Bloons Tower Defense 4, developed by Ninja Kiwi, was the entry in the BTD series that cemented it as one of the defining tower defense games of the Flash era. You place monkey towers along a path and must pop every bloon that attempts to reach the exit — red bloons at first, escalating through orange, pink, black, white, lead, zebra, rainbow, and the dreaded MOAB-class. Each tower has two upgrade paths that dramatically alter its behavior, creating deep strategic decisions about how to allocate your earnings.
Drag towers from the buy panel onto valid terrain next to the track. Towers attack automatically. Between rounds, use bananas (earned by popping bloons) to buy new towers or upgrade existing ones. Each tower has Path 1 and Path 2 upgrades — both can be pursued, but they specialize differently. Click a placed tower to see its range, sell it, or purchase upgrades.