When does Bloons TD 5 get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (16%); after 15h it's 1 in 20 (5%). The opening is criticised less than in 80% of games we track.

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Bloons TD 5

Nov 19, 2014 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 60% of owners

Steam reviews 95% positive of 12,015

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (16%); after 15h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
The opening is criticised less than in 80% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 60% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 12,073 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 15.3h for positive, 21.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (60.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (135)

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MOAB Assassin Destroy 5000 MOABs 100%
BFB Brawler Destroy 2000 BFBs 91%
ZOMGinator Destroy 1000 ZOMGs 60%
Infrared Pop 250,000 Camo bloons 59%
Hard Baked Pop 250,000 Ceramic bloons 56%
A Token of My Affection Collect 50 Tokens 55%
Role Reverser Complete any track in reverse 49%
Poppable Achieve glorious victory on any map on Impoppable difficulty 48%
Monkey Lane Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Monkey Lane map 46%
MOAB Madness Complete the MOAB Madness Special Mission 41%
Full House Complete the Full House Special Mission 31%
Protect Monkey Town Complete the Protect Monkey Town Special Mission 29%
Covert Pops Complete the Covert Pops Special Mission 22%
Checkers Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Checkers map 20%
Fast Track Complete the Fast Upgrades Special Mission 19%
3 Times Around Olympian Earn all 3 medals on 3 Times Around map 18%
No Escape Complete the No Escape Special Mission 18%
Express Shipping Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Express Shipping map 17%
Highlander Complete the There Can Only Be One Special Mission 16%
Mountain Skull Peak Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Mountain Skull Peak map 15%
Lobby Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Lobby map 14%
Patch Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Patch map 14%
Short-Lived Complete the Short-Lived Special Mission 13%
North Pole Olympian Earn all 3 medals on North Pole map 13%
Wizard Lord Complete the Wizard Lord Special Mission 12%
Park Path Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Park Path map 12%
Maze Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Maze map 12%
Brick Wall Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Brick Wall map 12%
The Rink Olympian Earn all 3 medals on The Rink map 11%
Fireworks Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Fireworks map 11%
Nigh Impoppable Demonstrate your skills by winning the Impoppable difficulty medal on 25 or more maps 11%
Space Truckin' Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Space Truckin' map 11%
Ultimate Specialist Fully upgrade all launch Specialty Buildings 11%
Z Factor Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Z Factor map 11%
Roswell Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Roswell map 10%
Impoppable Pop 50,000,000 bloons 9.1%
Isn't That Special Complete the Special Agents Only Special Mission 9.1%
Somewhat Random Win 10 Random Missions 7.1%
Tunnels Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Tunnels map 7.0%
Pyramids Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Pyramids map 6.6%
Mission Accomplished Win all 10 launch Special Missions 6.5%
Dune Sea Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Dune Sea map 6.3%
Ultimate Agent Get all launch Special Agents to Pro status 6.3%
Can't trick me! Pop your first camo bloon 6.1%
Country Road Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Country Road map 6.0%
Monkey Specialist Upgrade a tower to Tier 3 5.8%
Archipelago Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Archipelago map 5.6%
Bloon Circles Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Bloon Circles map 5.6%
Bloons Of Clubs Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Bloons Of Clubs map 5.6%
Ice Flow Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Ice Flow map 5.6%
Lava Fields Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Lava Fields map 5.6%
Moneybags Activate all upgrades for Starting Cash 5.6%
Jungle Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Jungle map 5.5%
Slalom Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Slalom map 5.5%
Castle Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Castle map 5.3%
Fast And Furious Activate all upgrades for Attack Speed 5.3%
NK20 Reach Rank 20 5.3%
Snake River Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Snake River map 5.3%
Dockside Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Dockside map 5.1%
Double Double Cross Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Double Double Cross map 5.1%
Pointy Bits Activate all upgrades for Pierce 5.1%
Is it a Bird? A Plane? Place a Supermonkey 5.1%
Track Star Win all launch tracks on any difficulty 5.1%
Workshop Olympian Earn all 3 medals on the Workshop map 5.1%
Free Stuff! Claim a daily reward 5.0%
Challenger Deep Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Challenger Deep map 4.8%
