Bloons Blitz
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| Developer(s) | Ninja Kiwi | |||
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| Publisher(s) | Ninja Kiwi | |||
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android (at launch) PC (post-launch)[1] | |||
| Release date | 19 May 2026 (soft-launch) 14 July 2026 (expected launch)[2] | |||
| Latest update | Version 0.7 (build 1685) | |||
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App Store — 9+
 ESRB — E IARC — 3+ PEGI — 3 |
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English
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Bloons Blitz is an upcoming bullet heaven game in the Bloons franchise developed by Ninja Kiwi. It is the third roguelike experience in the franchise, following the Rogue Legends DLC in Bloons TD 6 and the Striker's Adventure campaign in Bloons Card Storm. In this game, the player takes control of a Hero fighting against endless waves of Bloons that are constantly approaching them.[3] The player can collect experience to increase the Hero's level and unlock upgrades and Monkeys to add to their team. It is a free-to-play game with in-app purchases and advertisements.[2]
In the game's plot, Quincy receives a campervan from Quincy Senior for his birthday, which he uses to travel the world.[4] The player uses this campervan to travel between levels and to their campsite.[5] While Quincy is the first Hero the player unlocks, they can play as other Heroes.
On 19th May 2026, the game soft-launched in an early access state exclusively in the Philippines. This build is considered version 0.7 and is missing several features that will be in the finished game. The game will become available in more regions over time.[6]
Gameplay
Bloons Blitz is played in portrait orientation. During a run, the player controls a Hero by moving them around the map with a virtual control stick. The Hero automatically attacks nearby enemy Bloons every few seconds. Popping Bloons causes experience to drop, which the Hero can pick up to increase their level. Each time the Hero levels up, the player can choose an upgrade, which can be a buff to their Hero, a new Monkey for their team, or a buff for an existing Monkey. If the Hero bumps into a Bloon, they take damage.
Each level takes place on an infinitely large map populated with random Bloons and obstacles. The player progresses by popping Bloons, and certain events occur once the player reaches a certain number of pops, such as activating checkpoints and Boss Bloon battles. There are also Encounters that randomly spawn across the map and activate temporary power-ups if the Hero stands in their area for a few seconds. The player wins the run if they defeat the last Boss Bloon of the level. The player loses if their Hero runs out of health.
Playing levels costs Energy. Completing levels earns various rewards and unlocks new levels and/or versions of existing levels. Levels have five different versions: three different tiers of difficulty, and two challenge versions that apply restrictions, such as limiting the Hero to one health or only allowing specific Monkeys to appear.
Heroes and Monkeys
Monkeys are the game's playable characters. The player controls the Hero directly, while the non-Hero Monkeys follow them around automatically. Non-Hero Monkeys do not have health and Bloons cannot hit them. Each Monkey has a unique method of attacking and unique upgrades. The player can add Monkeys to their team during a run by choosing them as upgrades; once added to the team, their upgrades start appearing whenever the player levels up. Non-Hero Monkeys come in three categories: Primary, Military, and Magic.
The player can unlock new Heroes and level them up by collecting toys from Blitz Boxes. Unlike the levels during a run that unlock upgrades, these level-ups persist across the entire game. Leveling Heroes up unlocks higher-tier upgrades, permanent stat buffs, more sticker spaces, and stronger versions of their upgrades. To level other Monkeys up, the player has to use them in levels to earn Monkey XP for them, then they can spend Gold to unlock their next level once they have enough.
Every Monkey has 18 upgrades, split into three upgrade paths and four upgrade tiers. Each path has one tier 1 and tier 3 upgrade and two tier 2 and tier 4 upgrades. When the Hero levels up, the game chooses three random upgrades or Monkeys of the ones available at that moment, but the player can only choose one. The player can also spend Bloonstones or Tokens to banish an upgrade, reroll their current upgrades, or pin an upgrade so it is guaranteed to appear again on the next level-up. Selecting an upgrade also pushes Bloons away from the Hero in a large radius. The player can only choose up to ten upgrades for a Hero per run. The player can add up to three other Monkeys to their team per run, and each non-Hero Monkey can only have up to five upgrades per run. Since the player cannot choose any more upgrades starting at level 30, leveling up allows the player to add Monkey XP to one of their current Monkeys instead.
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Quincy (Hero) -
Gwen (Hero) -
Boomerang Monkey (Primary) -
Tack Shooter Monkey (Primary) -
Sniper Monkey (Military) -
Wizard Monkey (Magic) -
Mortar Monkey (Military)
Although the player can unlock toys for Obyn Greenfoot, he is currently unobtainable.
Stickers
Stickers are items the player can equip outside of a run to apply passive buffs during a run, such as increasing the Hero's attack speed or experience earned when a Military Monkey is on the team. The player equips stickers by placing them on a grid, and they come in different shapes and sizes. The player can merge duplicate stickers to increase their effects, and they have higher-rarity variants that come with additional effects.
Bloons
During a run, the Bloons spawn across the map and constantly move towards the Hero. The number and strength of Bloons increases over time. There are also formations of Bloons that have unique movement patterns. The Bloon formations telegraphed by red arrows attempt to intercept the Hero, but do not chase them. When Bloons take damage, they get knocked back and lose layers. The health, movement speed, and number of layers depends on the type of Bloon.
Bloon Mods
Non-boss Bloons can have Bloon Mods that grant them additional properties.
Boss Bloons
Each level has two Boss Bloon fights (except the first level, which only has one). The boss traps the player in a small arena and the player must destroy it to progress. Bosses have multiple health bars (represented by the number of skulls) and attack patterns that involve summoning Bloons. Each boss has a weaker variant and a stronger variant; the weaker variant is used for the first fight of a level, while the stronger variant is used for the second.
