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Ninja Kiwi · 2021 · Windows, macOS

Steam: 83 % positive of 34,354 reviews, as of Oct 28

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!

24 games that play like Bloons TD Battles 2 and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Bloons TD Battles, Bloons TD 6 and Bloons TD 5.

Player tags

  • Free to Play
  • Tower Defense
  • Multiplayer
  • Competitive
  • Strategy
  • PvP
  • Indie
  • Action
Map region: Tower Defense
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players mostly recommend this free competitive Bloons tower defense, praising the 1v1 strategy but criticising grind and pay-to-win pressure.

Many players enjoy the head-to-head format, where you build your defence and send Bloons at an opponent, and the variety of Monkey Towers and heroes that allows different strategies. Players who knew the original Battles or BTD6 find it a familiar, accessible free alternative. Complaints centre on slow progression: unlocking heroes and tier 5 upgrades takes long grinding, and some players say paying players gain a clear advantage. Some players also report connection problems, reconnecting failures and buggy ranked results. Recent reviews are more critical about rank cooldowns and bugs, while older helpful reviews focus more on the strategy and long-term fun.

Praised

  • Strategic 1v1 battles

    Players like balancing their own defence against sending Bloons to pressure an opponent, which creates a constant back-and-forth.

    Many players
  • Large tower and hero variety

    The range of Monkey Towers and heroes leaves room for different approaches, and the towers carried over from BTD6 feel familiar.

    Many players
  • Accessible free-to-play

    Players say it is good to play without spending money, and short sessions fit easily into a busy day.

    Many players
  • Competitive ranked progression

    The league and clan system gives players goals and a sense of climbing, which keeps some returning for hundreds of hours.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Grind for heroes and upgrades

    Unlocking heroes and tier 5 monkey upgrades takes many hours of matches, which players find slow and tedious.

    Many players
  • Pay-to-win advantage

    Players say paying players get powerful items or tier 5 monkeys, which makes matches against them hard to win.

    Many players
  • Connection and bug problems

    Reviewers report reconnect failures, syncing issues, lag in banana matches and ranked results that do not register properly.

    Some players
  • Balance and updates

    Players argue that balance changes are poorly considered, that some towers were nerfed to uselessness, and that updates have slowed.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who like competitive tower defence and quick 1v1 matches, and fans of BTD6 looking for a free head-to-head alternative.
Who should skip it
Players who want a relaxed single-player tower defence or dislike grinding and pay-to-win competition.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with over 200 hours tend to mention late-game balance, grind and repeated ranked frustrations, while newer players focus on the easy-to-learn strategy and short sessions.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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At a glance

What games like Bloons TD Battles 2 have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Bloons TD Battles 2: Strategy (24 of 24), Tower Defense (21) and Family Friendly (8).
  • They came out between 2012 and 2025, 7 of them after Bloons TD Battles 2 (2021).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense (97 % positive of 17,038).

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