Choose Bloons TD Battles
Choose Bloons TD Battles if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.6% positive across 21,230 reviews.
Bloons TD Battles vs Bloons TD Battles 2
Bloons TD Battles and Bloons TD Battles 2 both land in Action, Strategy, 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 share Action, Strategy, Free To Play on Steam. Bloons TD Battles (2016) is 5 years older than Bloons TD Battles 2 (2021). Bloons TD Battles scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Bloons TD Battles 2 (83.5% 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 2
Choose Bloons TD Battles 2 if you want an Indie and Casual game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 24,378 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Bloons TD Battles and Bloons TD Battles 2 sit in Action, Strategy, and Free To Play on Steam, 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
 Bloons TD Battles |  Bloons TD Battles 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 90.6% positive (21,230 reviews) | 83.5% positive (24,378 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Ninja Kiwi | Ninja Kiwi |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- Bloons TD Battles (2016) is 5 years older than Bloons TD Battles 2 (2021).
- Bloons TD Battles scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Bloons TD Battles 2 (83.5% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Bloons TD Battles vs Bloons TD Battles 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Bloons TD Battles or Bloons TD Battles 2?
- On Steam reviews Bloons TD Battles scores higher (90.6% positive) than Bloons TD Battles 2 (83.5% 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 Bloons TD Battles or Bloons TD Battles 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Bloons TD Battles (2016) came out before Bloons TD Battles 2 (2021). 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 Bloons TD Battles and Bloons TD Battles 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 Bloons TD Battles 2?
- No. Bloons TD Battles 2 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Bloons TD Battles is listed as without multiplayer support.