Clock Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Clock map 4.8%
MOAB Mauler Activate all upgrades for Big Bloons Sabotage 4.8%
Rink Revenge Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Rink Revenge map 4.8%
Water Hazard Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Water Hazard map 4.8%
Checkers Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Checkers co-op map 4.6%
Candyland Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Candyland map 4.5%
Easy! Win any map on Easy mode 4.5%
Long Lived Activate all upgrades for Starting Lives 4.5%
Monkey Tycoon Activate all upgrades for Sell Percentage 4.5%
U-Turn Olympian Earn all 3 medals on U-Turn map 4.5%
4 of a Kind Complete all daily challenges in one day. 4.3%
Always On Activate all upgrades for Ability Cooldowns 4.3%
Bloontonium Lab Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Bloontonium Lab map 4.3%
Crypt Keeper Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Crypt Keeper map 4.3%
Money Maker Place a banana farm 4.3%
Lightning Scar Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Lightning Scar map 4.3%
Long Range Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Long Range map 4.3%
Main Street Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Main Street map 4.3%
Phase Portals Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Phase Portals map 4.3%
Runway Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Runway map 4.3%
Scorched Earth Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Scorched Earth map 4.3%
Drag Strip Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Drag Strip map 4.1%
Mount Magma Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Mount Magma map 4.1%
Switch Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Switch map 4.1%
The Eye Olympian Earn all 3 medals on The Eye map 4.1%
Treetop Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Treetop map 4.1%
Death Valley Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Death Valley map 4.0%
Down the Drain Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Down the Drain map 4.0%
The Great Divide Olympian Earn all 3 medals on The Great Divide map 4.0%
Tar Pit Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Tar Pit map 4.0%
Experienced Win any map on Medium mode 3.6%
North Pole Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on North Pole co-op map 3.5%
Increasingly Random Win 50 Random Missions 3.3%
Alpine Lake Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Alpine Lake co-op map 3.2%
Castle Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Castle co-op map 3.2%
Z Factor Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Z Factor co-op map 3.2%
Patch Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Patch co-op map 3.0%
Perfect Week Complete all daily challenges in a week. 3.0%
Persistently Random Win 100 Random Missions 2.7%
Country Road Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Country Road co-op map 2.5%
Veteran Win any map on Hard mode 2.5%
Haunted Swamp Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Haunted Swamp co-op map 2.5%
Runway Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Runway co-op map 2.5%
Amazingly Random Win 200 Random Missions 2.3%
Cash Money Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Cash Money co-op map 2.3%
Centurion Complete 100 daily challenges. 2.3%
Challenger Deep Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Challenger Deep co-op map 2.3%
Down the Drain Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Down the Drain co-op map 2.3%
Dune Sea Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Dune Sea co-op map 2.3%
Ice Flow Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Ice Flow co-op map 2.3%
Lava Fields Co-op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Lava Fields co-op map 2.3%
Top Tier Reach Rank 50 2.3%
Rink Revenge Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Rink Revenge co-op map 2.3%
Snake River Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Snake River co-op map 2.3%
South Coast Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on South Coast co-op map 2.3%
Spider Map Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Spider Map co-op map 2.3%
Water Hazard Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Water Hazard co-op map 2.3%
Candyland Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Candyland co-op map 2.2%
Crypt Keeper Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Crypt Keeper co-op map 2.2%
Entirely Random Win 250 Random Missions 2.2%
Jungle Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Jungle co-op map 2.2%
Long Range Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Long Range co-op map 2.2%
Scorched Earth Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Scorched Earth co-op map 2.2%
Steeley Pop 250,000 Lead bloons 2.2%
The Eye Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on The Eye co-op map 2.2%
The Great Divide Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on The Great Divide co-op map 2.2%
Treetop Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Treetop co-op map 2.2%
U-Turn Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on U-Turn co-op map 2.2%
Unfair Share Co-Op Olympian Earn all 3 medals on Unfair Share co-op map 2.2%

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