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Games like Bloons TD 6

If Bloons TD 6 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bloons TD 5, Bloons TD Battles 2 and Treefender — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and cozy. 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.

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About Bloons TD 6: The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Ninja Kiwi
Bloons TD 6 — Steam game cover
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Co op play without chat forces external communicationDaily challenges and weekly events keep gameplay freshHeroes level up and unlock unique abilitiesChallengingContemplativeCozy

Players who liked Bloons TD 6 also play

Steam players who put hours into Bloons TD 6 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Bloons TD 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Top pick for Bloons TD 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the most popular tower defense series in history.

    2014ActionStrategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bloons TD Battles 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Second-strongest match for Bloons TD 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Treefender

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Bloons TD 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Relive your childhood in Treefender, a VR-exclusive 4 player online co-op base-building game where you build your own treefort and defend it against a spacesquid invasion!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Order Of The Gatekeepers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Ranked #4 for Bloons TD 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Online Co-Operative Tower Defense with endless build options and a heavy focus on rewarding creative strategies. With so many Levels, Towers, Abilities, Items, & Builder Specialties every match can be a different experience!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. WilderDash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Bloons TD 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    A tower defense action-roguelike with online co-op and single-player. Gather resources, build towers, upgrade your auto-attacks, and fend off waves of monsters.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. BOMBERCOOK!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Bloons TD 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    A cooking-defence hybrid where players gather ingredients, prepare them at various stations, cook bombs in different appliances, and use them to defend their base. Every bomb is a recipe, every enemy is a customer, and survival depends on your kitchen skills.

    StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  7. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Ranked #7 for Bloons TD 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Crystal Clash

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Ranked #8 for Bloons TD 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Crystal Clash is a mix of Lane Battles and Deckbuilding - with action-packed tug-of-war strategy, just like your favorite RTS mods from back in the day! :) Play 2v2 or co-op with a friend, or pair up with new allies and enemies! Collect cards, build your decks and have fun crushing your enemies!

    2022ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Bloons TD 6

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Deep Rock Galactic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Reviewers of Bloons TD 6 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Reviewers of Bloons TD 6 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Reviewers of Bloons TD 6 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. RimWorld

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Reviewers of Bloons TD 6 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Reviewers of Bloons TD 6 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.

    2014Massively MultiplayerRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Warframe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Reviewers of Bloons TD 6 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Factorio

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Reviewers of Bloons TD 6 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation35.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Valheim

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Reviewers of Bloons TD 6 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bloons TD 6 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Bloons TD 6 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Bloons TD 6 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Bloons TD 6 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Bloons TD 6 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Bloons TD 6 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Bloons TD 6 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Bloons TD 6 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Nubby's Number Factory

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Bloons TD 6 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

    2025Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Ninja Kiwi

Other recommendable Steam games by Ninja Kiwi, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Bloons TD 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Another title from Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons TD 6. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the most popular tower defense series in history.

    2014ActionStrategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bloons TD Battles

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons TD 6. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.

    2016ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SAS: Zombie Assault 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Another title from Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons TD 6.

    Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.

    2017ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tower Keepers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Another title from Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons TD 6.

    Heroic strategy RPG with deep solo campaign and real-time head to head battles!

    2018RPGFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bloons Adventure Time TD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Another title from Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons TD 6. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Defend Ooo from the Bloon invasion in this epic tower defense crossover.

    2019ActionStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Countersnipe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Another title from Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons TD 6.

    Multiplayer Seek and Snipe

    2019ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Bloons Monkey City

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Another title from Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons TD 6. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

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

    2020ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ninja Kiwi Archive

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Bloons TD 6.

    Another title from Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons TD 6. Shares Strategy with Bloons TD 6.

    Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.

    2020ActionStrategyCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bloons TD 6

Does Bloons TD 6 run on Steam Deck?
Bloons TD 6 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Bloons TD 6 cost?
Bloons TD 6 is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Bloons TD 6 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Bloons TD 6 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Bloons TD 6?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bloons TD 6 are Bloons TD 5, Bloons TD Battles 2, Treefender.
Who developed Bloons TD 6?
Bloons TD 6 was developed by Ninja Kiwi.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Bloons TD 6.

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