Indie

Bloons TD 5

94% positive of 10,796 Steam reviews

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2014
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Ninja Kiwi.

About the game

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.

What sets it apart

Tower Defense
Co-op
Strategy
Family Friendly
Online Co-Op
Casual
Funny
Action
Sandbox
Colorful
Difficult
Survival

What players say

Games like this

Explore more like this

Indie63% match

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

Tower Defense · Strategy

97%144K reviews

AA45% match

Kingdom Two Crowns

Tower Defense · Co-op

90%32.3K reviews21 hDeck

Indie39% match

Mindustry

Tower Defense · Co-op

95%24.8K reviews

AA34% match

Dungeon Defenders II

Tower Defense · Online Co-Op

77%22.2K reviews

Indie41% match

Thronefall

Tower Defense · Strategy

96%23.1K reviews8 hDeck

Indie27% match

The Escapists 2

Co-op · Online Co-Op

90%26.5K reviews

AA34% match

The Riftbreaker

Tower Defense · Online Co-Op

90%22.2K reviews

AAA25% match

Minion Masters

Tower Defense · Co-op

89%65.3K reviews

AA24% match

Dome Keeper

Tower Defense · Action

92%19.1K reviewsDeck

AAA27% match

7 Days to Die

Tower Defense · Online Co-Op

87%274.4K reviews30 hDeck

AAA22% match

Company of Heroes 2

Strategy · Co-op

80%69.1K reviews

Indie26% match

RV There Yet?

Co-op · Online Co-Op

90%75.7K reviewsDeck

Indie

Bloons TD 5

94% positive of 10,796 Steam reviews

See it on Steam

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2014
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Ninja Kiwi.

About the game

What sets it apart

Tower Defense
Co-op
Strategy
Family Friendly
Online Co-Op
Casual
Funny
Action
Sandbox
Colorful
Difficult
Survival

What players say

Recommended
I said in my BTD6 review that I still think BTD5 is the best game in the series, and I stand by that. It's late 2026, this game is over a decade old, and I can still open it and lose several hours like absolutely nothing has changed. BTD5 is peak because of how simple it is. You pick a map, pick a difficulty, and within 10 seconds you're playing. There's no massive menu with 400 different things fighting for your…
41 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.
Read on Steam
Recommended
Addictive. The game equivalent of crack. Monkey pops balloon. Dopamine gets released in brain. I can't ask for much else.
32 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
Read on Steam
Not recommended
Nearly 12 years after release not only did they add pointless achievements, they didn't even implement them correctly. To make it worse, neither Modern Times Group AB (the owners of many gaming companies including NK) nor Ninja Kiwi has said anything public about the intended update, its crappy implementation, or the possibility of a fix. Ensh*ttification and enslopification aren't coming for bloons, they're here.
191 h played when written. 17 found it helpful.
Read on Steam