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BOMBANANA
BOMBANANA! launches on Steam on September 2, 2026, after a Steam Next Fest demo that drew about 6 million unique users and over 1 million wishlist registrations. The full version adds three modes, 14 new modules, environmental gimmicks, emotes, hand gestures, and a slap feature.
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BOMBANANA! is a three-player cooperative bomb defusal game from Turkish developer Lefto Studio and publisher TARK. Its core design is asymmetric information: each player takes on one of the three wise monkeys, and each has a distinct communication or perception limit. The See No Evil monkey touches the bomb but cannot see wire colors or module symbols. Speak No Evil reads the defusal manual but cannot speak, only gesture and emote. Hear No Evil cannot hear but sees the bomb and the other players, acting as the bridge. Players invent their own signals to defuse bombs before the timer runs out.
The game broke out during Steam Next Fest in June 2026. Its demo, released on June 16, drew roughly 6 million unique users and became the most played title at the event, ranking second among all demos on Steam from June to July 2026. It passed 1 million wishlist registrations and held an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam from over 5,000 reviews. The demo's peak concurrent players were around 13,000, and the official Discord counted over 200,000 total players early on.
The full version, launching September 2, adds three modes: Campaign with 30 stages, Endless with procedurally generated waves, and Custom for designing bombs. It introduces 14 new modules, including three Chaos Modules that keep See No Evil busy, environmental gimmicks like power outages, unlocked emotes and hand gestures for all monkeys, and a new slap feature. An airplane stage is planned at launch, with others in development. The release time is not fixed, so it may appear in the early morning of September 3 Japan time. Price is undecided, and the game supports 15 languages including Japanese.
Key facts
- Developer and publisher
- Developed by Lefto Studio, published by TARK. ↗
- Release date
- Launches on Steam on September 2, 2026. ↗
- Demo player count
- The demo drew about 6 million unique users during Steam Next Fest June 2026, making it the most played title at the event and the second most played demo across Steam from June to July 2026. ↗
- Wishlists
- Over 1 million wishlist registrations before release. ↗
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam from over 5,000 reviews. ↗
- Full version content
- Adds three modes (Campaign with 30 stages, Endless with procedurally generated waves, Custom for designing bombs), 14 new modules including three Chaos Modules, environmental gimmicks like power outages, unlocked emotes and hand gestures, and a slap feature. ↗
- Platform and languages
- Releases on PC via Steam, supporting 15 languages including Japanese. ↗
- Demo early performance
- The demo peaked at around 13,000 concurrent players and passed 200,000 total players within days of its June 16 release. ↗
Timeline
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Facts
- Release
- game · September 2 · 2026-08-28
- Release
- game · June 16, 2026 · Steam · 2026-06-18
- Release
- game · August 2026 · 2026-06-22
- Release
- game · August 2026 · Steam · 2026-06-18
- Release
- game · TBA · worldwide · 2026-06-04
- Announced
- full version content (August 27) · 2026-08-28
- Announced
- three modes: Campaign with 30 stages, Endless with procedurally generated waves, and Custom for designing bombs · 2026-08-28
- Announced
- 14 new modules, including three Chaos Modules · 2026-08-28
- Announced
- environmental gimmicks like power outages, unlocked emotes and hand gestures for all monkeys, and a new slap feature · 2026-08-28
- Announced
- Steam store page opened · 2026-06-04
- Noted
- The demo drew about 6 million unique users during Steam Next Fest June 2026, making it the most played title at the event and the second most played demo across Steam from June to July 2026, with over 1 million wishlist registrations. · 2026-08-28
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All coverage
12h ago
Lefto Studio and publisher TARK released BOMBANANA! on Steam on September 2, 2026. The three-player cooperative puzzle game assigns each player one of the three wise monkeys, each with a different sensory restriction. See-no-evil can touch the bomb but cannot see wire colors or module symbols. Speak-no-evil holds the defusal manual and knows the answers but cannot speak or use in-game chat, communicating only through gestures and emotes. Hear-no-evil can see the bomb and both teammates but cannot hear anything. Players must defuse bombs within a time limit despite the miscommunication. The game ships with a Campaign mode of 30 stages, an Endless mode with auto-generated bombs, and a Custom mode for designing original stages. Stage gimmicks include power outages, obstacles, and noise interference. The demo, released during Steam Next Fest June 2026, was played by 6 million users and was the most played game at the event. The full version costs 1,050 yen, with a launch discount running until September 10.
