Choose Bloons TD Battles
Choose Bloons TD Battles if you want a Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.6% positive across 21,230 reviews.
Bloons TD Battles vs Bloons Adventure Time TD
Bloons TD Battles and Bloons Adventure Time TD both land in Action, Strategy 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 on Steam. Bloons TD Battles (2016) is 3 years older than Bloons Adventure Time TD (2019). Bloons TD Battles scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Bloons Adventure Time TD (86.9% 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 Adventure Time TD
Choose Bloons Adventure Time TD if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,797 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Bloons TD Battles and Bloons Adventure Time TD sit in Action and Strategy 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 Adventure Time TD | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Free To Play | Action, Strategy |
| 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) | 86.9% positive (2,797 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ninja Kiwi | Ninja Kiwi |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Bloons TD Battles (2016) is 3 years older than Bloons Adventure Time TD (2019).
- Bloons TD Battles scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Bloons Adventure Time TD (86.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Bloons TD Battles vs Bloons Adventure Time TD — FAQ
- Which is better, Bloons TD Battles or Bloons Adventure Time TD?
- On Steam reviews Bloons TD Battles scores higher (90.6% positive) than Bloons Adventure Time TD (86.9% 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 Adventure Time TD first?
- If you want chronology, Bloons TD Battles (2016) came out before Bloons Adventure Time TD (2019). 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 Adventure Time TD similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy 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.