BOMBANANA!

BOMBANANA!

Released Sep 2026

Chaotic bomb disposal fun with friends & monkeys! Work together as a 3-player co-op team of blind, deaf, and mute monkeys. Each player has only part of the needed information. Communicate, solve puzzles, and race against the clock. Can you defuse the bombs before they explode?

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Evaluation

BOMBANANA! launched on September 2, 2026 — today's date — as a 1.0 release. The game went through a free demo phase starting June 15, 2026 that attracted over 6 million players and became the #1 demo during Steam Next Fest 2026, which led to rapid team expansion and a publisher partnership before full release. The developer has explicitly communicated that post-launch content is coming. In the August 29, 2026 launch features post, Lefto Studio noted that some things were still in the works and confirmed "we have a mighty list of improvements, features and content to look forward to in our post-launch updates." Earlier, in the August 1, 2026 developer update, the studio mentioned actively working on "roadmaps, updates, content and more announcements." These are clear developer statements of intent to deliver additional content after launch. The game is brand new as of today, so there is no post-launch update history yet to analyze. However, the developer's own words make it clear that the launch version is not the end of the road — more content and updates are planned.
Evidence
Game launched today with 3 game modes, 14 new puzzle modules, new environments, and full art overhaul compared to demo version
news post · Sep 2, 2026 source content shipped
high
Launch features announcement explicitly states: 'we have a mighty list of improvements, features and content to look forward to in our post-launch updates'
news post · Aug 29, 2026 source content planned
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jun 2026

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
TARK
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

BOMBANANA! is a chaotic, explosively funny co-op multiplayer game for three, where each player has only part of the information - blind monkey, deaf monkey and mute monkey must work together to defuse a bomb, or everyone goes BOOM! Will your friendship survive the ultimate test?

MEET YOUR SQUAD!

🙈 Blind Monkey: You can’t see the bomb, but you can touch the bomb! 👍 Sadly, you can’t see colors or read screens. You’ll need to rely on your teammates for the rest.

🙊 Mute Monkey: You are the only one who can read the bomb disposal manual. If only you could tell the others what you know.

🙉 Deaf Monkey: You can see the bomb and you can see your friends as they frantically gesture at you. Sadly, you can’t hear a thing, but at this point, would you even want to?

As you gamble with your friends' lives, you must rely on each other and your monkeys' unique abilities. Communication is key, and there’s no one right way to defuse the bomb. We don’t impose any methods: wave, shout, throw bananas. Working out how you communicate is your job.

WARNING!

Players can and should expect peak amounts of misunderstanding, unjust accusations, and desperate body language, placing your friendships in jeopardy. Just because you keep talking, that doesn't mean nobody explodes. Even if you manage to survive the bomb, there's no guarantee your friendship will. Some might call this game "friendslop". We disagree. If anything, it's a new genre: anti-friendslop, or perhaps an argument simulator. 🤔

We’ll let you be the judge!

FEATURES!

  • 3-Player Co-op - No more, no less. Exactly three monkeys required

  • 3 Game Modes -

    • Campaign - 30 handcrafted levels with increasing difficulty

    • Endless - Procedurally generated, wave-based levels that keep getting harder

    • Custom - Players create their own challenge by adjusting bomb difficulty, the timer, module types, environmental hazards, and how many mistakes are allowed

  • Asymmetric Roles - Every player sees, hears, and acts differently

  • Fun interactions - Point, wave, gesture or flail wildly. Your options are only limited by your imagination and each player's Emote wheel

  • Slapping - Obviously an essential feature

  • New Environments: We all know the trusty minivan, but what about a plane? What other environments can you defuse bombs in?

  • Environmental Hazards: Navigate events like power outages, obstructions and loud interruptions

  • Voice Chat - Some of you can talk, some of you can’t. You’ll figure it out

  • Puzzle Modules - Each bomb has different modules and different rules, all of which are guaranteed to induce different kinds of panic

  • Level System - Defuse the bomb to unlock new levels. The better you get, the harder they are

  • Color Blind Mode - Just because the monkey is blind, doesn’t mean he can’t defuse a bomb! Colors used across objects and the UI have been adapted to support two different types of color blindness.

Last evaluated Sep 2, 2026
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