sell (hold Y for a few seconds)
Left	See path 1 upgrade description
Left + A	Upgrade path 1 Upgrade Hero level
Up	See path 2 upgrade description
Up + A	Upgrade path 2
Up + X	Use ability 1 (regular towers)
Up + Y	Use ability 2 (regular towers)
Up + B	Use ability 3 (regular towers)
Right	See path 3 upgrade description
Right + A	Upgrade path 3 Hero booster
Right + X	Darkshift ability (Dark Knight)

Ability hotkeys

1. ZL + B
2. ZL + Y
3. ZL + X
4. ZR + A
5. ZR + B
6. ZR + Y
7. ZR + X

Differences between the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions

• The PlayStation 4 version has some additional content from later updates of other versions, despite being based on version 32.0. This update was supposed to release for the Xbox One version as well, but it never came out.
• The Challenge Browser in the PS4 version can play challenges made on either console, but the Xbox One version cannot play challenges made on the PS4 version.
• Tower and upgrade descriptions in the Xbox One version are taken from version 44.0, even though the game uses version 32.0's balancing. As such, some descriptions in this version are anachronistic; for example, Monkey Sense's description mentions that it increases range, even though it did not have that effect until version 35.0. The PS4 version uses the descriptions from 32.0.
• On the PS4 version, the free cursor is also controllable with the touchpad on DualShock controllers. There is also a new slider in the options menu to adjust the movement speed of the free cursor when controlling it with a stick.

Backported features

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Maps

• Castle Revenge
• Covered Garden
• Dark Dungeons
• Dark Path
• Erosion
• Glacial Trail
• Middle of the Road
• Midnight Mansion
• One Two Tree
• Sulfur Springs
• Water Park

Hero Skins

• Book Wyrm
• Jiangshi Sauda
• Kaiju Pat
• Lifeguard Brickell
• Sleigh Churchill

Trophy Store items

Item	Category
Sunglasses Bloons	Bloons ― All Bloon Skins
Nightcap Bloons	Bloons ― All Bloon Skins
Party Hat Bloons	Bloons ― All Bloon Skins
Spider DDT	Bloons ― MOAB Skins
MOAB Bee	Bloons ― MOAB Skins
Pirate Turtle ZOMG	Bloons ― MOAB Skins
Boat MOAB	Bloons ― MOAB Skins
Lobster BFB	Bloons ― MOAB Skins
Custom Avatar - Happy Banana Farmer	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Just A Little Monkey	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Necromancer	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Darts	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Gravelord Lych	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Sun Hat Adora	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - 5th Anniversary	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Studious Patch	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Bloonarius	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Absolute Zero	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Happy Holidays	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Avatar of Wrath	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Christmas Wreath	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - The Scream	Game & UI ― Avatars
Custom Avatar - Monkey Brains	Game & UI ― Avatars
Jukebox: Sunset Samba - 64 Mix	Game & UI ― Music Tracks
Custom Power - Banana Farmer Banana Costume	Game & UI ― Power Skins
Custom Power - Honey Bee Glue Trap	Game & UI ― Power Skins
Boomerang Glaives Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Blossom Temple Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Avatar of Darkness Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Farm Chicken Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Wizard Lord Phoenix Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Glue Storm Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Glyphs Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Seasons Greetings Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Haunted Hallway Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Star Burst Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Sun Rays Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Engineer Foam Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Grand Master Ninja Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Patchwork Profile Banner	Game & UI ― Profile Banners
Benjamin Mouse Pet	Heroes ― Pets
Geraldo Pack Mule Pet	Heroes ― Pets
Adora Dragon Pet	Heroes ― Pets
Admiral Brickell Aerial Deployment Place & Upgrade	Heroes ― Place FX
Quincy Spec Ops Drop In Place & Upgrade	Heroes ― Place FX
Biker Bones Infernal Rift Place & Upgrade	Heroes ― Place FX
Monkey Village Sweden Flag	Monkeys ― Flags
Monkey Ace Dragonfly Pet	Monkeys ― Pets
Sniper Monkey Chameleon Pet	Monkeys ― Pets
Tack Shooter Hedgehog Pet	Monkeys ― Pets
Bomb Shooter Tortoise Pet	Monkeys ― Pets
Alchemist Slime Cube Pet	Monkeys ― Pets
Druid Capybara Pet	Monkeys ― Pets
Engineer Palbot Pet	Monkeys ― Pets
Dart Monkey Pumpkin Projectiles	Monkeys ― Projectiles
Alchemist Monkey Flower Projectiles	Monkeys ― Projectiles
Ninja Monkey Snowflakes Projectile	Monkeys ― Projectiles
Tack Shooter Icicles and Snowflakes Projectile	Monkeys ― Projectiles
Dart Monkey Snowballs Projectile	Monkeys ― Projectiles
Banana Farm Present Bananas	Monkeys ― Projectiles

Store description

Craft your perfect defense from a combination of awesome Monkey Towers, upgrades, Heroes, and activated abilities, then pop every last invading Bloon!

Join millions of other players who enjoy the massive and ever-expanding features that deliver endless hours of the best strategy gaming available.

Please note: Bloons TD 6 for Xbox is a standalone product and data is not compatible with Bloons TD 6 data from other platforms.

HUGE CONTENT UPDATES
* 4-Player co-op! Play every map and mode with up to 3 other players in public or private games.
* Couch co-op! Grab up to 3 friends and invade the living room for the best co-op experience!
* Boss Events! Fearsome Boss Bloons will challenge even the strongest defenses.
* Odysseys! Battle through a series of 3 to 5 maps connected by their theme, rules, and rewards!
* Trophy Store! Earn Trophies to unlock dozens of cosmetic items that let you customize your monkeys, Bloons, animations, music, and much more!
* Content Browser! Create your own Challenges and Odysseys, then share them with other players and play the most liked community content!

EPIC MONKEY TOWERS & HEROES
* 22 powerful Monkey Towers, each with 3 upgrade paths and unique activated abilities
* Paragons! Explore the incredible power of the new Paragon upgrades, especially against Boss Bloons!
* 14 diverse Heroes with 20 signature upgrades and 2 special abilities, plus unlockable skins and voiceovers

ENDLESS AWESOMENESS
* Play anywhere - single player offline works even when your wifi doesn't!
* 60+ handcrafted maps make every game a different tactical challenge
* Monkey Knowledge! Over 100 meta-upgrades add power where you need it to tackle difficult maps and higher freeplay rounds
* Powers and Insta Monkeys! Earned through gameplay, events, and achievements, these are fun to collect and boost your popping power when you need it!

And there's heaps more! We pack as much content and polish into each update as possible, and we'll continue to add new features, content, and challenges in regular updates. We truly respect your time and support, and we hope Bloons TD 6 will be the best strategy game you've ever played. If it's not, please contact us at https://support.ninjakiwi.com and tell us what we can do better!

Now those Bloons aren't going to pop themselves... sharpen your darts and go play Bloons TD 6!

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External links

• Bloons TD 6 on Xbox One
• Bloons TD 6 on PlayStation 4
• Bloons TD 6 on Nintendo Switch

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