Choose Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
Choose Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe if you want a Casual game with Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen. 1,092 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe vs Bloons TD Battles
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe and Bloons TD Battles both land in Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Free To Play games on Steam. Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe (2015) is 1 year older than Bloons TD Battles (2016). Bloons TD Battles scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe (84.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Bloons TD Battles
Choose Bloons TD Battles if you want an Action and Strategy experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.6% positive across 21,230 reviews.
Both Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe and Bloons TD Battles sit in Free To Play on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe |  Bloons TD Battles | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 84.3% positive (1,092 reviews) | 90.6% positive (21,230 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tigerish Games | Ninja Kiwi |
Side by side
- Both are Free To Play games on Steam.
- Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe (2015) is 1 year older than Bloons TD Battles (2016).
- Bloons TD Battles scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe (84.3% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Bloons TD Battles is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe has no Deck rating yet.
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe vs Bloons TD Battles — FAQ
- Which is better, Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe or Bloons TD Battles?
- On Steam reviews Bloons TD Battles scores higher (90.6% positive) than Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe (84.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Bloons TD Battles is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe or Bloons TD Battles first?
- If you want chronology, Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe (2015) came out before Bloons TD Battles (2016). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe and Bloons TD Battles similar?
- They overlap on Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Bloons TD Battles have multiplayer like Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe?
- No. Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Bloons TD Battles is listed as without multiplayer support.