What launched
TheXboxHub reports that BOMBANANA! is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC, with Xbox Play Anywhere support, and also on PlayStation. TheXboxHub gives a UK price of £6.69. Microsoft's US Xbox Store listing shows $7.99, so the price depends on your market.
The Xbox listing names TARK as publisher and Lefto Studio and NAISU as developers. Xbox Wire's November 6 "Next Week on Xbox" roundup had already scheduled the November 13 release and flagged Play Anywhere support.
The game is not new to PC. The Steam page shows a September 2, 2026 release. The Xbox launch is the console and Microsoft Store arrival. Windows Forum previously covered the announcement, which was an Xbox announce trailer shown during The MIX Fall Game Showcase on October 16, 2026.
Xbox and PC details
The Xbox Store lists these capabilities:
- Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and handheld.
- Features: Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox achievements, optimization for Series X|S, and Xbox Live cross-generation multiplayer.
- Player count: online co-op and online multiplayer are both listed as 3-3. That means three players only.
- Cross-platform: the store lists Xbox cross-platform multiplayer and co-op. This is Xbox-branded cross-play. The listing does not say Xbox players can play with PlayStation owners, so don't assume they can.
- Rating and languages: ESRB Everyone, with "Users Interact" shown, and 14 supported languages.
Game Pass note: the US store says online multiplayer on console requires Xbox Game Pass Essential, Premium or Ultimate, sold separately. That is a condition for online play on console. It does not mean the game is included in Game Pass.
How it plays
The store describes three players as blind, deaf and mute monkeys. Each has only part of the information needed to defuse a bomb, so the team has to coordinate against a timer. The listing says it takes "No more, no less" than three players.
Communication runs through an emote wheel for pointing, waving and gestures, plus voice chat and a slapping interaction. Because the monkeys have different senses, voice chat doesn't help everyone equally.
There are three modes:
- Campaign: 30 handcrafted levels with rising difficulty.
- Endless: procedurally generated, wave-based levels that keep getting harder.
- Custom: adjustable bomb difficulty, timer, module types, environmental hazards and the number of mistakes allowed.
Defusing bombs unlocks new levels. Puzzle modules each have their own rules. Hazards include power outages, obstructions and loud interruptions. The store also mentions a minivan and a plane as environments. It gives no breakdown of how many levels use each one.
Accessibility
The store says colors across objects and the interface have been adapted for two types of color blindness. It doesn't name the two types, and it doesn't describe any wider accessibility feature set.
What to check before buying
- Can you assemble three people? This matters more than most details. A Metacritic critic blurb for the PC version praised the game but noted that guaranteed playability is limited by a strict multiplayer requirement. The Roblox adaptation reportedly offers a two-player mode, but nothing in the Xbox listing says the console version does.
- Do your friends have Game Pass? On console, each person playing online will need a qualifying Game Pass tier, according to the US store.
- Are you playing on PC and console together? Play Anywhere and Xbox cross-play are listed, so a mixed Xbox and PC group looks supported. Confirm that in the store for your region before buying.
What isn't verified
TheXboxHub says the game has sold more than two million copies on Steam and that its Roblox adaptation has passed 20 million plays. I found no independent confirmation of those numbers in the Microsoft sources, so treat them as publisher-side claims. The comparison to Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is TheXboxHub's editorial framing, not an official claim. I haven't played this version and can't speak to how it performs on Xbox.
The Xbox listing is the strongest source here. It confirms the platforms, the features and the player count. TheXboxHub adds the UK price and the PlayStation availability.
Bottom line
BOMBANANA! is a small co-op party game, and most of what matters on Xbox is in the capability list. Play Anywhere, Xbox cross-play and the three-player Game Pass condition are what to check first. If you can reliably gather two friends, the price looks modest.