BOMBANANA! FAQ

The questions that come up most often before a first session — how many players you need, how long the campaign is, whether it is free, and whether your group can even play together. Short answers first, then the detail.

Quick answers

QuestionAnswer
How many players?Three on Steam — no solo mode. The Roblox version has a 2-player mode.
How many levels?30 handcrafted Campaign levels, plus Endless and Custom modes.
Which platforms?Steam (Windows & macOS, $7.99) and Roblox (free) are live now, and a free PlayStation demo went live on October 22, 2026. The full game is not on PlayStation, and Xbox and Switch have no announced version. The mobile version has not been released — as of October 16, 2026 the game has no App Store or Google Play listing.
Is it free?On Roblox, yes — the official experience is free to play. The full PC game on Steam costs $7.99.
Can two people play?Not on Steam — that build needs exactly three. The Roblox version has a 2-player mode.
Crossplay?No. Steam and Roblox are separate releases, so a Roblox player cannot join a Steam session.
Released?September 2, 2026.

How many players do you need?

Exactly three. This is the single most important thing to know before buying. BOMBANANA! (Bomb Banana) will not start with two players and has no solo mode, no AI teammate and no two-player scaling. Every round needs the full trio filling the Blind, Deaf and Mute roles.

The design is the reason: each monkey holds a different piece of the information, so two players simply cannot reconstruct enough of the picture to defuse anything. If you are a pair looking for something to play together, this is not it.

You do not need to be Steam friends with your teammates. The launch build has a public lobby browser, a server browser for finding players globally, and room codes that let anyone join a specific session directly. Three strangers can form a team — though whether that improves or destroys your communication is another question entirely.

How many levels are there?

The Campaign has 30 handcrafted levels, confirmed by the official Steam page and independently corroborated by community coverage. Levels introduce new mechanics and harder bomb configurations as you progress, and defusing a bomb unlocks the next one.

Beyond the campaign there are two more modes: Endless (procedurally generated waves that keep scaling) and Custom (a sandbox where you tune difficulty, timers, module types, hazards and how many mistakes are allowed). For timers and module order, seehow many levels are in BOMBANANA!.

Is BOMBANANA! free?

It depends which version you mean. The full PC game on Steam is paid (¥29.00 CNY / $7.99), and the free demo that more than six million players tried before launch is no longer listed as ofSeptember 17, 2026. But the official BOMBANANA! Roblox experience is free to play — so if you just want to try the game with no money involved, that is the way in.

Which platforms is BOMBANANA! on?

  • PC (Steam) — Windows and macOS, $7.99. Out since September 2, 2026. No Linux build, and Steam Deck is not listed as supported.
  • Roblox — live now, and free to play. It is the official adaptation, developed by FXFX Studio in partnership with Lefto Studio and TARK, published on Roblox by TARK Games. One difference from the PC build: the Roblox version supports a 2-player mode. Full details on ourBOMBANANA! Roblox page.
  • Mobile (iOS & Android) — not yet released. As of October 16, 2026 the game has no App Store or Google Play listing. The only way to play on a phone is the free Roblox experience, which runs inside the Roblox app.
  • PS5 / Xbox / Switch — a free PlayStation demo went live October 22, 2026; the full game and any Xbox or Switch version are still unannounced. Full detail here.

No crossplay between the Steam build and the Roblox build — they are separate releases, so a team has to be on the same one. Within Steam, Windows and macOS share servers. The pairing-by-pairing detail, including console and mobile, is on the crossplay page.

Controller players are fine: the game fully supports gamepads (including DualShock and DualSense) as well as keyboard-and-mouse-only input. There is also a colour-blind mode adapted for two types of colour vision deficiency.

How do you play with friends?

From the main menu you can create your own lobby, join a public one, or enter a room code to join a friend's private lobby. Hosting takes one press of the create-lobby button, after which you can invite two friends through Steam, use the in-game invite button, or just share the lobby code — clicking it copies it to your clipboard.

Inside the lobby you can pick which level to play (based on how many the host has completed), choose your monkey, and toggle role randomisation. If you skip a private lobby, public matchmaking will usually fill your room within seconds — which is exactly why new groups should use private lobbies instead. Before the first bomb, agree the callout convention in the roles guide and skim themodule overview so nobody is meeting a puzzle type for the first time against a timer.

Frequently asked questions

Can two people play BOMBANANA! together?
On Steam, no — that build requires exactly three online players, with no solo mode, no AI teammate and no two-player scaling. On Roblox, yes: the official Roblox experience has a 2-player mode, so a pair can play there.
Can I play BOMBANANA! alone?
Not in the intended sense. There is no offline or single-player mode on either version, but if you are short on friends you can use the lobby browser to join public sessions with strangers. Communication quality will vary.
Do I need to be Steam friends with my teammates?
No. The game includes a public lobby browser, a server browser and room codes that let anyone join a specific session directly, so three strangers can technically form a team.
Is BOMBANANA! on Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus?
No. There is no official announcement of the game joining either subscription service, and no Xbox version exists to add — the only console release so far is a free PlayStation demo. It is a straight purchase on Steam.
Does BOMBANANA! support Steam Family Sharing?
Yes. Steam Family Sharing is enabled, along with Online Co-op and Steam Achievements as listed on the official store page.
Is BOMBANANA! like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes?
Same genre, different information gap. The official Steam page leans into the comparison — "Just because you keep talking, that doesn't mean nobody explodes" — but BOMBANANA! fixes the team at exactly three and splits it into Blind, Deaf and Mute, so every module needs a two-hop handoff instead of one reader feeding one defuser.
How many achievements does BOMBANANA! have?
23. The Steam store data lists 23 achievements, and Family Sharing is enabled, so they follow the standard Steam rules.
What are the system requirements?
Minimum: Windows 10/11 64-bit, Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 520 or AMD Radeon Vega 3, 300 MB storage and a broadband connection. Recommended: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB RAM, Intel Iris Xe, NVIDIA GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560. macOS is supported; Linux is not.
Is the title "Bomb Banana" or "BOMBANANA!"?
The official title is BOMBANANA! — all caps, with the exclamation mark, as it appears on the Steam store page. Community posts and video titles often write it as "Bomb Banana" or "Boom Banana", and all three spellings point at the same game.
Is there an official BOMBANANA! Discord?
Yes. The official Steam store page links to the community Discord at discord.gg/bombanana, which is the fastest way to find two more players. The developer site is tarkgames.com.
How we built this page. Player count, level count, controller support and Family Sharing come from the official Steam store page. Lobby and invite behaviour comes from community reporting. Platform coverage (Windows and macOS, no Linux build), the 23 achievements and the current absence of a demo were re-checked against Steam's own store data on September 17, 2026 — where that data contradicts a community source, the store data wins. The Roblox release (official adaptation by FXFX Studio with Lefto Studio and TARK, published by TARK Games, with a 2-player mode) comes from the official Roblox experience page. No console version has been announced — the developer's Steam announcements do not mention Switch, PlayStation or Xbox. The mobile version's release status was checked against the App Store and Google Play listings on October 16, 2026. Statements about Game Pass and PlayStation Plus come from community reporting. The crossplay position — no shared sessions between the Steam and Roblox releases — follows from them being separate builds on separate platforms, and is corroborated by independent community coverage; it is set out pairing by pairing on our crossplay page.

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