Maps
- Monkey Meadow
- Dusty Desert
- Green Grasslands
- White Wasteland
- Scorching Sands
- Snowy Plains
- Verdant Fields
- Bloon Dunes
Encounters
Encounters are objects that appear on the map at random locations during a run, which the player can use to activate temporary power-ups. If the Hero is near an Encounter, a trail of blue sparks starts appearing and guides the player to its location. The player activates an Encounter by standing near it to fill a gauge for a short time, and can only activate it once. Each Encounter has a different effect.
- 1 Health: A banana that restores one unit of health. If already at full health, it grants a shield that can absorb one extra hit instead.
- 5 Gold: A big coin that spawns 5 coins.
- 20 Gold: A moneybag that spawns 20 coins.
- 50 Gold: A treasure chest that spawns 50 coins.
- Attack Boost: A potion that increases the team's attack speed for a short time.
- Auto Crits: A Sharpening Stone that makes all attacks crit for a short time.
- Bloon Chipper: Sucks in and destroys all nearby Bloons.
- Bloon Blowback: A boombox that causes the Hero to push nearby Bloons away with sound waves for a short time.
- Bloon Harvester: A Bloonchipper-like vehicle that the player can drive around to suck in Bloons and XP, and destroy obstacles, for a short time.
- Bloonsday Device: Destroys all Bloons on-screen.
- Double XP: A potion that doubles XP drops from Bloons for a short time.
- Full Heal: A campsite that restores the Hero's health. If already at full health, it grants a shield that can absorb one extra hit instead.
- Instant Level Up: Increases the player's level by one, carrying over any leftover XP.
- Invincibility: Makes the Hero immune to damage for a short time.
- Magnet: Draws in all uncollected XP over a large area.
- Speed Boost: Increases the team's movement speed for a short time.
- Super Magnet: Draws in all uncollected XP on the entire map.
- Time Stop: Slows Bloons and player attacks down for a short time.
Currencies and resources
- Energy: Stamina that limits how many times the player can start a run before their energy needs to recharge.
- Gold: Spent to upgrade non-Hero Monkeys and purchase Sticker Packs.
- Bloonstones: Spent to banish, reroll, or pin upgrades; respec level-ups; revive after losing a run; double XP earned after winning a run; and purchase Blitz Boxes, Coins, and Energy.
- Blitz Boxes: Loot boxes that each contain an amount of one currency and five random toys.
- Sticker Packs: Loot boxes that each contain three random stickers.
- Tokens: Consumable items the player can use in place of any action that costs Bloonstones, such as upgrade rerolls, level respecs, and revives.
- Toys: Collectible figures of Heroes that the player is required to collect to level them up.
Pre-release
On 7 September 2025, Tim Haywood, the composer of music for most Bloons games, stated that he was going to release a new soundtrack for an unannounced Bloons game in 2025.[7] On 13 November 2025, Modern Times Group released a financial report that confirmed that Ninja Kiwi would release new games in Q1 and Q2 2026.[8] Since Ninja Kiwi is planning to release Zombie Assault: Resurgence in Q2 2026, it implied that the game was planned for Q1 2026 originally.
Ninja Kiwi themselves revealed Bloons Blitz on 19 November 2025, with a short teaser video showing gameplay of a Tack Shooter walking and fighting several Red Bloons and Blue Bloons, describing it as a "new way to pop Bloons".[3] They later revealed the game's name, logo, and premise on 21 November 2025 with a short video of the game's key art and a clip of one of the game's music tracks, a cover of "Street Party".[9] The date the official website launched is unknown, though the domain was registered on 11 November 2025.[10] Ninja Kiwi is releasing a series of YouTube Shorts teasers leading up to the game's release, demonstrating features like the controls, teams, and upgrades.
Teaser videos
Gallery
Screenshots
Assets
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Website favicon
Store description
References
- ↑ "Bloons Blitz FAQ!". Reddit. Retrieved Mon, 18 May 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 App Store page
- ↑ (Fri, 17 Apr 2026) "It was the road trip of a lifetime for Quincy, but how did it all begin!? 🚐🗺️ #bloonsblitz #bloons". YouTube.
- ↑ "When it's two days before Christmas, but there are still presents to buy and Bloons to pop... 🎯🎈". YouTube. Retrieved Thu, 1 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "Well spotted! Blitz is currently in "early access". This involves releasing an early version of the game in some regions so we can gather feedback to ensure the game is fun and functional for everyone. The version currently available in those regions has the core gameplay, but some features that are not quite ready are unavailable. We will continually update this version to address player feedback, add features, and fix issues. Over time, we will add more regions too (currently in the Philippines only)!
Join r/bloonsblitz to chat about it! :)" – "???". - ↑ "GAME SOUNDTRACKS Coming in 2025!
Fightland Official Soundtrack (Album)
Bloons TD6 : Frontier Legends (Single)
and...a secret BLOONS game soundtrack! (TBC)
and in 2026!
Zombie Assault : Resurgence (Album)
An epic Soundtrack, of all the music from the game, AND special edition bonus tracks including unused material, and additional mixes." – Tim Haywood (Sun, 7 Sep 2025). "Tim Haywood's Community | Tim Haywood". Bandcamp. Retrieved Sat, 22 Nov 2025. - ↑ "Modern Times MTG : Financial Report (3781148)". MarketScreener. Retrieved Fri, 21 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "Post by @ninjakiwigames.bsky.social — Bluesky". Bluesky. Retrieved Fri, 21 Nov 2025.
- ↑ ICANN lookup
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