5d ago
Lefto Studio and publisher TARK revealed the full version content of BOMBANANA!, a three-player cooperative bomb defusal game, on August 27. The game stars the three monkeys See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Speak No Evil, each with asymmetric access to information. See No Evil can touch the bomb but cannot see wire colors or module symbols. Speak No Evil reads the defusal manual but communicates only through gestures and emotes. Hear No Evil cannot hear the others but sees the bomb and the other players, acting as a bridge. The demo drew about 6 million unique users during Steam Next Fest June 2026, making it the most played title at the event and the second most played demo across Steam from June to July 2026, with over 1 million wishlist registrations. The full version, launching on Steam on September 2, adds three modes: Campaign with 30 stages, Endless with procedurally generated waves, and Custom for designing bombs. It also introduces 14 new modules, including three Chaos Modules that keep See No Evil busy, environmental gimmicks like power outages, unlocked emotes and hand gestures for all monkeys, and a new slap feature. An airplane stage is planned at launch, with others in development.
Aug 11
Publisher TARK and developer Lefto Studio announced on August 12 that the three-player co-op bomb defusal game BOMBANANA! will launch on Steam on September 2. The release time is not yet fixed, so it may become available in the early morning of September 3 Japan time. The game is built around the three wise monkeys motif: the blind monkey can touch the bomb but cannot see visual information, the mute monkey holds the defusal manual but cannot speak or use chat, and the deaf monkey can see everything but cannot hear. Players must build a communication chain through gestures and body language to defuse bombs before the timer runs out. The demo, released during Steam Next Fest June 2026, has been played by over 6 million people and added to more than 1 million wishlists. It also holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam from over 5,000 reviews. The full game will include a free mode where players can design their own bombs. The price is undecided, and the game will support 15 languages including Japanese.
Aug 9
Lefto Studio's three-player cooperative bomb defusal game BOMBANANA! has surpassed 6 million players and 900,000 wishlists before release. The Turkish developer, surprised by the response, has partnered with a local publisher and expanded its team. The game is planned for an August 2026 release.
Jun 22
The demo for 'BOMBANANA!', a three-player asymmetric bomb defusal game from Turkish developer Lefto Studio, has seen a rapid surge in popularity on Steam since its June 16 release. The game assigns players the roles of 'See No Evil,' 'Hear No Evil,' and 'Speak No Evil,' each with restricted communication and perception abilities. The 'Speak No Evil' player reads the defusal manual but cannot speak, the 'Hear No Evil' player sees the bomb but cannot hear, and the 'See No Evil' player defuses the bomb while blind to fine details. According to SteamDB, the demo peaked at around 13,000 concurrent players, and the official Discord announced over 200,000 total players. The demo has earned an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating on Steam, with 98% of approximately 700 reviews being positive. The game ranked second on the 'Top Trending Demos' chart during Steam Next Fest. The full version is scheduled for release in August.
Jun 18
Lefto Studio released a demo of BOMBANANA! during Steam Next Fest on June 16. The cooperative bomb defusal game assigns each of three players the role of one of the See No Evil, Hear No Evil, or Speak No Evil monkeys, each with a different communication limitation. The demo has earned a Very Positive rating on Steam, with 99% of roughly 200 user reviews positive. The full version is planned for August 2026.
Jun 4
Lefto Studio released the Steam store page for 'BOMBANANA!', a cooperative bomb defusal game for three players who take on the roles of the see-no, hear-no, and speak-no monkeys. Each monkey has a distinct limitation: one cannot speak, one cannot see colors or shapes, and one cannot hear. Players must establish their own communication methods to defuse bombs. The game supports Japanese and is scheduled for release on PC via Steam.