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Games like Bloons Monkey City

  • 14 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Bloons Monkey City also play

The closest matches to Bloons Monkey City: Bloons TD 5, Bloons Adventure Time TD, Monsters are Coming!, Tower Factory, and clickyland. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same whimsical mood as Bloons Monkey City.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2014
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares resource management with Bloons Monkey City.

    • $8.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2025
  1. Rank 04

    Tower Factory

    Why this: Also City Builder and Tower Defense, like Bloons Monkey City.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  2. Rank 05

    clickyland

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  3. Rank 07

    Nordhold

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Bloons Monkey City

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Bloons TD 5

    Same whimsical mood as Bloons Monkey City.

    • 95% of 7,361 reviews
  2. 2
    Bloons Adventure Time TD

    Genres: Action, Strategy

    • 87% of 2,797 reviews
  3. 3
    Monsters are Coming!

    Shares resource management with Bloons Monkey City.

    • 82% of 1,055 reviews
  4. 4
    Tower Factory

    Also City Builder and Tower Defense, like Bloons Monkey City.

    • 87% of 556 reviews
  5. 5
    clickyland

    Genres: Strategy

    • 84% of 241 reviews
  6. 6
    Border Pioneer

    Genres: Action, Strategy

    • 85% of 211 reviews
  7. 7
    Nordhold

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 86% of 1,392 reviews
  8. 8
    Islets Defense

    Genres: Strategy

    • 97% of 69 reviews
  9. 9
    Unholy Heights

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 90% of 659 reviews
  10. 10
    Cities: Skylines

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 93% of 99,307 reviews
  11. 11
    Bean Beasts

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 75 reviews
  12. 12
    Defense Grid: The Awakening

    Same intense mood as Bloons Monkey City.

    • 96% of 3,392 reviews
  13. 13
    YORG.io 3

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 61% of 157 reviews
  14. 14
    Wool at the Gates

    Genres: Strategy

    • 94% of 96 reviews
  15. 15
    Rock of Ages

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 1,789 reviews
  16. 16
    Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Free To Play

    • 88% of 1,424 reviews
  17. 17
    Sanctum

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,335 reviews
  18. 18
    CleanFall

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 96% of 179 reviews
  19. 19
    Stronghold HD (2012)

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 95% of 2,911 reviews
  20. 20
    Dungeon Defenders: Awakened

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 68% of 2,272 reviews
  21. 21
    Gnomes

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 96% of 1,327 reviews
  22. 22
    Minimalist Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 73% of 105 reviews
  23. 23
    Revenge of the Titans

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 80% of 452 reviews
  24. 24
    Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 79% of 335 reviews
Bloons Monkey City — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2020
  • Developer: Ninja Kiwi
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 91% of 5,275 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Free To Play
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • City building adds depth to tower defense
  • Strategic planning matters more than speed
  • Tower upgrades feel rewarding
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Intense

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About Bloons Monkey City

The closest matches to Bloons Monkey City: Bloons TD 5, Bloons Adventure Time TD, Monsters are Coming!, Tower Factory, and clickyland. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Bloons Monkey City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bloons TD 5, Bloons Adventure Time TD and Monsters are Coming! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and intense, and single out its city map strategy and microtransaction driven pacing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

About Bloons Monkey City: Create, upgrade, and customize your very own Bloons Monkey City in this groundbreaking blend of city building and tower defense awesomeness!

Is Bloons Monkey City worth buying?

  • 91% of 5,275 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 21 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“The itself is fine, it just crashes SOOOOO often, it also doesnt have all the hotkeys, just the ones for upgrading and speeding up. The hotkeys for towers and abilities aren't there.”
107 h played
“TLDR: you can tell it was made to be a free to play mobile game Long version: It's fun in the begining, the idea of limiting your monkeys and strategizing which upgrades to get based on how useful they'll be feels fresh for the series…”
11 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Bloons TD 5, Bloons Adventure Time TD, Monsters are Coming!

How this verdict works →

Mobile version

Bloons Monkey City is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • Google Play: Contains ads (checked 2026-11-06, source)
  • Google Play: In-app purchases ($0.99 - $23.99 per item) (checked 2026-11-06, source)
  • App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-06, source)
  • App Store privacy label: Data Used to Track You (checked 2026-11-06, source)
  • Ad SDK in the Android app: AppLovin (MAX and SparkLabs), Appodeal Stack, BidMachine (Exodus Privacy scan) (checked 2026-11-05, source)

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Frequently asked about Bloons Monkey City

Can I run it?

Does Bloons Monkey City run on Steam Deck?

Bloons Monkey City is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is Bloons Monkey City free to play?

Yes — Bloons Monkey City is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Bloons Monkey City?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bloons Monkey City are Bloons TD 5, Bloons Adventure Time TD, Monsters are Coming!.

Who developed Bloons Monkey City?

Bloons Monkey City was developed by Ninja Kiwi.