Games like Bloons TD 6 for tower defense fans

If you like Bloons TD 6, start with Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance and Plants vs. Zombies, then try Tower Defense Simulator on Roblox for co-op. All three keep the same loop: place towers, upgrade them, survive the next wave.

What makes Bloons TD 6 work

Bloons TD 6 is a tower defense game by Ninja Kiwi, released in 2018. Monkey towers pop waves of balloons, called bloons, that roll along a fixed track. Each tower has three upgrade paths, and heroes add one more layer of choice.

It runs on phones, PC and consoles, and Netflix members get a separate Netflix version on mobile. A good alternative needs the same three things: clear paths, upgrades that change how a tower plays, and waves that get harder fast.

Real games like Bloons TD 6

Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance. Ironhide's fantasy series, on phones and Steam since July 2024. You bring two heroes at once and build on fixed tower spots.
Plants vs. Zombies. PopCap's 2009 lawn defense. Plants are your towers, zombies walk in lanes, and sun is your money.
Tower Defense Simulator. A co-op tower defense on Roblox by Paradoxum Games. Several players share one map and stack towers against bosses.
Bloons TD Battles 2. Ninja Kiwi's own versus spin-off. You defend your track and send bloons at the other player.
Rush Royale. A merge tower defense on phones. You roll random units onto a grid and merge pairs to make them stronger.
Arknights. Hypergryph's anime strategy game. You place operators on tiles to block enemies, so it plays more like a puzzle than Bloons.

How to pick your next tower defense

Want more Bloons? Look for open maps where you choose where towers go. Kingdom Rush uses fixed build spots, which turns each level into a puzzle.

Want to play with friends? Roblox tower defense games and the co-op mode in Bloons TD 6 are the easy picks. Want short sessions on a phone? Merge games like Rush Royale take a few minutes a round.

Roam tower defense games

Roam is a free iPhone app full of short games people made by describing them. These are its tower defense picks.

Huddle and Roar. Classic tower defense. Line the path with lions and let them roar at the waves.
LAST LINE. Twelve waves, one bridge and your crew holding it.
Wet Paint Defense. Paint your kingdom by day, then keep it safe at night.
Merge and Defence. Merge units to make them stronger and hold the wall.
Brainrot Defense. A merge tower defense in the Rush Royale style, with a brainrot theme.
Tee Off the Dead. The dead got up hungry. You brought a golf club and a good swing.